2020 NHL Draft
Samuel Knazko in the 2020 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Samuel Knazko 78th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 3.
He was the first of the 2 Slovaks selected that year. It was the second of the 5 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 78
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 75–81 in the 2020 draft
- 75Jean-Luc FoudyC13 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 76Danil GushchinL18 GP · 5 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 77Calle ClangGNo NHL gamesPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 78Samuel KnazkoD2 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 79Landon SlaggertL102 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 80Jake BoltmannDCGYCalgary Flames
- 81Wyatt KaiserD192 GP · 41 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
1st
of 2 Slovaks selected
24th
of 61 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 78Samuel KnazkoD2 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 128Martin ChromiakR2 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Samuel Knazko made his NHL debut on April 13, 2023, 2 years and 188 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2020 draft
- 21Egor ChinakhovR259 GP · 117 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 78Samuel KnazkoD2 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 114Mikael PyyhtiaL71 GP · 11 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 145Ole Julian Bjorgvik-HolmDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 176Samuel JohannessonDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets