2014 NHL Draft
Leon Draisaitl in the 2014 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Leon Draisaitl 3rd overall in the 2014 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2014, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 874, and none has scored more points than his 1089.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 2014 draft
- 1Aaron EkbladD821 GP · 413 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 2Sam ReinhartC858 GP · 698 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Leon DraisaitlC874 GP · 1089 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 4Sam BennettC786 GP · 404 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 5Michael Dal ColleL112 GP · 21 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Jake VirtanenR317 GP · 100 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2014 class
1st
of 1 Germans selected
2nd
of 125 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Leon Draisaitl made his NHL debut on October 9, 2014, 104 days after the draft.
874
Games
452
Goals
637
Assists
1089
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2014 draft
- 3Leon DraisaitlC874 GP · 1089 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91William LagessonD107 GP · 12 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 111Zachary NagelvoortGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 130Liam CoughlinC/LEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 153Tyler VeselCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 183Keven BouchardGEDMEdmonton Oilers