2018 NHL Draft
Veini Vehvilainen in the 2018 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Veini Vehvilainen 173rd overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 6.
He was the eleventh of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 6 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 95th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 173
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 18
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 170–176 in the 2018 draft
- 170Justin SchutzLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 171Nikolai KovalenkoR57 GP · 20 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 172Mitchell HoelscherCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 173Veini VehvilainenG1 GP · 0 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 174Gavin HainCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 175Jacob InghamGNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 176Zachary EmondGSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
11th
of 15 Finns selected
19th
of 29 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC533 GP · 210 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 20Rasmus KupariC217 GP · 38 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 64Justus AnnunenG83 GP · 37 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 74Niklas NordgrenRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 78Sampo RantaL16 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 104Lenni KillinenRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 125Miska KukkonenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 130Toni UtunenDVANVancouver Canucks
- 132Lauri PajuniemiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 139Mikael HakkarainenCCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Veini Vehvilainen made his NHL debut on March 6, 2021, 2 years and 256 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Wins
0
Shutouts
.750
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2018 draft
- 18Liam FoudyC105 GP · 22 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 49Kirill MarchenkoR306 GP · 222 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 80Marcus KarlbergLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 159Tim BerniD59 GP · 3 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 173Veini VehvilainenG1 GP · 0 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 204Trey Fix-WolanskyR26 GP · 6 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets