DRAFT HISTORY
2005 NHL Draft
Sidney Crosby went first overall to PIT. 230 players selected across 7 rounds; 16 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | Sidney Crosby | C | Rimouski (QMJHL) | 1,426 | 1,761 |
| 2 | ANA | Bobby Ryan | RW | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 3 | CAR | Jack Johnson | D | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 4 | MIN | Benoit Pouliot | LW | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 5 | MTL | Carey Price | G | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 6 | CBJ | Gilbert Brule | C | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 7 | CHI | Jack Skille | RW | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 8 | SJS | Devin Setoguchi | RW | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 9 | OTT | Brian Lee | D | Moorhead (USHSW) | — | — |
| 10 | VAN | Luc Bourdon | D | Val d'Or (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 11 | LAK | Anze Kopitar | C | Sodertalje Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 1,525 | 1,316 |
| 12 | NYR | Marc Staal | D | Sudbury (OHL) | 1,136 | 234 |
| 13 | BUF | Marek Zagrapan | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 14 | WSH | Sasha Pokulok | D | Cornell U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 15 | NYI | Ryan O'Marra | C | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 16 | ATL | Alex Bourret | RW | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 17 | PHX | Martin Hanzal | C | Budejovice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 18 | NSH | Ryan Parent | D | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 19 | DET | Jakub Kindl | D | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 20 | FLA | Kenndal McArdle | LW | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 21 | TOR | Tuukka Rask | G | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | 564 | 17 |
| 22 | BOS | Matt Lashoff | D | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 23 | NJD | Niclas Bergfors | F | Sodertalje Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 24 | STL | T.J. Oshie | C | Warroad (USHSW) | 1,010 | 695 |
| 25 | EDM | Andrew Cogliano | C | St. Michael's Jr. A (OPJRA) | 1,294 | 464 |
| 26 | CGY | Matt Pelech | D | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 27 | WSH | Joe Finley | D | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 28 | DAL | Matt Niskanen | D | Virginia (USHSW) | 949 | 356 |
| 29 | PHI | Steve Downie | RW | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 30 | TBL | Vladimir Mihalik | D | Presov (SVK-2) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | ANA | Brendan Mikkelson | D | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 32 | FLA | Tyler Plante | G | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 33 | DAL | James Neal | LW | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 34 | COL | Ryan Stoa | C | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 35 | SJS | Marc-Edouard Vlasic | D | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 36 | EDM | Taylor Chorney | D | Shattuck-St. Mary's (USHSW) | — | — |
| 37 | STL | Scott Jackson | D | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 38 | NJD | Jeff Frazee | G | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 39 | BOS | Petr Kalus | C | Vitkovice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 40 | NYR | Michael Sauer | D | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 41 | ATL | Ondrej Pavelec | G | Kladno Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 42 | DET | Justin Abdelkader | LW | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 43 | CHI | Mike Blunden | RW | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 44 | COL | Paul Stastny | C | U. of Denver (WCHA) | 1,145 | 822 |
| 45 | MTL | Guillaume Latendresse | RW | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 46 | NYI | Dustin Kohn | D | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 47 | COL | Tom Fritsche | LW | Ohio State U. (CCHA) | — | — |
| 48 | BUF | Philip Gogulla | F | Koln (GERMANY) | — | — |
| 49 | ATL | Chad Denny | D | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 50 | LAK | Dany Roussin | LW | Rimouski (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 51 | VAN | Mason Raymond | LW | Camrose (AJHL) | — | — |
| 52 | COL | Chris Durand | C | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 53 | ATL | Andrew Kozek | F | South Surrey (BCHL) | — | — |
| 54 | CHI | Dan Bertram | RW | Boston College (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 55 | CBJ | Adam McQuaid | D | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 56 | NYR | Marc-Andre Cliche | RW | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 57 | MIN | Matt Kassian | LW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 58 | CAR | Nathan Hagemo | D | U. of Minnesota (WCHA) | — | — |
| 59 | PHX | Pier-Olivier Pelletier | G | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 60 | LAK | T.J. Fast | D | Camrose (AJHL) | — | — |
| 61 | PIT | Michael Gergen | F | Shattuck-St. Mary's (USHSW) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | PIT | Kris Letang | D | Val d'Or (QMJHL) | 1,241 | 806 |
| 63 | ANA | Jason Bailey | RW | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 64 | CAR | Joe Barnes | C | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 65 | MIN | Kristofer Westblom | G | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 66 | NYR | Brodie Dupont | C | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 67 | CBJ | Kris Russell | D | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 68 | CHI | Evan Brophey | F | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
