2017 NHL Draft
Matt Villalta in the 2017 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Matt Villalta 72nd overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 7 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 94th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 72
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 10
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 69–75 in the 2017 draft
- 69MacKenzie EntwistleR193 GP · 35 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 70Andrei AltybarmakianRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 71Kasper KotkansaloDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 72Matt VillaltaG3 GP · 1 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 73Stelio MattheosRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 74Johnathan KovacevicD269 GP · 54 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 75Nate SchnarrCARIArizona Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nico HischierC626 GP · 498 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Nolan PatrickC222 GP · 77 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 4Cale MakarD486 GP · 525 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Elias PetterssonC563 GP · 526 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC339 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC526 GP · 287 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC471 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR440 GP · 238 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Matt Villalta made his NHL debut on February 16, 2024, 6 years and 237 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2017 draft
- 11Gabriel VilardiC369 GP · 252 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 41Jaret Anderson-DolanC134 GP · 29 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 72Matt VillaltaG3 GP · 1 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 103Mikey AndersonD439 GP · 105 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 118Markus PhillipsDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 134Cole HultsDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 138Drake RymshaC1 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings