2017 NHL Draft
Sammy Walker in the 2017 NHL Draft
Tampa Bay Lightning selected Sammy Walker 200th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 7.
It was the sixth and last of the 6 picks Tampa Bay Lightning made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 13 games put him 83rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 200
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 14
- Drafting team
- TBLTampa Bay Lightning
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 197–203 in the 2017 draft
- 197Ville RasanenDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 198Skyler McKenzieLWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 199Cayden PrimeauG58 GP · 15 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 200Sammy WalkerC13 GP · 2 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 201Logan CockerillLNYINew York Islanders
- 202Filip SveningssonLCGYCalgary Flames
- 203Ryan O'ConnellDTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
200th
of 217 players selected
111th
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
Sammy Walker made his NHL debut on December 10, 2022, 5 years and 169 days after the draft.
13
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Tampa Bay Lightning picks in the 2017 draft
- 14Cal FooteD145 GP · 20 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 48Alexander VolkovR46 GP · 14 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 76Alexey LipanovCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 169Nick PerbixD313 GP · 79 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 180Cole GuttmanC41 GP · 14 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 200Sammy WalkerC13 GP · 2 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning