2017 NHL Draft
Eetu Makiniemi in the 2017 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Eetu Makiniemi 104th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 4.
He was the 15th of the 23 Finns selected that year. It was the sixth 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 2 games put him 97th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 104
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 11
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 101–107 in the 2017 draft
- 101Liam HawelCDALDallas Stars
- 102Scott ReedyC35 GP · 9 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 103Mikey AndersonD440 GP · 106 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 104Eetu MakiniemiG2 GP · 1 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 105Santeri VirtanenCWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 106Matthew StromeLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 107Maksim SushkoR2 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
15th
of 23 Finns selected
10th
of 21 goaltenders 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 Makiniemi made his NHL debut on December 7, 2022, 5 years and 166 days after the draft.
2
Games
1
Wins
0
Shutouts
.906
Save %
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