2021 NHL Draft
Olen Zellweger in the 2021 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Olen Zellweger 34th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 178 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 34
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 31–37 in the 2021 draft
- 31Logan MaillouxD75 GP · 18 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 32Nolan AllanD53 GP · 11 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 33Prokhor PoltapovLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 34Olen ZellwegerD178 GP · 57 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 35Ryker EvansD191 GP · 58 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 36Shai BuiumDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 37Josh DoanR159 GP · 83 PARIArizona Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
33rd
of 223 players selected
9th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD338 GP · 151 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC346 GP · 204 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC320 GP · 193 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD239 GP · 138 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC288 GP · 152 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD199 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR244 GP · 195 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Olen Zellweger made his NHL debut on January 23, 2024, 2 years and 183 days after the draft.
178
Games
19
Goals
38
Assists
57
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2021 draft
- 3Mason McTavishC320 GP · 193 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 34Olen ZellwegerD178 GP · 57 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 66Sasha PastujovRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 76Tyson HindsD19 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 98Josh LopinaCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 130Sean TschigerlLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 148Gage AlexanderGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 162Kyle KukkonenCANAAnaheim Ducks