2018 NHL Draft
Justus Annunen in the 2018 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Justus Annunen 64th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.
He was the third of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 84 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 64
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 2
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 61–67 in the 2018 draft
- 61Ivan MorozovCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 62Olivier RodrigueG2 GP · 0 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 63Jack McBainC333 GP · 110 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 64Justus AnnunenG84 GP · 38 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 65Jan JenikC24 GP · 6 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 66Cam HillisC1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 67Alec RegulaD51 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC534 GP · 211 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 20Rasmus KupariC217 GP · 38 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 64Justus AnnunenG84 GP · 38 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 74Niklas NordgrenRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 78Sampo RantaL16 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 104Lenni KillinenRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 125Miska KukkonenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 130Toni UtunenDVANVancouver Canucks
- 132Lauri PajuniemiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 139Mikael HakkarainenCCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Justus Annunen made his NHL debut on December 4, 2021, 3 years and 164 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2018 draft
- 16Martin KautR56 GP · 11 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 64Justus AnnunenG84 GP · 38 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 78Sampo RantaL16 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 109Tyler WeissLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 140Brandon SaigeonCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 146Danila ZhuravlyovDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 171Nikolai KovalenkoR57 GP · 20 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 202Shamil ShmakovGCOLColorado Avalanche