2021 NHL Draft
Samuel Helenius in the 2021 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Samuel Helenius 59th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 4 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 114 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 59
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 27
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 56–62 in the 2021 draft
- 56Evan NauseDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 57Matthew KniesL254 GP · 166 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 58Tristan BrozC1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 59Samuel HeleniusC114 GP · 17 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 60J.J. MoserD353 GP · 116 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 61Sean BehrensDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 62Colton DachC99 GP · 24 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
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
Samuel Helenius made his NHL debut on November 9, 2024, 3 years and 108 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2021 draft
- 8Brandt ClarkeD199 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 42Francesco PinelliCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 59Samuel HeleniusC114 GP · 17 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 84Kirill KirsanovDLAKLos Angeles Kings