2017 NHL Draft
Kristian Vesalainen in the 2017 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Kristian Vesalainen 24th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
He was the fourth of the 23 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 70 games put him 68th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 24
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 24
- Drafting team
- WPGWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 21–27 in the 2017 draft
- 21Filip ChytilC412 GP · 175 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 22Kailer YamamotoR383 GP · 167 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 23Pierre-Olivier JosephD225 GP · 46 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 24Kristian VesalainenL70 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 25Ryan PoehlingC363 GP · 133 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 26Jake OettingerG317 GP · 192 WDALDallas Stars
- 27Morgan FrostC408 GP · 200 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
4th
of 23 Finns selected
16th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD278 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 24Kristian VesalainenL70 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 29Henri JokiharjuD448 GP · 112 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Eeli TolvanenR439 GP · 196 PNSHNashville Predators
- 40Aleksi HeponiemiC25 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 42Eetu LuostarinenC463 GP · 166 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 46Robin SaloD32 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 54Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG200 GP · 97 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kristian Vesalainen made his NHL debut on October 4, 2018, 1 year and 103 days after the draft.
70
Games
2
Goals
3
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 2017 draft
- 24Kristian VesalainenL70 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 43Dylan SambergD298 GP · 71 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 74Johnathan KovacevicD267 GP · 54 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 105Santeri VirtanenCWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 136Leon GawankeDWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 167Arvid HolmGNo NHL gamesWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 198Skyler McKenzieLWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 211Croix EvingsonDWPGWinnipeg Jets