| 69 | CGY | Gord Baldwin | D | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 70 | OTT | Vitaly Anikeyenko | D | Yaroslavl 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 71 | DAL | Rich Clune | LW | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 72 | LAK | Jonathan Quick | G | Avon Old Farms H.S. (USHSE) | 829 | 0 |
| 73 | TBL | Radek Smolenak | LW | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 74 | CGY | Dan Ryder | C | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 75 | DAL | Perttu Lindgren | C | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 76 | NYI | Shea Guthrie | F | St. George's (USHSE) | — | — |
| 77 | NYR | Dalyn Flatt | D | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 78 | NSH | Teemu Laakso | D | IFK Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 79 | NSH | Cody Franson | D | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 80 | DET | Christofer Lofberg | C | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 81 | EDM | Danny Syvret | D | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 82 | TOR | Phil Oreskovic | D | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 83 | BOS | Mikko Lehtonen | RW | Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 84 | NJD | Mark Fraser | D | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 85 | STL | Ben Bishop | G | Texas (NAHL) | — | — |
| 86 | EDM | Robby Dee | F | Breck School (USHSW) | — | — |
| 87 | BUF | Marc-Andre Gragnani | D | P.E.I. (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 88 | COL | T.J. Hensick | C | U. of Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 89 | TBL | Chris Lawrence | C | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 90 | FLA | Dan Collins | RW | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 91 | PHI | Oskars Bartulis | D | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | TBL | Marek Bartanus | RW | Kosice Jr. (SVK JR.) | — | — |
| 93 | FLA | Olivier Legault | LW | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 94 | CAR | Jakub Vojta | D | Sparta Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 95 | OTT | Cody Bass | C | Mississauga (OHL) | — | — |
| 96 | BUF | Chris Butler | D | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 97 | EDM | Chris VandeVelde | C | Moorhead (USHSW) | — | — |
| 98 | OTT | Ilya Zubov | C | Chelyabinsk (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 99 | NJD | Patrick Davis | LW | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 100 | BOS | Jonathan Sigalet | D | Bowling Green (CCHA) | — | — |
| 101 | CBJ | Jared Boll | RW | Lincoln (USHL) | — | — |
| 102 | TBL | Blair Jones | C | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 103 | DET | Mattias Ritola | F | Leksand Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 104 | FLA | Matt Duffy | D | N.H. Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) | — | — |
| 105 | PHX | Keith Yandle | D | Cushing Academy (USHSE) | 1,109 | 619 |
| 106 | BOS | Vladimir Sobotka | F | Slavia Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 107 | NYR | Tom Pyatt | C | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 108 | CHI | Niklas Hjalmarsson | D | HV 71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 821 | 172 |
| 109 | WSH | Andrew Thomas | D | U. of Denver (WCHA) | — | — |
| 110 | MIN | Kyle Bailey | C | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 111 | CGY | J.D. Watt | RW | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 112 | SJS | Alex Stalock | G | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 113 | CHI | Nathan Davis | F | Miami University (CCHA) | — | — |
| 114 | VAN | Alexandre Vincent | G | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 115 | OTT | Janne Kolehmainen | LW | Saipa (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 116 | ATL | Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman | LW | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 117 | CHI | Denis Istomin | RW | Chelyabinsk (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 118 | WSH | Patrick McNeill | D | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 119 | PHI | Jeremy Duchesne | G | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 120 | EDM | Viacheslav Trukhno | C | P.E.I. (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 121 | MTL | Juraj Mikus | F | Skalica Jr. (SVK JR.) | — | — |
| 122 | MIN | Morten Madsen | F | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 123 | CAR | Ondrej Otcenas | F | Trencin Jr. (SVK JR.) | — | — |
| 124 | COL | Ray Macias | D | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 125 | PIT | Tommi Leinonen | D | Karpat Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | PIT | Tim Crowder | RW | South Surrey (BCHL) | — | — |
| 127 | ANA | Bobby Bolt | LW | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 128 | CGY | Kevin Lalande | G | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
| 129 | MIN | Anthony Aiello | D | Thayer Academy (USHSE) | — | — |
| 130 | MTL | Mathieu Aubin | C | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 131 | CBJ | Tomas Popperle | G | Sparta (CZE) | — | — |
| 132 | DET | Darren Helm | F | Medicine Hat (WHL) | 823 | 266 |
| 133 | TBL | Stanislav Lascek | RW | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 134 | CHI | Brennan Turner | D | Notre Dame (SJHL) | — | — |
