2021 NHL Draft
Zach Dean in the 2021 NHL Draft
Vegas Golden Knights selected Zach Dean 30th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Vegas Golden Knights made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 30
- Drafting team
- VGKVegas Golden Knights
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 2021 draft
- 27Zachary L'HeureuxL91 GP · 21 PNSHNashville Predators
- 28Oskar OlaussonR4 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 29Chase StillmanRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 30Zach DeanC12 GP · 0 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 31Logan MaillouxD75 GP · 18 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 32Nolan AllanD53 GP · 11 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 33Prokhor PoltapovLBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
29th
of 223 players selected
21st
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD339 GP · 154 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC347 GP · 205 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC321 GP · 193 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD240 GP · 139 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC289 GP · 154 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD200 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR245 GP · 195 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Zach Dean made his NHL debut on March 21, 2024, 2 years and 242 days after the draft.
12
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vegas Golden Knights picks in the 2021 draft
- 30Zach DeanC12 GP · 0 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 38Daniil ChaykaDVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 102Jakub BrabenecCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 128Jakub DemekCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 190Artur CholachDVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 222Carl LindbomG8 GP · 2 WVGKVegas Golden Knights