2024 NHL Draft
Harrison Brunicke in the 2024 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Harrison Brunicke 44th overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 6 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2024, 23 have played in the NHL regular season. His 9 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 44
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 41–47 in the 2024 draft
- 41Andrew BashaLCGYCalgary Flames
- 42Adam KleberDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Cole HutsonD28 GP · 19 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 44Harrison BrunickeD9 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 45Ryder RitchieRMINMinnesota Wild
- 46Tanner HoweLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 47Max PlanteLDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2024 class
1st
of 1 South Africans selected
17th
of 77 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Harrison Brunicke made his NHL debut on October 7, 2025, 1 year and 100 days after the draft.
9
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2024 draft
- 44Harrison BrunickeD9 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 46Tanner HoweLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 111Chase PietilaDNo NHL gamesPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 175Joona VäisänenDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 207Mac SwansonCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 223Finn HardingDPITPittsburgh Penguins