2021 NHL Draft
James Malatesta in the 2021 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected James Malatesta 133rd overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 5.
It was the seventh of the 9 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 13 games put him 52nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 133
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 130–136 in the 2021 draft
- 130Sean TschigerlLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 131Jacob MelansonR38 GP · 5 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 132Nikolai MakarovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 133James MalatestaL13 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 134Liam Dower NilssonCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 135Artem GuryevDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 136Robert OrrRCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
132nd
of 223 players selected
75th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD340 GP · 154 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC347 GP · 205 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC321 GP · 193 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD241 GP · 139 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC289 GP · 154 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD200 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR245 GP · 195 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
James Malatesta made his NHL debut on March 26, 2024, 2 years and 246 days after the draft.
13
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2021 draft
- 5Kent JohnsonC289 GP · 154 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 12Cole SillingerC382 GP · 148 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 25Corson CeulemansDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 69Stanislav SvozilD2 GP · 1 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 101Guillaume RichardDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 132Nikolai MakarovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 133James MalatestaL13 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 165Ben BoydLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 197Martin RysavyRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets