2018 NHL Draft
Nikolai Kovalenko in the 2018 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Nikolai Kovalenko 171st overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 6.
It was the seventh of the 8 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 57 games put him 64th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 171
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 16
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 168–174 in the 2018 draft
- 168Dawson BarteauxDDALDallas Stars
- 169Mathias LaferriereRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 170Justin SchutzLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 171Nikolai KovalenkoR57 GP · 20 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 172Mitchell HoelscherCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 173Veini VehvilainenG1 GP · 0 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 174Gavin HainCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
171st
of 217 players selected
93rd
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rasmus DahlinD598 GP · 443 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR575 GP · 450 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC534 GP · 211 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Brady TkachukL588 GP · 480 POTTOttawa Senators
- 5Barrett HaytonC375 GP · 164 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 6Filip ZadinaR262 GP · 91 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7Quinn HughesD524 GP · 507 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Evan BouchardD446 GP · 362 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nikolai Kovalenko made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 28, 2024, 5 years and 310 days after the draft.
57
Games
7
Goals
13
Assists
20
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2018 draft
- 16Martin KautR56 GP · 11 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 64Justus AnnunenG84 GP · 37 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 78Sampo RantaL16 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 109Tyler WeissLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 140Brandon SaigeonCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 146Danila ZhuravlyovDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 171Nikolai KovalenkoR57 GP · 20 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 202Shamil ShmakovGCOLColorado Avalanche