2018 NHL Draft
Philipp Kurashev in the 2018 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Philipp Kurashev 120th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 4.
He was the second of the 4 Swiss players selected that year. It was the fifth of the 8 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 360 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 120
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 27
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 117–123 in the 2018 draft
- 117Linus Lindstrand CronholmDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 118Mac HollowellD6 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 119Curtis HallCBOSBoston Bruins
- 120Philipp KurashevC360 GP · 150 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 121Alexander GreenDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 122Milos RomanCCGYCalgary Flames
- 123Jack GorniakLMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
2nd
of 4 Swiss players selected
72nd
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 101Nico GrossDNYRNew York Rangers
- 120Philipp KurashevC360 GP · 150 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 136Akira SchmidG90 GP · 37 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 159Tim BerniD59 GP · 3 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Philipp Kurashev made his NHL debut on January 15, 2021, 2 years and 206 days after the draft.
360
Games
55
Goals
95
Assists
150
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2018 draft
- 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 27Nicolas BeaudinD22 GP · 6 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 69Jake WiseCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 74Niklas NordgrenRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 120Philipp KurashevC360 GP · 150 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 139Mikael HakkarainenCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 162Alexis GravelGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 193Josiah SlavinL17 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks