2017 NHL Draft
Henri Jokiharju in the 2017 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Henri Jokiharju 29th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
He was the fifth of the 23 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 448 games put him 14th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 29
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 2017 draft
- 26Jake OettingerG318 GP · 193 WDALDallas Stars
- 27Morgan FrostC409 GP · 202 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 28Shane BowersC13 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 29Henri JokiharjuD448 GP · 112 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Eeli TolvanenR441 GP · 196 PNSHNashville Predators
- 31Klim KostinC190 GP · 53 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 32Conor TimminsD199 GP · 55 PCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
5th
of 23 Finns selected
9th
of 79 defensemen 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 TolvanenR441 GP · 196 PNSHNashville Predators
- 40Aleksi HeponiemiC25 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 42Eetu LuostarinenC464 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
Henri Jokiharju made his NHL debut on October 4, 2018, 1 year and 103 days after the draft.
448
Games
21
Goals
91
Assists
112
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2017 draft
- 29Henri JokiharjuD448 GP · 112 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 57Ian MitchellD110 GP · 19 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 70Andrei AltybarmakianRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 90Evan BarrattCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 112Tim SoderlundC/LCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 119Roope LaavainenDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 144Parker FooLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 150Jakub GalvasD6 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 215Joshua EssDCHIChicago Blackhawks