2024 NHL Draft
Ilya Protas in the 2024 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Ilya Protas 75th overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 3.
He was the second of the 3 Belarusians selected that year. It was the fourth of the 8 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2024, 23 have played in the NHL regular season. His 18 games put him 14th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 75
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 10
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 72–78 in the 2024 draft
- 72Anthony (AJ) SpellacyRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 73Alexis BernierDSEASeattle Kraken
- 74Henry MewsDCGYCalgary Flames
- 75Ilya ProtasL18 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 76William ZellersLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 77Viggo GustafssonDNSHNashville Predators
- 78Logan SawyerCMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2024 class
2nd
of 3 Belarusians selected
43rd
of 124 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Belarusians selected
- 2Artyom LevshunovD102 GP · 33 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 75Ilya ProtasL18 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 83Pavel MoysevichGVGKVegas Golden Knights
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ilya Protas made his NHL debut on April 8, 2026, 1 year and 283 days after the draft.
18
Games
2
Goals
8
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2024 draft
- 17Terik ParascakRWSHWashington Capitals
- 43Cole HutsonD28 GP · 19 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 52Leon MuggliDWSHWashington Capitals
- 75Ilya ProtasL18 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 90Eriks MateikoLWSHWashington Capitals
- 114Nicholas KempfGWSHWashington Capitals
- 178Petr SikoraCWSHWashington Capitals
- 212Miroslav SatanCWSHWashington Capitals