2015 NHL Draft
Jack Eichel in the 2015 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Jack Eichel 2nd overall in the 2015 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 707 games put him 12th in the class, but only 4 have scored more points than his 720.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 2015 draft
- 1Connor McDavidC810 GP · 1260 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC707 GP · 720 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC612 GP · 456 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR753 GP · 839 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Noah HanifinD846 GP · 359 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor McDavidC810 GP · 1260 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC707 GP · 720 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC612 GP · 456 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR753 GP · 839 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Noah HanifinD846 GP · 359 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Pavel ZachaC721 GP · 417 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Ivan ProvorovD780 GP · 314 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Zach WerenskiD655 GP · 477 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Timo MeierR713 GP · 484 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Mikko RantanenR731 GP · 800 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jack Eichel made his NHL debut on October 8, 2015, 104 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2015 draft
- 2Jack EichelC707 GP · 720 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 51Brendan GuhleD65 GP · 14 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 92Will BorgenD389 GP · 87 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 122Devante StephensDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 152Giorgio EstephanCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 182Ivan ChukarovDBUFBuffalo Sabres