2021 NHL Draft
Tyson Kozak in the 2021 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Tyson Kozak 193rd overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 7.
It was the eleventh and last of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 75 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 193
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 1
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 190–196 in the 2021 draft
- 190Artur CholachDVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 191Xavier SimoneauCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 192Alex GagneDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 193Tyson KozakC75 GP · 12 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Ryan McClearyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 195Justin JanickeLSEASeattle Kraken
- 196Daniil PylenkovDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
192nd
of 223 players selected
106th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD339 GP · 154 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC347 GP · 205 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC321 GP · 193 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD240 GP · 139 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC289 GP · 154 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD200 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR245 GP · 195 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tyson Kozak made his NHL debut on December 5, 2024, 3 years and 134 days after the draft.
75
Games
6
Goals
6
Assists
12
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2021 draft
- 1Owen PowerD339 GP · 154 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Isak RosénR68 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Prokhor PoltapovLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 53Aleksandr KisakovLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 88Stiven SardarianRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 95Josh BloomLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 97Olivier NadeauRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 159Viljami MarjalaLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 161William Von Barnekow LofbergCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 188Nikita NovikovDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 193Tyson KozakC75 GP · 12 PBUFBuffalo Sabres