2017 NHL Draft
Kailer Yamamoto in the 2017 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Kailer Yamamoto 22nd overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 384 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 22
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 2017 draft
- 19Josh NorrisC301 GP · 198 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 20Robert ThomasC548 GP · 474 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 21Filip ChytilC412 GP · 175 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 22Kailer YamamotoR384 GP · 167 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 23Pierre-Olivier JosephD225 GP · 46 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 24Kristian VesalainenL70 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 25Ryan PoehlingC363 GP · 133 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
22nd
of 217 players selected
15th
of 117 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nico HischierC628 GP · 501 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Nolan PatrickC222 GP · 77 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 4Cale MakarD488 GP · 530 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Elias PetterssonC565 GP · 528 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 6Cody GlassC341 GP · 123 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Casey MittelstadtC527 GP · 288 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Michael RasmussenC473 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 10Owen TippettR443 GP · 240 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kailer Yamamoto made his NHL debut on October 4, 2017, 103 days after the draft.
384
Games
76
Goals
91
Assists
167
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2017 draft
- 22Kailer YamamotoR384 GP · 167 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 78Stuart SkinnerG237 GP · 127 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Dmitri SamorukovD3 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 115Ostap SafinREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 146Kirill MaksimovREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 177Skyler Brind'AmourC8 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 208Philip KempD1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers