2012 NHL Draft
Mike Matheson in the 2012 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Mike Matheson 23rd overall in the 2012 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 5 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 713 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 23
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 2012 draft
- 20Scott LaughtonC761 GP · 294 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 21Mark JankowskiL497 GP · 154 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 22Olli MaattaD820 GP · 215 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Mike MathesonD713 GP · 306 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 24Malcolm SubbanG87 GP · 36 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 25Jordan SchmaltzD42 GP · 5 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 26Brendan GaunceC214 GP · 35 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
23rd
of 211 players selected
11th
of 77 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nail YakupovR350 GP · 136 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Ryan MurrayD445 GP · 131 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 3Alex GalchenyukC654 GP · 354 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Griffin ReinhartD37 GP · 2 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Morgan RiellyD969 GP · 561 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 6Hampus LindholmD847 GP · 344 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Mathew DumbaD748 GP · 261 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 8Derrick PouliotD226 GP · 54 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Jacob TroubaD926 GP · 368 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Slater KoekkoekD186 GP · 34 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mike Matheson made his NHL debut on February 20, 2016, 3 years and 243 days after the draft.
713
Games
82
Goals
224
Assists
306
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 2012 draft
- 23Mike MathesonD713 GP · 306 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 84Steven HodgesCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 114Alexander DelnovLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 174Francis BeauvillierC/LFLAFlorida Panthers
- 194Jonatan NielsenDFLAFlorida Panthers