2011 NHL Draft
Miikka Salomaki in the 2011 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Miikka Salomaki 52nd overall in the 2011 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 2.
He was the fifth of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 7 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 167 games put him 68th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 52
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 22
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 49–55 in the 2011 draft
- 49Christopher GibsonG16 GP · 4 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 51Alexander RuuttuCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 52Miikka SalomakiR167 GP · 27 PNSHNashville Predators
- 53William KarlssonC771 GP · 458 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 54Scott HarringtonD255 GP · 49 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 55Ryan SproulD44 GP · 12 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2011 class
5th
of 10 Finns selected
33rd
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 16Joel ArmiaR668 GP · 238 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 45Markus GranlundC335 GP · 101 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 49Christopher GibsonG16 GP · 4 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 51Alexander RuuttuCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 52Miikka SalomakiR167 GP · 27 PNSHNashville Predators
- 62Samu PerhonenGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 182Frans TuohimaaGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 184Iiro PakarinenR134 GP · 23 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 192Teemu EronenDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 195Jyrki JokipakkaD150 GP · 28 PDALDallas Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Miikka Salomaki made his NHL debut on January 8, 2015, 3 years and 197 days after the draft.
167
Games
12
Goals
15
Assists
27
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2011 draft
- 38Magnus HellbergG26 GP · 8 WNSHNashville Predators
- 52Miikka SalomakiR167 GP · 27 PNSHNashville Predators
- 94Josh ShallaLNSHNashville Predators
- 112Garrett NoonanDNSHNashville Predators
- 142Simon KarlssonDNSHNashville Predators
- 170Chase BalisyC8 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 202Brent AndrewsLNSHNashville Predators