2020 NHL Draft
Leevi Meriläinen in the 2020 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Leevi Meriläinen 71st overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 3.
He was the eighth of the 17 Finns selected that year. It was the seventh of the 10 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 45 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 71
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 9
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 68–74 in the 2020 draft
- 68Lukas CormierD2 GP · 1 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 69Alexander NikishinD81 GP · 33 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 70Eemil ViroDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 71Leevi MeriläinenG45 GP · 18 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 72Jeremie PoirierDCGYCalgary Flames
- 73Luke ProkopDNSHNashville Predators
- 74Ty SmilanicCFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
8th
of 17 Finns selected
4th
of 20 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 12Anton LundellC374 GP · 207 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 33Roby JarventieL10 GP · 1 POTTOttawa Senators
- 52Joel BlomqvistG15 GP · 4 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 59Roni HirvonenCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 64Topi NiemelaDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 66Kasper SimontaivalRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 70Eemil ViroDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 71Leevi MeriläinenG45 GP · 18 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 82Joni JurmoDVANVancouver Canucks
- 112Juho MarkkanenGLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Leevi Meriläinen made his NHL debut on April 4, 2023, 2 years and 179 days after the draft.
45
Games
18
Wins
3
Shutouts
.888
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2020 draft
- 3Tim StützleC463 GP · 430 POTTOttawa Senators
- 5Jake SandersonD311 GP · 191 POTTOttawa Senators
- 28Ridly GreigC261 GP · 108 POTTOttawa Senators
- 33Roby JarventieL10 GP · 1 POTTOttawa Senators
- 44Tyler KlevenD182 GP · 34 POTTOttawa Senators
- 61Egor SokolovL13 GP · 2 POTTOttawa Senators
- 71Leevi MeriläinenG45 GP · 18 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 155Eric EngstrandLOTTOttawa Senators
- 158Philippe DaoustCOTTOttawa Senators
- 181Cole ReinhardtL78 GP · 17 POTTOttawa Senators