2022 NHL Draft
Elias Pettersson in the 2022 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Elias Pettersson 80th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 3.
He was the eleventh of the 26 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 6 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 115 games put him 12th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 80
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 15
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 77–83 in the 2022 draft
- 77Danil ZhilkinC6 GP · 1 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 78Quinn FinleyLNYINew York Islanders
- 79Jordan GustafsonCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 80Elias PetterssonD115 GP · 17 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 81Samuel SavoieLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 82Adam IngramCNSHNashville Predators
- 83George FegarasDDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
11th
of 26 Swedes selected
23rd
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 15Jonathan LekkerimäkiR54 GP · 22 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 16Noah ÖstlundC83 GP · 36 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 19Liam ÖhgrenL113 GP · 33 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 27Filip BystedtC3 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 45Mattias HavelidDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 55Elias SalomonssonD38 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 64Filip NordbergDOTTOttawa Senators
- 65Calle OdeliusDNYINew York Islanders
- 70Alexander SuzdalevLWSHWashington Capitals
- 72Oskar PetterssonROTTOttawa Senators
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Elias Pettersson made his NHL debut on January 25, 2025, 2 years and 201 days after the draft.
115
Games
7
Goals
10
Assists
17
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2022 draft
- 15Jonathan LekkerimäkiR54 GP · 22 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 80Elias PetterssonD115 GP · 17 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 112Daimon GardnerCVANVancouver Canucks
- 144Ty YoungGVANVancouver Canucks
- 176Jackson DorringtonDVANVancouver Canucks
- 208Kirill KudryavtsevD5 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks