2020 NHL Draft
Yaroslav Askarov in the 2020 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Yaroslav Askarov 11th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 24 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 75 games put him 48th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 2020 draft
- 8Jack QuinnR277 GP · 164 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Marco RossiC252 GP · 143 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Cole PerfettiC308 GP · 171 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 11Yaroslav AskarovG75 GP · 30 WNSHNashville Predators
- 12Anton LundellC376 GP · 207 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 13Seth JarvisR383 GP · 287 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 14Dylan HollowayL242 GP · 144 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
1st
of 24 Russians selected
1st
of 20 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 11Yaroslav AskarovG75 GP · 30 WNSHNashville Predators
- 15Rodion AmirovLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 20Shakir MukhamadullinD96 GP · 23 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 21Egor ChinakhovR261 GP · 118 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 37Marat KhusnutdinovC186 GP · 55 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 50Yan KuznetsovD75 GP · 16 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 53Vasily PonomarevC9 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 61Egor SokolovL13 GP · 2 POTTOttawa Senators
- 69Alexander NikishinD82 GP · 35 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 76Danil GushchinL18 GP · 5 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Yaroslav Askarov made his NHL debut on January 12, 2023, 2 years and 98 days after the draft.
75
Games
30
Wins
0
Shutouts
.887
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2020 draft
- 11Yaroslav AskarovG75 GP · 30 WNSHNashville Predators
- 42Luke EvangelistaR268 GP · 152 PNSHNashville Predators
- 73Luke ProkopDNSHNashville Predators
- 101Adam WilsbyD98 GP · 26 PNSHNashville Predators
- 166Luke ReidDNSHNashville Predators
- 202Gunnarwolfe FontaineLNSHNashville Predators
- 209Chase McLaneCNSHNashville Predators