2017 NHL Draft
Casey Mittelstadt in the 2017 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Casey Mittelstadt 8th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 528, and only 9 have scored more points than his 290.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2017 draft
- 5Elias PetterssonC566 GP · 529 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC342 GP · 124 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC528 GP · 290 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC473 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR443 GP · 240 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 11Gabriel VilardiC372 GP · 256 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
8th
of 217 players selected
6th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nico HischierC629 GP · 501 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Nolan PatrickC222 GP · 77 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 4Cale MakarD489 GP · 530 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Elias PetterssonC566 GP · 529 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC342 GP · 124 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC528 GP · 290 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC473 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR443 GP · 240 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Casey Mittelstadt made his NHL debut on March 29, 2018, 279 days after the draft.
528
Games
103
Goals
187
Assists
290
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2017 draft
- 8Casey MittelstadtC528 GP · 290 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 37Marcus DavidssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 54Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG202 GP · 98 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 89Oskari LaaksonenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 99Jacob BrysonD304 GP · 51 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 192Linus WeissbachLBUFBuffalo Sabres