2015 NHL Draft
Karel Vejmelka in the 2015 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Karel Vejmelka 145th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 5.
He was the tenth of the 12 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 7 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 274 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 145
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 24
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 142–148 in the 2015 draft
- 142Rudolfs BalcersL170 GP · 62 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 143Connor HobbsDWSHWashington Capitals
- 144Carl NeillDVANVancouver Canucks
- 145Karel VejmelkaG274 GP · 114 WNSHNashville Predators
- 146Luke OpilkaGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 147Ryan PilonDNYINew York Islanders
- 148Troy TerryR488 GP · 342 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
10th
of 12 Czechs selected
12th
of 24 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 6Pavel ZachaC721 GP · 417 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 13Jakub ZborilD76 GP · 16 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 48Filip ChlapikC57 GP · 11 POTTOttawa Senators
- 75Dan VladarG166 GP · 81 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 94Adam MusilCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 108Michael SpacekRWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 111Ales StezkaG1 GP · 0 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 128David KaseR7 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 137Dominik SimonC256 GP · 77 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 145Karel VejmelkaG274 GP · 114 WNSHNashville Predators
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Karel Vejmelka made his NHL debut on October 16, 2021, 6 years and 111 days after the draft.
274
Games
114
Wins
9
Shutouts
.898
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2015 draft
- 55Yakov TreninC474 GP · 122 PNSHNashville Predators
- 85Tommy NovakC300 GP · 171 PNSHNashville Predators
- 100Anthony RichardC40 GP · 14 PNSHNashville Predators
- 115Alexandre CarrierD384 GP · 115 PNSHNashville Predators
- 145Karel VejmelkaG274 GP · 114 WNSHNashville Predators
- 175Tyler MoyCNSHNashville Predators
- 205Evan SmithGNSHNashville Predators