2018 NHL Draft
Jakub Skarek in the 2018 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Jakub Skarek 72nd overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 3.
He was the fourth of the 11 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 8 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 90th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 72
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 10
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 69–75 in the 2018 draft
- 69Jake WiseCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 70Jacob RagnarssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 71Jordan HarrisD172 GP · 40 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 72Jakub SkarekG2 GP · 0 WNYINew York Islanders
- 73Ty EmbersonD191 GP · 36 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 74Niklas NordgrenRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 75Oskar BäckC152 GP · 29 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
4th
of 11 Czechs selected
4th
of 29 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 6Filip ZadinaR262 GP · 91 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 16Martin KautR56 GP · 11 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 65Jan JenikC24 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 72Jakub SkarekG2 GP · 0 WNYINew York Islanders
- 77Jakub LaukoC139 GP · 28 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 85Lukas DostalG186 GP · 76 WANAAnaheim Ducks
- 94Matej PekarCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 111Jachym KondelikCNSHNashville Predators
- 149Filip KralD2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 206Radim SaldaDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
+ 1 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jakub Skarek made his NHL debut on February 2, 2025, 6 years and 224 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Wins
0
Shutouts
.872
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2018 draft
- 11Oliver WahlstromR236 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
- 12Noah DobsonD483 GP · 283 PNYINew York Islanders
- 41Bode WildeDNYINew York Islanders
- 43Ruslan IskhakovC1 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 72Jakub SkarekG2 GP · 0 WNYINew York Islanders
- 103Jacob PivonkaCNYINew York Islanders
- 134Blade JenkinsLNYINew York Islanders
- 196Christian KrygierDNYINew York Islanders