2013 NHL Draft
Nathan MacKinnon in the 2013 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Nathan MacKinnon first overall in the 2013 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2013, 106 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 966, and none has scored more points than his 1169.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 2013 draft
- 1Nathan MacKinnonC966 GP · 1169 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 2Aleksander BarkovC806 GP · 782 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 3Jonathan DrouinL671 GP · 398 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Seth JonesD928 GP · 492 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2013 class
1st
of 211 players selected
1st
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nathan MacKinnonC966 GP · 1169 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 2Aleksander BarkovC806 GP · 782 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 3Jonathan DrouinL671 GP · 398 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Seth JonesD928 GP · 492 PNSHNashville Predators
- 5Elias LindholmC985 GP · 665 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Sean MonahanC909 GP · 636 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Darnell NurseD814 GP · 326 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 8Rasmus RistolainenD824 GP · 319 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Bo HorvatC895 GP · 632 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Valeri NichushkinR640 GP · 365 PDALDallas Stars
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nathan MacKinnon made his NHL debut on October 2, 2013, 94 days after the draft.
966
Games
429
Goals
740
Assists
1169
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2013 draft
- 1Nathan MacKinnonC966 GP · 1169 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 32Chris BigrasD46 GP · 4 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 63Spencer MartinG73 GP · 25 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 93Mason GeertsenL30 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 123Will ButcherD275 GP · 114 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 153Ben StormDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 183Wilhelm WestlundDCOLColorado Avalanche