2015 NHL Draft
Kyle Connor in the 2015 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Kyle Connor 17th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 711, and only 5 have scored more points than his 691.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- WPGWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 2015 draft
- 14Jake DeBruskL643 GP · 366 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 15Zach SenyshynR16 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 16Mathew BarzalC611 GP · 534 PNYINew York Islanders
- 17Kyle ConnorL711 GP · 691 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 18Thomas ChabotD582 GP · 342 POTTOttawa Senators
- 19Evgeny SvechnikovL172 GP · 45 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 20Joel Eriksson EkC631 GP · 365 PMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
17th
of 211 players selected
13th
of 114 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor McDavidC810 GP · 1260 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC707 GP · 720 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC612 GP · 456 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR753 GP · 839 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Noah HanifinD846 GP · 359 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Pavel ZachaC721 GP · 417 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Ivan ProvorovD780 GP · 314 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Zach WerenskiD655 GP · 477 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Timo MeierR713 GP · 484 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Mikko RantanenR731 GP · 800 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kyle Connor made his NHL debut on October 13, 2016, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
711
Games
336
Goals
355
Assists
691
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 2015 draft
- 17Kyle ConnorL711 GP · 691 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 25Jack RoslovicC612 GP · 314 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 47Jansen HarkinsC306 GP · 45 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 78Erik FoleyLWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 108Michael SpacekRWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 168Mason AppletonC467 GP · 152 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 198Sami NikuD67 GP · 16 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 203Matteo GennaroCWPGWinnipeg Jets