2012 NHL Draft
Joonas Korpisalo in the 2012 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Joonas Korpisalo 62nd overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 3.
He was the fourth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 6 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 334 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 62
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 1
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 59–65 in the 2012 draft
- 59Boo NievesC76 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 60Damon SeversonD866 GP · 354 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 61Devin ShoreC498 GP · 144 PDALDallas Stars
- 62Joonas KorpisaloG334 GP · 140 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 63Jujhar KhairaL337 GP · 80 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 64Tim BozonLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 65Adam PelechD656 GP · 180 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 18Teuvo TeravainenC839 GP · 558 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 22Olli MaattaD817 GP · 214 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 34Ville PokkaDNYINew York Islanders
- 62Joonas KorpisaloG334 GP · 140 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 74Esa LindellD776 GP · 250 PDALDallas Stars
- 118Mikko VainonenDNSHNashville Predators
- 144Henri KiviahoGDALDallas Stars
- 148Niklas TikkinenDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 176Petteri LindbohmD49 GP · 4 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Joonas Korpisalo made his NHL debut on December 14, 2015, 3 years and 174 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2012 draft
- 2Ryan MurrayD445 GP · 131 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 31Oscar DanskG6 GP · 4 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 62Joonas KorpisaloG334 GP · 140 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 95Josh AndersonR703 GP · 283 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 152Daniel ZaarRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 182Gianluca CurcurutoDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets