2017 NHL Draft
Jiri Patera in the 2017 NHL Draft
Vegas Golden Knights selected Jiri Patera 161st overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 6.
He was the eighth of the 9 Czechs selected that year. It was the eleventh 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 9 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 161
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 6
- Drafting team
- VGKVegas Golden Knights
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 158–164 in the 2017 draft
- 158Nick CampoliCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 159Jacob McGrewRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 160Aarne TalvitieCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 161Jiri PateraG9 GP · 3 WVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 162John AdamsRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 163Brett DavisRDALDallas Stars
- 164Reilly WebbDDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
8th
of 9 Czechs selected
17th
of 21 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 12Martin NecasC536 GP · 445 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 21Filip ChytilC412 GP · 175 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Petr KvacaGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 115Ostap SafinREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 150Jakub GalvasD6 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 154Tomas VomackaGNSHNashville Predators
- 157Dominik LakatosCNYRNew York Rangers
- 161Jiri PateraG9 GP · 3 WVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 204Daniel BukacDBOSBoston Bruins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jiri Patera made his NHL debut on March 12, 2023, 5 years and 261 days after the draft.
9
Games
3
Wins
0
Shutouts
.892
Save %
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