2015 NHL Draft
Nicolas Meloche in the 2015 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Nicolas Meloche 40th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 7 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 57 games put him 88th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 40
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 10
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 37–43 in the 2015 draft
- 37Brandon CarloD709 GP · 120 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 38Paul BittnerLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 39A.J. GreerL339 GP · 87 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 40Nicolas MelocheD57 GP · 8 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 41Ryan GroppLNYRNew York Rangers
- 42Mackenzie BlackwoodG305 GP · 135 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 43Erik CernakD518 GP · 127 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
40th
of 211 players selected
12th
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor McDavidC812 GP · 1267 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC709 GP · 722 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC613 GP · 456 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR755 GP · 841 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Noah HanifinD848 GP · 359 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Pavel ZachaC723 GP · 421 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Ivan ProvorovD782 GP · 314 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Zach WerenskiD657 GP · 479 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Timo MeierR716 GP · 486 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Mikko RantanenR733 GP · 803 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nicolas Meloche made his NHL debut on January 14, 2021, 5 years and 201 days after the draft.
57
Games
2
Goals
6
Assists
8
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2015 draft
- 10Mikko RantanenR733 GP · 803 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 39A.J. GreerL339 GP · 87 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 40Nicolas MelocheD57 GP · 8 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 71J.C. BeaudinC22 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 101Andrei MironovD10 GP · 3 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 161Sergei BoikovDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 191Gustav OlhaverCCOLColorado Avalanche