2022 NHL Draft
Jiri Kulich in the 2022 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Jiri Kulich 28th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 8 Czechs selected that year. It was the third of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 86 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 28
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 2022 draft
- 25Sam RinzelD81 GP · 26 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 26Filip MesarRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 27Filip BystedtC5 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 28Jiri KulichC86 GP · 32 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 29Maveric LamoureuxD20 GP · 4 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 30Brad LambertC42 GP · 9 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 31Isaac HowardL42 GP · 8 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
2nd
of 8 Czechs selected
20th
of 132 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 6David JiricekD95 GP · 15 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 28Jiri KulichC86 GP · 32 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 48Matyas SapovalivCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 87Tomas HamaraDOTTOttawa Senators
- 93Marek AlscherD4 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 141Petr HauserRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 160Nick MalikGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 171Jakub VondrasGCARCarolina Hurricanes
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jiri Kulich made his NHL debut on November 25, 2023, 1 year and 141 days after the draft.
86
Games
19
Goals
13
Assists
32
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2022 draft
- 9Matt SavoieC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 16Noah ÖstlundC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 28Jiri KulichC86 GP · 32 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 41Topias LeinonenGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Viktor NeuchevLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Mats LindgrenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Vsevolod KomarovDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 170Jake RichardRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 187Gustav KarlssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 202Joel Ratkovic BerndtssonRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 211Linus SjodinCBUFBuffalo Sabres