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2019 NHL Draft

Brett Leason in the 2019 NHL Draft

Washington Capitals selected Brett Leason 56th overall in the 2019 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 2.

It was the second of the 4 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2019, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 226 games put him 29th in the class.

Overall pick
56
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 25
Drafting team
WSHWashington Capitals
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 53–59 in the 2019 draft

  1. 53Nick RobertsonL252 GP · 95 PTOR
  2. 54Robert MastrosimoneLDET
  3. 55Dillon HamaliukLSJS
  4. 56Brett LeasonR226 GP · 54 PWSH
  5. 57Samuel BolducD52 GP · 8 PNYI
  6. 58Karl HenrikssonCNYR
  7. 59Hunter JonesGMIN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2019 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2019 class

56th
of 217 players selected
33rd
of 129 forwards selected

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

First off the board

  1. 1Jack HughesC448 GP · 454 PNJD
  2. 2Kaapo KakkoR460 GP · 214 PNYR
  3. 3Kirby DachC322 GP · 142 PCHI
  4. 4Bowen ByramD334 GP · 153 PCOL
  5. 5Alex TurcotteC166 GP · 44 PLAK
  6. 6Moritz SeiderD429 GP · 251 PDET
  7. 7Dylan CozensC463 GP · 282 PBUF
  8. 8Philip BrobergD248 GP · 89 PEDM
  9. 9Trevor ZegrasC369 GP · 267 PANA
  10. 10Vasily PodkolzinR320 GP · 111 PVAN

+ 207 more

The 2019 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Brett Leason made his NHL debut on October 29, 2021, 2 years and 129 days after the draft.

226
Games
25
Goals
29
Assists
54
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Washington Capitals picks in the 2019 draft

  1. 25Connor McMichaelL333 GP · 163 PWSH
  2. 56Brett LeasonR226 GP · 54 PWSH
  3. 91Aliaksei ProtasL337 GP · 179 PWSH
  4. 153Martin HasDWSH