2022 NHL Draft
Jani Nyman in the 2022 NHL Draft
Seattle Kraken selected Jani Nyman 49th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
He was the fourth of the 14 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 11 picks Seattle Kraken made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 43 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 49
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- SEASeattle Kraken
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 46–52 in the 2022 draft
- 46Seamus CaseyD16 GP · 8 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 47Hunter HaightC9 GP · 2 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 48Matyas SapovalivCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 49Jani NymanR43 GP · 13 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 50Christian KyrouDDALDallas Stars
- 51Jack HughesCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 52Dmitri BuchelnikovLDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
4th
of 14 Finns selected
34th
of 132 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 17Joakim KemellR18 GP · 3 PNSHNashville Predators
- 30Brad LambertC42 GP · 9 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 41Topias LeinonenGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 49Jani NymanR43 GP · 13 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 58Nikke KokkoG4 GP · 1 WSEASeattle Kraken
- 59Topi RonniCCGYCalgary Flames
- 67Miko MatikkaRARIArizona Coyotes
- 73Aleksanteri KaskimakiC13 GP · 2 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 84Kasper KulonummiDNSHNashville Predators
- 148Otto SalinDLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jani Nyman made his NHL debut on March 12, 2025, 2 years and 247 days after the draft.
43
Games
7
Goals
6
Assists
13
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Seattle Kraken picks in the 2022 draft
- 4Shane WrightC187 GP · 82 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 35Jagger FirkusRNo NHL gamesSEASeattle Kraken
- 49Jani NymanR43 GP · 13 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 58Nikke KokkoG4 GP · 1 WSEASeattle Kraken
- 61David GoyetteCSEASeattle Kraken
- 68Ty NelsonDNo NHL gamesSEASeattle Kraken
- 91Ben MacDonaldCSEASeattle Kraken
- 100Tyson JugnauthDSEASeattle Kraken
- 123Tucker RobertsonCSEASeattle Kraken
- 164Barrett HallCSEASeattle Kraken
- 196Kyle JacksonCSEASeattle Kraken