2017 NHL Draft
Eetu Luostarinen in the 2017 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Eetu Luostarinen 42nd overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
He was the eighth of the 23 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 465 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 42
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 39–45 in the 2017 draft
- 39Jason RobertsonL473 GP · 509 PDALDallas Stars
- 40Aleksi HeponiemiC25 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 41Jaret Anderson-DolanC134 GP · 29 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 42Eetu LuostarinenC465 GP · 166 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 43Dylan SambergD300 GP · 71 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 44Filip WesterlundDARIArizona Coyotes
- 45Alexandre TexierL300 GP · 116 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
8th
of 23 Finns selected
29th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD279 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 24Kristian VesalainenL70 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 29Henri JokiharjuD448 GP · 112 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Eeli TolvanenR442 GP · 196 PNSHNashville Predators
- 40Aleksi HeponiemiC25 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 42Eetu LuostarinenC465 GP · 166 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 46Robin SaloD32 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 54Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG201 GP · 98 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Eetu Luostarinen made his NHL debut on November 7, 2019, 2 years and 136 days after the draft.
465
Games
63
Goals
103
Assists
166
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2017 draft
- 12Martin NecasC537 GP · 449 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 42Eetu LuostarinenC465 GP · 166 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 52Luke MartinDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 67Morgan GeekieC432 GP · 241 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 73Stelio MattheosRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 104Eetu MakiniemiG2 GP · 1 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 166Brendan De JongDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 197Ville RasanenDCARCarolina Hurricanes