2014 NHL Draft
Jake Virtanen in the 2014 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Jake Virtanen 6th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2014, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 317 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2014 draft
- 3Leon DraisaitlC872 GP · 1084 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 4Sam BennettC783 GP · 401 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 5Michael Dal ColleL112 GP · 21 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Jake VirtanenR317 GP · 100 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Haydn FleuryD357 GP · 50 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 8William NylanderR767 GP · 712 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 9Nikolaj EhlersL774 GP · 605 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2014 class
6th
of 210 players selected
5th
of 125 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Aaron EkbladD818 GP · 411 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 2Sam ReinhartC855 GP · 696 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Leon DraisaitlC872 GP · 1084 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 4Sam BennettC783 GP · 401 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 5Michael Dal ColleL112 GP · 21 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Jake VirtanenR317 GP · 100 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Haydn FleuryD357 GP · 50 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 8William NylanderR767 GP · 712 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 9Nikolaj EhlersL774 GP · 605 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Nick RitchieL481 GP · 186 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jake Virtanen made his NHL debut on October 13, 2015, 1 year and 108 days after the draft.
317
Games
55
Goals
45
Assists
100
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2014 draft
- 6Jake VirtanenR317 GP · 100 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 24Jared McCannL731 GP · 446 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 36Thatcher DemkoG262 GP · 134 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 66Nikita TryamkinD79 GP · 11 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 126Gustav ForslingD572 GP · 222 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 156Kyle PettitCVANVancouver Canucks
- 186MacKenze StewartDVANVancouver Canucks