2020 NHL Draft
JJ Peterka in the 2020 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected JJ Peterka 34th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
He was the third of the 4 Germans selected that year. It was the second of the 5 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 338, and only 5 have scored more points than his 211.
- Overall pick
- 34
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 31–37 in the 2020 draft
- 31Ozzy WiesblattC45 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 32William WallinderD14 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 33Roby JarventieL10 GP · 1 POTTOttawa Senators
- 34JJ PeterkaR338 GP · 211 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Helge GransD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 36Sam ColangeloR57 GP · 19 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 37Marat KhusnutdinovC186 GP · 55 PMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
3rd
of 4 Germans selected
26th
of 135 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Germans selected
- 3Tim StützleC466 GP · 432 POTTOttawa Senators
- 17Lukas ReichelL198 GP · 62 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 34JJ PeterkaR338 GP · 211 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 84Nico DawsG62 GP · 27 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
After the draft
The road to the NHL
JJ Peterka made his NHL debut on December 29, 2021, 1 year and 83 days after the draft.
338
Games
97
Goals
114
Assists
211
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2020 draft
- 8Jack QuinnR277 GP · 164 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 34JJ PeterkaR338 GP · 211 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 131Matteo CostantiniCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 193Albert LyckasenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 216Jakub KonecnyCBUFBuffalo Sabres