2014 NHL Draft
Nick Schmaltz in the 2014 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Nick Schmaltz 20th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2014, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 688 games put him 14th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 517.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 2014 draft
- 17Travis SanheimD679 GP · 257 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 18Alex TuchR630 GP · 461 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 19Tony DeAngeloD498 GP · 269 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 20Nick SchmaltzC688 GP · 517 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 21Robby FabbriC463 GP · 221 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 22Kasperi KapanenR586 GP · 249 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 23Conner BleackleyCCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2014 class
20th
of 210 players selected
15th
of 125 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Aaron EkbladD820 GP · 411 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 2Sam ReinhartC857 GP · 697 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Leon DraisaitlC873 GP · 1087 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 4Sam BennettC785 GP · 402 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 5Michael Dal ColleL112 GP · 21 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Jake VirtanenR317 GP · 100 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Haydn FleuryD358 GP · 51 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 8William NylanderR769 GP · 713 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 9Nikolaj EhlersL775 GP · 606 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Nick RitchieL481 GP · 186 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nick Schmaltz made his NHL debut on October 12, 2016, 2 years and 107 days after the draft.
688
Games
184
Goals
333
Assists
517
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2014 draft
- 20Nick SchmaltzC688 GP · 517 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 83Matheson IacopelliRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 88Beau StarrettC/LCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 98Fredrik OlofssonL85 GP · 13 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 141Luc SnuggerudDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 148Andreas SoderbergDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 178Dylan SikuraR58 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 179Ivan NalimovGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 208Jack RamseyRCHIChicago Blackhawks