2018 NHL Draft
Joseph Veleno in the 2018 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Joseph Veleno 30th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 10 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 371 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 30
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 2018 draft
- 27Nicolas BeaudinD22 GP · 6 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 28Nils LundkvistD252 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 29Rasmus SandinD382 GP · 145 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 30Joseph VelenoC371 GP · 86 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 31Alexander AlexeyevD80 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 32Mattias SamuelssonD307 GP · 94 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Jonatan BerggrenR221 GP · 85 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
30th
of 217 players selected
17th
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rasmus DahlinD600 GP · 444 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR576 GP · 452 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC535 GP · 213 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Brady TkachukL591 GP · 483 POTTOttawa Senators
- 5Barrett HaytonC376 GP · 165 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 6Filip ZadinaR262 GP · 91 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7Quinn HughesD527 GP · 511 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Evan BouchardD448 GP · 364 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Joseph Veleno made his NHL debut on April 27, 2021, 2 years and 309 days after the draft.
371
Games
40
Goals
46
Assists
86
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2018 draft
- 6Filip ZadinaR262 GP · 91 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 30Joseph VelenoC371 GP · 86 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 33Jonatan BerggrenR221 GP · 85 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 36Jared McIsaacDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 67Alec RegulaD51 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 81Seth BartonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 84Jesper EliassonGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 98Ryan O'ReillyRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 160Victor BrattstromGNo NHL gamesDETDetroit Red Wings
- 191Otto KivenmakiCDETDetroit Red Wings