2012 NHL Draft

Esa Lindell in the 2012 NHL Draft

Dallas Stars selected Esa Lindell 74th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 3.

He was the fifth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 9 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 776 games put him 18th in the class.

Overall pick: 74
Round and pick: Round 3, pick 13
Drafting team: DALDallas Stars
Date: June 23, 2012
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 71–77 in the 2012 draft

71Tanner RichardC3 GP · 0 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
72Troy BourkeLCOLColorado Avalanche
73Justin KeaCBUFBuffalo Sabres
74Esa LindellD776 GP · 250 PDALDallas Stars
75Jon GilliesG35 GP · 8 WCGYCalgary Flames
76Chris DriedgerG67 GP · 31 WOTTOttawa Senators
77Chandler StephensonC668 GP · 382 PWSHWashington Capitals

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2012 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2012 class

5th

of 9 Finns selected

25th

of 77 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

18Teuvo TeravainenC840 GP · 558 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
22Olli MaattaD817 GP · 214 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
34Ville PokkaDNYINew York Islanders
62Joonas KorpisaloG334 GP · 140 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
74Esa LindellD776 GP · 250 PDALDallas Stars
118Mikko VainonenDNSHNashville Predators
144Henri KiviahoGDALDallas Stars
148Niklas TikkinenDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
176Petteri LindbohmD49 GP · 4 PSTLSt. Louis Blues

Every pick from Finland in the 2012 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Esa Lindell made his NHL debut on January 19, 2016, 3 years and 210 days after the draft.

776

Games

Goals

190

Assists

250

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 71–77 in the 2012 draft

Where he came in the 2012 class

First Finns selected

The road to the NHL

Dallas Stars picks in the 2012 draft