2011 NHL Draft
Matt Nieto in the 2011 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Matt Nieto 47th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 6 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 705 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 47
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 44–50 in the 2011 draft
- 44Brett RitchieR391 GP · 85 PDALDallas Stars
- 45Markus GranlundC335 GP · 101 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 46Joel EdmundsonD698 GP · 155 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 47Matt NietoL705 GP · 206 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 48Xavier OuelletD178 GP · 28 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 49Christopher GibsonG16 GP · 4 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2011 class
47th
of 210 players selected
30th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Ryan Nugent-HopkinsC1038 GP · 813 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Gabriel LandeskogL814 GP · 616 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 3Jonathan HuberdeauL962 GP · 807 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Adam LarssonD1026 GP · 268 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Ryan StromeC931 GP · 507 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Mika ZibanejadC1027 GP · 830 POTTOttawa Senators
- 7Mark ScheifeleC977 GP · 921 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 8Sean CouturierC969 GP · 584 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 9Dougie HamiltonD927 GP · 547 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 10Jonas BrodinD932 GP · 284 PMINMinnesota Wild
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Matt Nieto made his NHL debut on October 3, 2013, 2 years and 100 days after the draft.
705
Games
87
Goals
119
Assists
206
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 2011 draft
- 47Matt NietoL705 GP · 206 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 89Justin SeftonDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 133Sean KuralyC649 GP · 175 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 166Daniil SobchenkoCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 179Dylan DeMeloD734 GP · 188 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 194Colin BlackwellC380 GP · 107 PSJSSan Jose Sharks