2019 NHL Draft
Ryan Suzuki in the 2019 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Ryan Suzuki 28th overall in the 2019 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2019, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 93rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 28
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 2019 draft
- 25Connor McMichaelL330 GP · 162 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 26Jakob PelletierL91 GP · 29 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 27Nolan FooteL42 GP · 10 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 28Ryan SuzukiC2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 29Brayden TraceyL1 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 30John BeecherC165 GP · 28 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 31Ryan JohnsonD47 GP · 7 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2019 class
28th
of 217 players selected
18th
of 129 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Jack HughesC444 GP · 447 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Kaapo KakkoR458 GP · 212 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 3Kirby DachC319 GP · 139 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Bowen ByramD334 GP · 153 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Alex TurcotteC165 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Moritz SeiderD426 GP · 250 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7Dylan CozensC460 GP · 282 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 8Philip BrobergD245 GP · 86 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9Trevor ZegrasC366 GP · 267 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 10Vasily PodkolzinR317 GP · 110 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ryan Suzuki made his NHL debut on January 30, 2025, 5 years and 223 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2019 draft
- 28Ryan SuzukiC2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 36Pyotr KochetkovG136 GP · 81 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 44Jamieson ReesCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 73Patrik PuistolaRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 83Anttoni HonkaDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 90Domenick FensoreD3 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 99Cade WebberDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 121Tuukka TieksolaRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 152Kirill SlepetsRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 181Kevin WallRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 183Blake MurrayCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 216Massimo RizzoCCARCarolina Hurricanes