2017 NHL Draft
Jake Leschyshyn in the 2017 NHL Draft
Vegas Golden Knights selected Jake Leschyshyn 62nd overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 2.
It was the fifth of the 12 picks Vegas Golden Knights made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 77 games put him 67th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 62
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 31
- Drafting team
- VGKVegas Golden Knights
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 59–65 in the 2017 draft
- 59Eemeli RasanenDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 60Antoine MorandCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 61Grant MismashLNSHNashville Predators
- 62Jake LeschyshynC77 GP · 6 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 63Fabian ZetterlundL346 GP · 156 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 64Michael DiPietroG9 GP · 4 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 65Jonas RondbjergR82 GP · 11 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
62nd
of 217 players selected
39th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nico HischierC625 GP · 498 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Nolan PatrickC222 GP · 77 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 4Cale MakarD486 GP · 525 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Elias PetterssonC563 GP · 526 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC338 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC526 GP · 287 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC471 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR440 GP · 238 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jake Leschyshyn made his NHL debut on October 14, 2021, 4 years and 112 days after the draft.
77
Games
2
Goals
4
Assists
6
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vegas Golden Knights picks in the 2017 draft
- 6Cody GlassC338 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 13Nick SuzukiC547 GP · 491 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 34Nicolas HagueD439 GP · 99 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 62Jake LeschyshynC77 GP · 6 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 65Jonas RondbjergR82 GP · 11 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 96Maksim ZhukovGVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 127Lucas ElvenesC/RVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 142Jack DuganLVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 158Nick CampoliCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 161Jiri PateraG9 GP · 3 WVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 189Ben JonesC58 GP · 3 PVGKVegas Golden Knights