2019 NHL Draft
Kaapo Kakko in the 2019 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Kaapo Kakko 2nd overall in the 2019 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 22 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2019, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 460, and only 6 have scored more points than his 214.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 2019 draft
- 1Jack HughesC448 GP · 454 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Kaapo KakkoR460 GP · 214 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 3Kirby DachC322 GP · 142 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Bowen ByramD334 GP · 153 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Alex TurcotteC166 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2019 class
1st
of 22 Finns selected
2nd
of 129 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 2Kaapo KakkoR460 GP · 214 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 19Lassi ThomsonD29 GP · 8 POTTOttawa Senators
- 20Ville HeinolaD60 GP · 13 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 35Antti TuomistoDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 73Patrik PuistolaRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 83Anttoni HonkaDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 84Mikko KokkonenDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 98Matias MaccelliL303 GP · 175 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 113Henri NikkanenCWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 119Kim NousiainenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 12 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kaapo Kakko made his NHL debut on October 3, 2019, 104 days after the draft.
460
Games
87
Goals
127
Assists
214
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2019 draft
- 2Kaapo KakkoR460 GP · 214 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Matthew RobertsonD76 GP · 18 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 58Karl HenrikssonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 68Zac JonesD115 GP · 28 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 112Hunter SkinnerD1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 130Leevi AaltonenRNYRNew York Rangers
- 161Adam EdströmC115 GP · 23 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 205Eric CiccoliniRNYRNew York Rangers