2020 NHL Draft
Alexander Nikishin in the 2020 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Alexander Nikishin 69th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 3.
He was the ninth of the 24 Russians selected that year. It was the fourth of the 8 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 81 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 69
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 7
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 66–72 in the 2020 draft
- 66Kasper SimontaivalRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 67Ian MooreD70 GP · 13 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 68Lukas CormierD2 GP · 1 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 69Alexander NikishinD81 GP · 33 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 70Eemil ViroDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 71Leevi MeriläinenG45 GP · 18 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 72Jeremie PoirierDCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
9th
of 24 Russians selected
20th
of 61 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 11Yaroslav AskarovG74 GP · 30 WNSHNashville Predators
- 15Rodion AmirovLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 20Shakir MukhamadullinD94 GP · 23 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 21Egor ChinakhovR258 GP · 117 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 37Marat KhusnutdinovC184 GP · 55 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 50Yan KuznetsovD73 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 53Vasily PonomarevC9 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 61Egor SokolovL13 GP · 2 POTTOttawa Senators
- 69Alexander NikishinD81 GP · 33 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 76Danil GushchinL18 GP · 5 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alexander Nikishin made his NHL debut in the playoffs on May 15, 2025, 4 years and 220 days after the draft.
81
Games
11
Goals
22
Assists
33
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2020 draft
- 13Seth JarvisR381 GP · 286 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 41Noel GunlerRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 53Vasily PonomarevC9 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 69Alexander NikishinD81 GP · 33 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 115Zion NybeckLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 159Lucas MercuriCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 199Alexander PashinRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 208Ronan SeeleyD1 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes