2022 NHL Draft
Lian Bichsel in the 2022 NHL Draft
Dallas Stars selected Lian Bichsel 18th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 2 Swiss players selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 104 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- DALDallas Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 2022 draft
- 15Jonathan LekkerimäkiR55 GP · 23 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 16Noah ÖstlundC84 GP · 37 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 17Joakim KemellR18 GP · 3 PNSHNashville Predators
- 18Lian BichselD104 GP · 18 PDALDallas Stars
- 19Liam ÖhgrenL114 GP · 34 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 20Ivan MiroshnichenkoL55 GP · 14 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 21Owen PickeringD29 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
1st
of 2 Swiss players selected
6th
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 18Lian BichselD104 GP · 18 PDALDallas Stars
- 220Alexis GendronRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Lian Bichsel made his NHL debut on December 12, 2024, 2 years and 158 days after the draft.
104
Games
8
Goals
10
Assists
18
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Dallas Stars picks in the 2022 draft
- 18Lian BichselD104 GP · 18 PDALDallas Stars
- 50Christian KyrouDDALDallas Stars
- 83George FegarasDDALDallas Stars
- 115Gavin WhiteDDALDallas Stars
- 147Maxim MayorovGDALDallas Stars
- 179Matthew SeminoffR3 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars