2022 NHL Draft
Sandis Vilmanis in the 2022 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Sandis Vilmanis 157th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 5.
He was the second of the 3 Latvians selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 34 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 157
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 28
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 154–160 in the 2022 draft
- 154Michael CallowRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 155Parker BellLCGYCalgary Flames
- 156Vladimir GrudininDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 157Sandis VilmanisL34 GP · 12 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 158Samuel JonssonGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 159Victor ManciniD63 GP · 11 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 160Nick MalikGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
2nd
of 3 Latvians selected
92nd
of 132 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Latvians selected
- 119Dans LocmelisCBOSBoston Bruins
- 157Sandis VilmanisL34 GP · 12 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 224Klavs VeinbergsLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sandis Vilmanis made his NHL debut on January 10, 2026, 3 years and 186 days after the draft.
34
Games
6
Goals
6
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 2022 draft
- 93Marek AlscherD4 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 125Ludvig JanssonD4 GP · 1 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 157Sandis VilmanisL34 GP · 12 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 186Josh DaviesLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 189Tyler MuszelikGFLAFlorida Panthers
- 214Liam ArnsbyCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 221Jack DevineR6 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers