2020 NHL Draft
Matthew Kessel in the 2020 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Matthew Kessel 150th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 7 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 110 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 150
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 26
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 147–153 in the 2020 draft
- 147Jaydon DureauLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 148Bear HughesCWSHWashington Capitals
- 149Raivis AnsonsRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 150Matthew KesselD110 GP · 16 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 151Mason LangenbrunnerDBOSBoston Bruins
- 152William DufourR1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 153Kasper PuutioDFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alexis LafrenièreL481 GP · 268 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 2Quinton ByfieldR352 GP · 197 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Tim StützleC465 GP · 432 POTTOttawa Senators
- 4Lucas RaymondL418 GP · 346 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Jake SandersonD313 GP · 191 POTTOttawa Senators
- 6Jamie DrysdaleD315 GP · 111 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Alexander HoltzR193 GP · 56 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 8Jack QuinnR277 GP · 164 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Marco RossiC253 GP · 143 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Cole PerfettiC308 GP · 171 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
+ 206 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Matthew Kessel made his NHL debut on April 2, 2023, 2 years and 177 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 2020 draft
- 26Jake NeighboursL297 GP · 141 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 86Dylan PetersonC3 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 88Leo LoofDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 119Tanner DickinsonCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 150Matthew KesselD110 GP · 16 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 163Will CranleyGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 194Noah BeckDSTLSt. Louis Blues