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2018 NHL Draft

Akira Schmid in the 2018 NHL Draft

New Jersey Devils selected Akira Schmid 136th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 5.

He was the third of the 4 Swiss players selected that year. It was the third of the 6 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 91 games put him 56th in the class.

Overall pick
136
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 12
Drafting team
NJDNew Jersey Devils
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 133–139 in the 2018 draft

  1. 133Samuel HoudeCMTL
  2. 134Blade JenkinsLNYI
  3. 135Brandon KruseLVGK
  4. 136Akira SchmidG91 GP · 37 WNJD
  5. 137Riley DamianiC7 GP · 2 PDAL
  6. 138Hugh McGingL9 GP · 2 PSTL
  7. 139Mikael HakkarainenCCHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2018 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2018 class

3rd
of 4 Swiss players selected
10th
of 29 goaltenders selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swiss players selected

  1. 101Nico GrossDNYR
  2. 120Philipp KurashevC360 GP · 150 PCHI
  3. 136Akira SchmidG91 GP · 37 WNJD
  4. 159Tim BerniD59 GP · 3 PCBJ
Every pick from Switzerland in the 2018 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Akira Schmid made his NHL debut on December 11, 2021, 3 years and 171 days after the draft.

91
Games
37
Wins
3
Shutouts
.897
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New Jersey Devils picks in the 2018 draft

  1. 17Ty SmithD131 GP · 49 PNJD
  2. 110Xavier BernardDNJD
  3. 136Akira SchmidG91 GP · 37 WNJD
  4. 141Yegor SharangovichC456 GP · 233 PNJD
  5. 172Mitchell HoelscherCNJD
  6. 203Eetu PakkilaLNJD