2020 NHL Draft
Yan Kuznetsov in the 2020 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Yan Kuznetsov 50th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 2.
He was the sixth of the 24 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 73 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 50
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 19
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 47–53 in the 2020 draft
- 47Luke TuchLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 48Jan MysakCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 49Forfeited pickARIArizona Coyotes
- 50Yan KuznetsovD73 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 51Theodor NiederbachCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 52Joel BlomqvistG15 GP · 4 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 53Vasily PonomarevC9 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
6th
of 24 Russians selected
12th
of 61 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 11Yaroslav AskarovG74 GP · 30 WNSHNashville Predators
- 15Rodion AmirovLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 20Shakir MukhamadullinD94 GP · 23 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 21Egor ChinakhovR258 GP · 117 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 37Marat KhusnutdinovC184 GP · 55 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 50Yan KuznetsovD73 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 53Vasily PonomarevC9 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 61Egor SokolovL13 GP · 2 POTTOttawa Senators
- 69Alexander NikishinD81 GP · 33 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 76Danil GushchinL18 GP · 5 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Yan Kuznetsov made his NHL debut on January 9, 2024, 3 years and 94 days after the draft.
73
Games
4
Goals
10
Assists
14
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2020 draft
- 24Connor ZaryC193 GP · 87 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 50Yan KuznetsovD73 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 72Jeremie PoirierDCGYCalgary Flames
- 80Jake BoltmannDCGYCalgary Flames
- 96Daniil ChechelevGCGYCalgary Flames
- 143Ryan FrancisRCGYCalgary Flames
- 174Rory KerinsC9 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 205Ilya SolovyovD48 GP · 12 PCGYCalgary Flames