2022 NHL Draft
Hunter McDonald in the 2022 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Hunter McDonald 165th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 6.
It was the fourth of the 6 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 6 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 165
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 4
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 162–168 in the 2022 draft
- 162Emmett CroteauGMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 163Maksymilian SzuberD1 GP · 0 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 164Barrett HallCSEASeattle Kraken
- 165Hunter McDonaldD6 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 166Josh FilmonLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 167Nolan CollinsDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 168Theo WallbergDOTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Juraj SlafkovskýL299 GP · 196 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 2Simon NemecD173 GP · 55 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Logan CooleyC229 GP · 173 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Shane WrightC186 GP · 82 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 5Cutter GauthierL176 GP · 136 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 6David JiricekD95 GP · 15 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kevin KorchinskiD110 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Marco KasperC160 GP · 56 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 9Matt SavoieC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Pavel MintyukovD218 GP · 75 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 215 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Hunter McDonald made his NHL debut on April 14, 2026, 3 years and 280 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2022 draft
- 5Cutter GauthierL176 GP · 136 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 69Devin KaplanR1 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 133Alex BumpL25 GP · 9 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 165Hunter McDonaldD6 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 197Santeri SulkuLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 220Alexis GendronRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers