2017 NHL Draft
Dmitri Samorukov in the 2017 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Dmitri Samorukov 84th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 3.
He was the fifth of the 17 Russians selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 94th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 84
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 22
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 81–87 in the 2017 draft
- 81Reilly WalshD1 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 82Cameron CrottyD11 GP · 1 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 83Zach GallantCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 84Dmitri SamorukovD3 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 85Ivan LodniaRMINMinnesota Wild
- 86Daniil TarasovG105 GP · 34 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 87Cale FleuryD106 GP · 7 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
5th
of 17 Russians selected
29th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 31Klim KostinC190 GP · 53 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 48Alexander VolkovR46 GP · 14 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 70Andrei AltybarmakianRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 76Alexey LipanovCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 84Dmitri SamorukovD3 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 86Daniil TarasovG105 GP · 34 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 96Maksim ZhukovGVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 98Nikita PopugaevLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 113Alexey ToropchenkoR330 GP · 73 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 124Vladislav KaraLTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dmitri Samorukov made his NHL debut on December 29, 2021, 4 years and 188 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2017 draft
- 22Kailer YamamotoR383 GP · 167 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 78Stuart SkinnerG236 GP · 126 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Dmitri SamorukovD3 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 115Ostap SafinREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 146Kirill MaksimovREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 177Skyler Brind'AmourC8 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 208Philip KempD1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers