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2015 NHL Draft

Rudolfs Balcers in the 2015 NHL Draft

San Jose Sharks selected Rudolfs Balcers 142nd overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 5.

He was the third of the 3 Latvians selected that year. It was the sixth of the 9 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 170 games put him 74th in the class.

Overall pick
142
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 21
Drafting team
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 139–145 in the 2015 draft

  1. 139Christian JarosD94 GP · 14 POTT
  2. 140Chase PearsonC3 GP · 0 PDET
  3. 141Veeti VainioDCBJ
  4. 142Rudolfs BalcersL170 GP · 62 PSJS
  5. 143Connor HobbsDWSH
  6. 144Carl NeillDVAN
  7. 145Karel VejmelkaG274 GP · 114 WNSH

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2015 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2015 class

3rd
of 3 Latvians selected
85th
of 114 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Latvians selected

  1. 68Martins DzierkalsLTOR
  2. 130Karlis CuksteDSJS
  3. 142Rudolfs BalcersL170 GP · 62 PSJS
Every pick from Latvia in the 2015 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Rudolfs Balcers made his NHL debut on January 5, 2019, 3 years and 192 days after the draft.

170
Games
28
Goals
34
Assists
62
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

San Jose Sharks picks in the 2015 draft

  1. 9Timo MeierR713 GP · 484 PSJS
  2. 31Jeremy RoyDSJS
  3. 86Mike RobinsonGSJS
  4. 106Adam HelewkaLSJS
  5. 130Karlis CuksteDSJS
  6. 142Rudolfs BalcersL170 GP · 62 PSJS
  7. 160Adam ParsellsDSJS
  8. 190Marcus VelaCSJS
  9. 193Jake KupskyGSJS