2021 NHL Draft
Kent Johnson in the 2021 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Kent Johnson 5th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 288, and only 6 have scored more points than his 152.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 2021 draft
- 2Matty BeniersC346 GP · 204 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC320 GP · 193 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD239 GP · 138 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC288 GP · 152 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD199 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
5th
of 223 players selected
3rd
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD338 GP · 151 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC346 GP · 204 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC320 GP · 193 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD239 GP · 138 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC288 GP · 152 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD199 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR244 GP · 195 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kent Johnson made his NHL debut on April 13, 2022, 264 days after the draft.
288
Games
60
Goals
92
Assists
152
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2021 draft
- 5Kent JohnsonC288 GP · 152 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 12Cole SillingerC381 GP · 148 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 25Corson CeulemansDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 69Stanislav SvozilD2 GP · 1 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 101Guillaume RichardDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 132Nikolai MakarovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 133James MalatestaL13 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 165Ben BoydLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 197Martin RysavyRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets