2014 NHL Draft
Justin Kirkland in the 2014 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Justin Kirkland 62nd overall in the 2014 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 7 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2014, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 50 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 62
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 2
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 59–65 in the 2014 draft
- 59Brandon HalversonG4 GP · 0 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 60Alex LintuniemiDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 61Jonas JohanssonG109 GP · 44 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 62Justin KirklandC50 GP · 10 PNSHNashville Predators
- 63Dominic TurgeonC9 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 64Brandon HickeyDCGYCalgary Flames
- 65Juho LammikkoC183 GP · 28 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2014 class
62nd
of 210 players selected
40th
of 125 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Aaron EkbladD821 GP · 413 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 2Sam ReinhartC858 GP · 698 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Leon DraisaitlC874 GP · 1089 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 4Sam BennettC786 GP · 404 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 5Michael Dal ColleL112 GP · 21 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Jake VirtanenR317 GP · 100 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Haydn FleuryD358 GP · 51 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 8William NylanderR770 GP · 713 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 9Nikolaj EhlersL775 GP · 606 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Nick RitchieL481 GP · 186 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Justin Kirkland made his NHL debut on December 20, 2022, 8 years and 175 days after the draft.
50
Games
3
Goals
7
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2014 draft
- 11Kevin FialaL707 GP · 528 PNSHNashville Predators
- 42Vladislav KamenevC66 GP · 13 PNSHNashville Predators
- 51Jack DoughertyDNSHNashville Predators
- 62Justin KirklandC50 GP · 10 PNSHNashville Predators
- 112Viktor ArvidssonL701 GP · 458 PNSHNashville Predators
- 132Joonas LyytinenDNSHNashville Predators
- 162Aaron IrvingDNSHNashville Predators