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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

Picks 1–5 in the 2015 draft

  1. 1Connor McDavidC810 GP · 1260 PEDM
  2. 2Jack EichelC707 GP · 720 PBUF
  3. 3Dylan StromeC612 GP · 456 PARI
  4. 4Mitch MarnerR753 GP · 839 PTOR
  5. 5Noah HanifinD846 GP · 359 PCAR

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 2015 class

2nd
of 211 players selected
2nd
of 114 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

The road to the NHL

Jack Eichel made his NHL debut on October 8, 2015, 104 days after the draft.

707
Games
273
Goals
447
Assists
720
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2015 draft

  1. 2Jack EichelC707 GP · 720 PBUF
  2. 51Brendan GuhleD65 GP · 14 PBUF
  3. 92Will BorgenD389 GP · 87 PBUF
  4. 122Devante StephensDBUF
  5. 152Giorgio EstephanCBUF
  6. 182Ivan ChukarovDBUF