2020 NHL Draft
Jake Neighbours in the 2020 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Jake Neighbours 26th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 298 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 26
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 26
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 23–29 in the 2020 draft
- 23Tyson FoersterR214 GP · 105 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 24Connor ZaryC193 GP · 87 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 25Justin BarronD223 GP · 62 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 26Jake NeighboursL298 GP · 141 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 27Jacob PerreaultR1 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 28Ridly GreigC262 GP · 109 POTTOttawa Senators
- 29Brendan BrissonC27 GP · 9 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
26th
of 216 players selected
19th
of 135 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alexis LafrenièreL481 GP · 268 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 2Quinton ByfieldR353 GP · 197 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Tim StützleC466 GP · 432 POTTOttawa Senators
- 4Lucas RaymondL419 GP · 348 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Jake SandersonD314 GP · 191 POTTOttawa Senators
- 6Jamie DrysdaleD315 GP · 111 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Alexander HoltzR193 GP · 56 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 8Jack QuinnR277 GP · 164 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Marco RossiC253 GP · 143 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Cole PerfettiC309 GP · 173 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
+ 206 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jake Neighbours made his NHL debut on October 16, 2021, 1 year and 10 days after the draft.
298
Games
75
Goals
66
Assists
141
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 2020 draft
- 26Jake NeighboursL298 GP · 141 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 86Dylan PetersonC3 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 88Leo LoofDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 119Tanner DickinsonCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 150Matthew KesselD110 GP · 16 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 163Will CranleyGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 194Noah BeckDSTLSt. Louis Blues