2023 NHL Draft
Lenni Hameenaho in the 2023 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Lenni Hameenaho 58th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 2.
He was the third of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 224 players selected in 2023, 48 have played in the NHL regular season. His 33 games put him 25th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 58
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 26
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 55–61 in the 2023 draft
- 55Martin MisiakRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 56Beau AkeyDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 57Lukas DragicevicDSEASeattle Kraken
- 58Lenni HameenahoR33 GP · 8 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 59Carey TerranceCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 60Damian ClaraGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 61Tristan BertucciDDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2023 class
3rd
of 15 Finns selected
39th
of 129 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 36Kasper HalttunenRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 53Rasmus KumpulainenCMINMinnesota Wild
- 58Lenni HameenahoR33 GP · 8 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 68Jesse KiiskinenRNSHNashville Predators
- 91Emil PieniniemiDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 96Arttu KarkiDVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 113Jesse NurmiLNYINew York Islanders
- 121Juha JatkolaGNSHNashville Predators
- 162Samu BauCARIArizona Coyotes
- 168Visa VedenpaaGSEASeattle Kraken
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Lenni Hameenaho made his NHL debut on January 19, 2026, 2 years and 204 days after the draft.
33
Games
2
Goals
6
Assists
8
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 2023 draft
- 58Lenni HameenahoR33 GP · 8 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 122Cam SquiresRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 154Chase CheslockDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 164Cole BrownLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 186Daniil KarpovichDNJDNew Jersey Devils