2018 NHL Draft
Ruslan Iskhakov in the 2018 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Ruslan Iskhakov 43rd overall in the 2018 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 2.
He was the sixth of the 19 Russians selected that year. It was the fourth of the 8 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 95th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 12
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 2018 draft
- 40Ryan McLeodC394 GP · 185 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Bode WildeDNYINew York Islanders
- 42Jack DruryC283 GP · 86 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 43Ruslan IskhakovC1 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 44Albin ErikssonRDALDallas Stars
- 45Scott PerunovichD108 GP · 32 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 46Martin FehérváryD394 GP · 106 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2018 class
6th
of 19 Russians selected
23rd
of 118 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 2Andrei SvechnikovR574 GP · 448 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Grigori DenisenkoL33 GP · 7 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 31Alexander AlexeyevD80 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 38Alexander RomanovD372 GP · 84 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 43Ruslan IskhakovC1 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 49Kirill MarchenkoR306 GP · 222 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 61Ivan MorozovCVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 76Semyon Der-ArguchintsevC1 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 82Bulat ShafigullinLLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ruslan Iskhakov made his NHL debut on April 17, 2024, 5 years and 299 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2018 draft
- 11Oliver WahlstromR236 GP · 73 PNYINew York Islanders
- 12Noah DobsonD483 GP · 283 PNYINew York Islanders
- 41Bode WildeDNYINew York Islanders
- 43Ruslan IskhakovC1 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 72Jakub SkarekG2 GP · 0 WNYINew York Islanders
- 103Jacob PivonkaCNYINew York Islanders
- 134Blade JenkinsLNYINew York Islanders
- 196Christian KrygierDNYINew York Islanders