2012 NHL Draft
Jake McCabe in the 2012 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Jake McCabe 44th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 740 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 44
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 41–47 in the 2012 draft
- 41Mitchell HeardCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 42Patrick SieloffD2 GP · 2 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 43Ludwig BystromDDALDallas Stars
- 44Jake McCabeD740 GP · 203 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 45Anthony StolarzG174 GP · 79 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 46Raphael BussieresLMINMinnesota Wild
- 47Brock McGinnL534 GP · 158 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
44th
of 211 players selected
19th
of 77 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nail YakupovR350 GP · 136 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Ryan MurrayD445 GP · 131 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 3Alex GalchenyukC654 GP · 354 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Griffin ReinhartD37 GP · 2 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Morgan RiellyD968 GP · 561 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 6Hampus LindholmD845 GP · 343 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Mathew DumbaD748 GP · 261 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 8Derrick PouliotD226 GP · 54 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Jacob TroubaD922 GP · 368 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Slater KoekkoekD186 GP · 34 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jake McCabe made his NHL debut on April 3, 2014, 1 year and 284 days after the draft.
740
Games
40
Goals
163
Assists
203
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2012 draft
- 12Mikhail GrigorenkoC249 GP · 76 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Zemgus GirgensonsC855 GP · 216 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 44Jake McCabeD740 GP · 203 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 73Justin KeaCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 133Logan NelsonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 163Linus UllmarkG348 GP · 198 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 193Brady AustinD5 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 204Judd PetersonC/RBUFBuffalo Sabres