2017 NHL Draft
Nick Suzuki in the 2017 NHL Draft
Vegas Golden Knights selected Nick Suzuki 13th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 12 picks Vegas Golden Knights made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 546, and only 4 have scored more points than his 488.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- VGKVegas Golden Knights
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 2017 draft
- 10Owen TippettR439 GP · 238 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 11Gabriel VilardiC368 GP · 251 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12Martin NecasC535 GP · 444 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 13Nick SuzukiC546 GP · 488 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 14Cal FooteD145 GP · 20 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD278 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
13th
of 217 players selected
11th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nico HischierC624 GP · 498 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Nolan PatrickC222 GP · 77 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 4Cale MakarD485 GP · 525 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Elias PetterssonC562 GP · 526 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC337 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC525 GP · 287 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC470 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR439 GP · 238 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nick Suzuki made his NHL debut on October 3, 2019, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
546
Games
172
Goals
316
Assists
488
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vegas Golden Knights picks in the 2017 draft
- 6Cody GlassC337 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 13Nick SuzukiC546 GP · 488 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 34Nicolas HagueD439 GP · 99 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 62Jake LeschyshynC77 GP · 6 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 65Jonas RondbjergR82 GP · 11 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 96Maksim ZhukovGVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 127Lucas ElvenesC/RVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 142Jack DuganLVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 158Nick CampoliCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 161Jiri PateraG9 GP · 3 WVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 189Ben JonesC58 GP · 3 PVGKVegas Golden Knights