2017 NHL Draft
Johnathan Kovacevic in the 2017 NHL Draft
Winnipeg Jets selected Johnathan Kovacevic 74th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 8 picks Winnipeg Jets made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 267 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 74
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 12
- Drafting team
- WPGWinnipeg Jets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 71–77 in the 2017 draft
- 71Kasper KotkansaloDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 72Matt VillaltaG3 GP · 1 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 73Stelio MattheosRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 74Johnathan KovacevicD267 GP · 54 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 75Nate SchnarrCARIArizona Coyotes
- 76Alexey LipanovCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 77Benjamin MirageasDNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
74th
of 217 players selected
25th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nico HischierC624 GP · 498 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Nolan PatrickC222 GP · 77 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 4Cale MakarD485 GP · 525 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Elias PetterssonC562 GP · 526 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC337 GP · 121 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC525 GP · 287 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC470 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR439 GP · 238 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Johnathan Kovacevic made his NHL debut on January 27, 2022, 4 years and 217 days after the draft.
267
Games
10
Goals
44
Assists
54
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Winnipeg Jets picks in the 2017 draft
- 24Kristian VesalainenL70 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 43Dylan SambergD298 GP · 71 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 74Johnathan KovacevicD267 GP · 54 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 105Santeri VirtanenCWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 136Leon GawankeDWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 167Arvid HolmGNo NHL gamesWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 198Skyler McKenzieLWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 211Croix EvingsonDWPGWinnipeg Jets