2017 NHL Draft
Timothy Liljegren in the 2017 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Timothy Liljegren 17th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
He was the fourth of the 26 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 325 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 17
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 17
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 14–20 in the 2017 draft
- 14Cal FooteD145 GP · 20 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD278 GP · 75 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD325 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 19Josh NorrisC297 GP · 195 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 20Robert ThomasC545 GP · 470 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
4th
of 26 Swedes selected
6th
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 PetterssonC561 GP · 524 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 ZetterlundL345 GP · 155 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 112Tim SoderlundC/LCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Timothy Liljegren made his NHL debut on January 18, 2020, 2 years and 209 days after the draft.
325
Games
22
Goals
72
Assists
94
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 2017 draft
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD325 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 59Eemeli RasanenDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 110Ian ScottGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 124Vladislav KaraLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 141Fedor GordeevDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 172Ryan McGregorCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 203Ryan O'ConnellDTORToronto Maple Leafs