2015 NHL Draft
Markus Nutivaara in the 2015 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Markus Nutivaara 189th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 7.
He was the 13th of the 14 Finns selected that year. It was the ninth and last of the 9 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 275 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 189
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 186–192 in the 2015 draft
- 186Steven LorentzC381 GP · 80 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 187Chaz ReddekoppDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 188Ivan FedotovG29 GP · 6 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 189Markus NutivaaraD275 GP · 71 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 190Marcus VelaCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 191Gustav OlhaverCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 192Patrick SheaCFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
13th
of 14 Finns selected
66th
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 10Mikko RantanenR732 GP · 801 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 35Sebastian AhoC774 GP · 734 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 49Roope HintzC537 GP · 434 PDALDallas Stars
- 59Julius NattinenCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 73Vili SaarijarviDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 89Aleksi SaarelaC9 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 118Jonne TammelaRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 127Niko MikkolaD412 GP · 77 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 141Veeti VainioDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 163Markus RuusuGDALDallas Stars
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Markus Nutivaara made his NHL debut on October 13, 2016, 1 year and 108 days after the draft.
275
Games
17
Goals
54
Assists
71
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2015 draft
- 8Zach WerenskiD656 GP · 478 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 29Gabriel CarlssonD81 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 38Paul BittnerLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 58Kevin StenlundC385 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 69Keegan KolesarR456 GP · 121 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 129Sam RuoppDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 141Veeti VainioDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 159Vladislav GavrikovD534 GP · 176 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 189Markus NutivaaraD275 GP · 71 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets