2012 NHL Draft
Zemgus Girgensons in the 2012 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Zemgus Girgensons 14th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 2 Latvians selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 855.
- Overall pick
- 14
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 11–17 in the 2012 draft
- 11Filip ForsbergL877 GP · 775 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 12Mikhail GrigorenkoC249 GP · 76 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 13Radek FaksaC777 GP · 234 PDALDallas Stars
- 14Zemgus GirgensonsC855 GP · 216 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 15Cody CeciD960 GP · 245 POTTOttawa Senators
- 16Tom WilsonR921 GP · 462 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 17Tomas HertlC890 GP · 618 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
1st
of 2 Latvians selected
6th
of 110 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Latvians selected
- 14Zemgus GirgensonsC855 GP · 216 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 52Teddy BluegerC470 GP · 173 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Zemgus Girgensons made his NHL debut on October 2, 2013, 1 year and 102 days after the draft.
855
Games
101
Goals
115
Assists
216
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2012 draft
- 12Mikhail GrigorenkoC249 GP · 76 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Zemgus GirgensonsC855 GP · 216 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 44Jake McCabeD740 GP · 203 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 73Justin KeaCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 133Logan NelsonCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 163Linus UllmarkG348 GP · 198 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 193Brady AustinD5 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 204Judd PetersonC/RBUFBuffalo Sabres