2017 NHL Draft
Sebastian Aho in the 2017 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Sebastian Aho 139th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 5.
He was the 15th of the 26 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 5 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 190 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 139
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 15
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 136–142 in the 2017 draft
- 136Leon GawankeDWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 137Noah CatesL334 GP · 154 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 138Drake RymshaC1 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 139Sebastian AhoD190 GP · 50 PNYINew York Islanders
- 140Zach FischerRCGYCalgary Flames
- 141Fedor GordeevDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 142Jack DuganLVGKVegas Golden Knights
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
15th
of 26 Swedes selected
50th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 5Elias PetterssonC562 GP · 526 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 7Lias AnderssonC110 GP · 17 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD325 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 36Jesper BoqvistC400 GP · 111 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 37Marcus DavidssonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 38Gustav LindströmD174 GP · 35 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 44Filip WesterlundDARIArizona Coyotes
- 63Fabian ZetterlundL346 GP · 156 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 112Tim SoderlundC/LCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sebastian Aho made his NHL debut on December 31, 2017, 190 days after the draft.
190
Games
11
Goals
39
Assists
50
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2017 draft
- 46Robin SaloD32 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 77Benjamin MirageasDNYINew York Islanders
- 139Sebastian AhoD190 GP · 50 PNYINew York Islanders
- 165Arnaud DurandeauL4 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 201Logan CockerillLNYINew York Islanders