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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

  1. 147Jaydon DureauLTBL
  2. 148Bear HughesCWSH
  3. 149Raivis AnsonsRPIT
  4. 150Matthew KesselD110 GP · 16 PSTL
  5. 151Mason LangenbrunnerDBOS
  6. 152William DufourR1 GP · 0 PNYI
  7. 153Kasper PuutioDFLA

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2020 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2020 class

149th
of 216 players selected
45th
of 61 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Alexis LafrenièreL481 GP · 268 PNYR
  2. 2Quinton ByfieldR352 GP · 197 PLAK
  3. 3Tim StützleC465 GP · 432 POTT
  4. 4Lucas RaymondL418 GP · 346 PDET
  5. 5Jake SandersonD313 GP · 191 POTT
  6. 6Jamie DrysdaleD315 GP · 111 PANA
  7. 7Alexander HoltzR193 GP · 56 PNJD
  8. 8Jack QuinnR277 GP · 164 PBUF
  9. 9Marco RossiC253 GP · 143 PMIN
  10. 10Cole PerfettiC308 GP · 171 PWPG

+ 206 more

The 2020 NHL Draft

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.

110
Games
3
Goals
13
Assists
16
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 2020 draft

  1. 26Jake NeighboursL297 GP · 141 PSTL
  2. 86Dylan PetersonC3 GP · 0 PSTL
  3. 88Leo LoofDSTL
  4. 119Tanner DickinsonCSTL
  5. 150Matthew KesselD110 GP · 16 PSTL
  6. 163Will CranleyGSTL
  7. 194Noah BeckDSTL