2014 NHL Draft
William Nylander in the 2014 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected William Nylander 8th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 28 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2014, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 767, and only 2 have scored more points than his 712.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2014 draft
- 5Michael Dal ColleL112 GP · 21 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Jake VirtanenR317 GP · 100 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Haydn FleuryD356 GP · 49 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 8William NylanderR767 GP · 712 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 9Nikolaj EhlersL773 GP · 605 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Nick RitchieL481 GP · 186 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 11Kevin FialaL707 GP · 528 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2014 class
1st
of 28 Swedes selected
6th
of 125 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 8William NylanderR767 GP · 712 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 29Adrian KempeR724 GP · 485 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 38Marcus PetterssonD620 GP · 181 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 40Andreas EnglundD211 GP · 20 POTTOttawa Senators
- 46Julius BergmanDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 61Jonas JohanssonG109 GP · 44 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 87Anton KarlssonRARIArizona Coyotes
- 91William LagessonD107 GP · 12 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 95Linus SoderstromGNYINew York Islanders
- 97Lucas WallmarkC187 GP · 59 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
+ 18 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
William Nylander made his NHL debut on February 29, 2016, 1 year and 247 days after the draft.
767
Games
302
Goals
410
Assists
712
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 2014 draft
- 8William NylanderR767 GP · 712 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 68Rinat ValievD12 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 103John PiccinichRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 128Dakota JoshuaC298 GP · 96 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 158Nolan VeseyLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 188Pierre EngvallL380 GP · 135 PTORToronto Maple Leafs