2021 NHL Draft
Ryker Evans in the 2021 NHL Draft
Seattle Kraken selected Ryker Evans 35th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks Seattle Kraken made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 191 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- SEASeattle Kraken
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 2021 draft
- 32Nolan AllanD53 GP · 11 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 33Prokhor PoltapovLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 34Olen ZellwegerD178 GP · 57 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 35Ryker EvansD191 GP · 58 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 36Shai BuiumDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 37Josh DoanR159 GP · 83 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 38Daniil ChaykaDVGKVegas Golden Knights
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
34th
of 223 players selected
10th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD338 GP · 151 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC346 GP · 204 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC319 GP · 191 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD238 GP · 136 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC287 GP · 151 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD199 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR243 GP · 194 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ryker Evans made his NHL debut on December 7, 2023, 2 years and 136 days after the draft.
191
Games
17
Goals
41
Assists
58
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Seattle Kraken picks in the 2021 draft
- 2Matty BeniersC346 GP · 204 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 35Ryker EvansD191 GP · 58 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 67Ryan WintertonC104 GP · 25 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 99Ville OttavainenD10 GP · 2 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 131Jacob MelansonR38 GP · 5 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 163Semyon VyazovoiGSEASeattle Kraken
- 195Justin JanickeLSEASeattle Kraken