2017 NHL Draft
Drake Batherson in the 2017 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Drake Batherson 121st overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 4 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 488, and only 7 have scored more points than his 382.
- Overall pick
- 121
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 28
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 118–124 in the 2017 draft
- 118Markus PhillipsDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 119Roope LaavainenDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 120Tobias GeisserDWSHWashington Capitals
- 121Drake BathersonR488 GP · 382 POTTOttawa Senators
- 122Kyle OlsonRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 123Brandon CrawleyDNYRNew York Rangers
- 124Vladislav KaraLTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nico HischierC627 GP · 501 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Nolan PatrickC222 GP · 77 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 4Cale MakarD487 GP · 528 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Elias PetterssonC564 GP · 527 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC340 GP · 122 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC527 GP · 288 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC472 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR441 GP · 239 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Drake Batherson made his NHL debut on November 15, 2018, 1 year and 144 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2017 draft
- 28Shane BowersC13 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 47Alex FormentonL127 GP · 44 POTTOttawa Senators
- 121Drake BathersonR488 GP · 382 POTTOttawa Senators
- 183Jordan HollettGOTTOttawa Senators