2017 NHL Draft
Juuso Välimäki in the 2017 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Juuso Välimäki 16th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 23 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 279 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 16
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 13–19 in the 2017 draft
- 13Nick SuzukiC548 GP · 491 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 14Cal FooteD145 GP · 20 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD279 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD326 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 19Josh NorrisC300 GP · 197 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
2nd
of 23 Finns selected
5th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD279 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 24Kristian VesalainenL70 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 29Henri JokiharjuD448 GP · 112 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Eeli TolvanenR442 GP · 196 PNSHNashville Predators
- 40Aleksi HeponiemiC25 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 42Eetu LuostarinenC465 GP · 166 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 46Robin SaloD32 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 54Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG201 GP · 98 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Juuso Välimäki made his NHL debut on October 3, 2018, 1 year and 102 days after the draft.
279
Games
13
Goals
62
Assists
75
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2017 draft
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD279 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 109Adam RuzickaC117 GP · 40 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 140Zach FischerRCGYCalgary Flames
- 171D'Artagnan JolyRCGYCalgary Flames
- 202Filip SveningssonLCGYCalgary Flames