2018 NHL Draft
Rasmus Kupari in the 2018 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Rasmus Kupari 20th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 15 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 217 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 2018 draft
- 17Ty SmithD131 GP · 49 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 18Liam FoudyC105 GP · 22 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 19Jay O'BrienCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 20Rasmus KupariC217 GP · 38 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 21Ryan MerkleyD39 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 22K'Andre MillerD459 GP · 175 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 23Isac LundeströmC405 GP · 96 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
2nd
of 15 Finns selected
14th
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC535 GP · 213 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 20Rasmus KupariC217 GP · 38 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 64Justus AnnunenG84 GP · 38 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 74Niklas NordgrenRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 78Sampo RantaL16 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 104Lenni KillinenRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 125Miska KukkonenDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 130Toni UtunenDVANVancouver Canucks
- 132Lauri PajuniemiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 139Mikael HakkarainenCCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rasmus Kupari made his NHL debut on March 5, 2021, 2 years and 256 days after the draft.
217
Games
14
Goals
24
Assists
38
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2018 draft
- 20Rasmus KupariC217 GP · 38 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 51Akil ThomasC32 GP · 7 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 82Bulat ShafigullinLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 113Aidan DudasCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 144David HrenakGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 165Johan SodergranRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 175Jacob InghamGNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings