2021 NHL Draft
Jacob Melanson in the 2021 NHL Draft
Seattle Kraken selected Jacob Melanson 131st overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 7 picks Seattle Kraken made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 38 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 131
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 3
- Drafting team
- SEASeattle Kraken
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 128–134 in the 2021 draft
- 128Jakub DemekCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 129Topias VilenD2 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 130Sean TschigerlLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 131Jacob MelansonR38 GP · 5 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 132Nikolai MakarovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 133James MalatestaL13 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 134Liam Dower NilssonCDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
130th
of 223 players selected
74th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD337 GP · 151 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC345 GP · 203 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC319 GP · 191 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD238 GP · 136 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC287 GP · 151 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD198 GP · 91 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR243 GP · 194 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jacob Melanson made his NHL debut on March 6, 2025, 3 years and 225 days after the draft.
38
Games
2
Goals
3
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Seattle Kraken picks in the 2021 draft
- 2Matty BeniersC345 GP · 203 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 35Ryker EvansD190 GP · 58 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 67Ryan WintertonC103 GP · 25 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 99Ville OttavainenD9 GP · 2 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 131Jacob MelansonR38 GP · 5 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 163Semyon VyazovoiGSEASeattle Kraken
- 195Justin JanickeLSEASeattle Kraken