2014 NHL Draft
Kaapo Kahkonen in the 2014 NHL Draft
Minnesota Wild selected Kaapo Kahkonen 109th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 4.
He was the sixth of the 9 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 8 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2014, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 140 games put him 62nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 109
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 19
- Drafting team
- MINMinnesota Wild
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 106–112 in the 2014 draft
- 106Christoffer EhnC114 GP · 13 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 107Julien PelletierLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 108Devon ToewsD559 GP · 318 PNYINew York Islanders
- 109Kaapo KahkonenG140 GP · 49 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 110Austin PoganskiR22 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 111Zachary NagelvoortGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 112Viktor ArvidssonL700 GP · 458 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2014 class
6th
of 9 Finns selected
11th
of 21 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 14Julius HonkaD87 GP · 13 PDALDallas Stars
- 22Kasperi KapanenR586 GP · 249 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 60Alex LintuniemiDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 65Juho LammikkoC183 GP · 28 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 94Ville HussoG171 GP · 83 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 109Kaapo KahkonenG140 GP · 49 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 132Joonas LyytinenDNSHNashville Predators
- 135Miro KarjalainenDDALDallas Stars
- 166Julius VahataloLDETDetroit Red Wings
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kaapo Kahkonen made his NHL debut on November 26, 2019, 5 years and 151 days after the draft.
140
Games
49
Wins
4
Shutouts
.898
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota Wild picks in the 2014 draft
- 18Alex TuchR630 GP · 461 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 80Louie BelpedioD16 GP · 6 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 109Kaapo KahkonenG140 GP · 49 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 139Tanner FaithDMINMinnesota Wild
- 160Pontus SjalinDMINMinnesota Wild
- 167Chase LangCMINMinnesota Wild
- 169Reid DukeCMINMinnesota Wild
- 199Pavel JenysCMINMinnesota Wild