2022 NHL Draft
Jonathan Lekkerimäki in the 2022 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Jonathan Lekkerimäki 15th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 26 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 54 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 15
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 15
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 12–18 in the 2022 draft
- 12Denton MateychukD133 GP · 50 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 13Frank NazarC135 GP · 73 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 14Rutger McGroartyR34 GP · 9 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 15Jonathan LekkerimäkiR54 GP · 22 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 16Noah ÖstlundC82 GP · 36 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 17Joakim KemellR18 GP · 3 PNSHNashville Predators
- 18Lian BichselD103 GP · 18 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
1st
of 26 Swedes selected
10th
of 132 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 15Jonathan LekkerimäkiR54 GP · 22 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 16Noah ÖstlundC82 GP · 36 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 19Liam ÖhgrenL113 GP · 33 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 27Filip BystedtC3 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 45Mattias HavelidDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 55Elias SalomonssonD38 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 64Filip NordbergDOTTOttawa Senators
- 65Calle OdeliusDNYINew York Islanders
- 70Alexander SuzdalevLWSHWashington Capitals
- 72Oskar PetterssonROTTOttawa Senators
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jonathan Lekkerimäki made his NHL debut on November 12, 2024, 2 years and 128 days after the draft.
54
Games
11
Goals
11
Assists
22
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2022 draft
- 15Jonathan LekkerimäkiR54 GP · 22 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 80Elias PetterssonD115 GP · 17 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 112Daimon GardnerCVANVancouver Canucks
- 144Ty YoungGVANVancouver Canucks
- 176Jackson DorringtonDVANVancouver Canucks
- 208Kirill KudryavtsevD5 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks