2018 NHL Draft
Jesse Ylonen in the 2018 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Jesse Ylonen 35th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 111 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 4
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 2018 draft
- 32Mattias SamuelssonD305 GP · 93 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Jonatan BerggrenR220 GP · 85 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 34Serron NoelRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 35Jesse YlonenR111 GP · 29 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Jared McIsaacDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 37Jett WooDVANVancouver Canucks
- 38Alexander RomanovD372 GP · 84 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
35th
of 217 players selected
20th
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rasmus DahlinD598 GP · 443 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR574 GP · 448 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC533 GP · 210 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Brady TkachukL588 GP · 480 POTTOttawa Senators
- 5Barrett HaytonC374 GP · 164 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 6Filip ZadinaR262 GP · 91 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7Quinn HughesD524 GP · 507 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Evan BouchardD445 GP · 361 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jesse Ylonen made his NHL debut on May 12, 2021, 2 years and 323 days after the draft.
111
Games
12
Goals
17
Assists
29
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 2018 draft
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC533 GP · 210 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 35Jesse YlonenR111 GP · 29 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Alexander RomanovD372 GP · 84 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 56Jacob OlofssonCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 66Cam HillisC1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 71Jordan HarrisD172 GP · 40 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 97Allan McShaneCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 123Jack GorniakLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 128Cole FonstadCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 133Samuel HoudeCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 190Brett StapleyCMTLMontréal Canadiens