| 135 | ATL | Tomas Pospisil | RW | Trinec Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 136 | OTT | Tomas Kudelka | D | Zlin Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 137 | DET | Johan Ryno | F | Kumla Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 138 | VAN | Matt Butcher | C | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — | — |
| 139 | LAK | Patrik Hersley | D | Malmo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 140 | SJS | Taylor Dakers | G | Kootenay (WHL) | — | — |
| 141 | ANA | Brian Salcido | D | Colorado College (WCHA) | — | — |
| 142 | BUF | Nathan Gerbe | C | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 143 | WSH | Daren Machesney | G | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 144 | NYI | Masi Marjamaki | RW | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 145 | CAR | Timothy Kunes | D | N.E. Jr. Falcons (EJHL) | — | — |
| 146 | DAL | Tom Wandell | F | Sodertalje Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 147 | NYR | Trevor Koverko | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 148 | PHX | Anton Krysanov | C | Togliatti (RUS) | — | — |
| 149 | SJS | Derek Joslin | D | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 150 | NSH | Cal O'Reilly | C | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 151 | DET | Jeff May | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | — | — |
| 152 | PHI | Josh Beaulieu | C | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 153 | TOR | Alex Berry | RW | Junior Bruins (EJHL) | — | — |
| 154 | BOS | Wacey Rabbit | C | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 155 | NJD | Mark Fayne | D | Noble & Greenough (USHSE) | — | — |
| 156 | STL | Ryan Reaves | RW | Brandon (WHL) | 962 | 140 |
| 157 | EDM | Fredrik Pettersson | LW | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 158 | CGY | Matt Keetley | G | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 159 | CAR | Risto Korhonen | D | Karpat Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 160 | DAL | Matt Watkins | RW | Vernon (BCHL) | — | — |
| 161 | FLA | Brian Foster | G | N.H. Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) | — | — |
| 162 | SJS | Paul Fenton | F | U. Mass-Amherst (H-EAST) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | TBL | Marek Kvapil | RW | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 164 | FLA | Roman Derlyuk | D | Spartak St. Pet. (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 165 | TBL | Kevin Beech | G | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 166 | COL | Jason Lynch | D | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 167 | CHI | Joe Fallon | G | U. of Vermont (ECAC) | — | — |
| 168 | COL | Justin Mercier | F | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 169 | STL | Mike Gauthier | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | — | — |
| 170 | NJD | Sean Zimmerman | D | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 171 | STL | Nick Drazenovic | C | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 172 | BOS | Lukas Vantuch | F | Liberec Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 173 | TOR | Johan Dahlberg | F | Modo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 174 | PHI | John Flatters | D | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 175 | DET | Juho Mielonen | D | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 176 | NSH | Ryan Maki | RW | Harvard U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 177 | CBJ | Derek Reinhart | D | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 178 | NYR | Greg Beller | F | Lake of the Woods (USHSW) | — | — |
| 179 | CGY | Brett Sutter | F | Kootenay (WHL) | — | — |
| 180 | NYI | Tyrell Mason | D | Salmon Arm (BCHL) | — | — |
| 181 | WSH | Tim Kennedy | LW | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 182 | BUF | Adam Dennis | G | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 183 | SJS | William Colbert | D | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 184 | LAK | Ryan McGinnis | D | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 185 | VAN | Kris Fredheim | D | Notre Dame (SJHL) | — | — |
| 186 | OTT | Dimitri Megalinsky | D | Yaroslavl (RUS) | — | — |
| 187 | ATL | Andrey Zubarev | D | Ufa 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 188 | CHI | Joe Charlebois | D | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 189 | CBJ | Kirill Starkov | C | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 190 | MTL | Matt D'Agostini | RW | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 191 | BUF | Vjateslav Buravchikov | D | Krylja (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 192 | CAR | Nicolas Blanchard | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 193 | SJS | Tony Lucia | LW | Wayzata (USHSW) | — | — |
| 194 | PIT | Jean-Philippe Paquet | D | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | PIT | Joe Vitale | C | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 196 | NYI | Nicholas Tuzzolino | D | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 197 | ANA | Jean-Philippe Levasseur | G | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 198 | CAR | Kyle Lawson | D | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 199 | MIN | Riley Emmerson | D | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 200 | MTL | Sergei Kostitsyn | F | Gomel (BLR) | — | — |
| 201 | CBJ | Trevor Hendrikx | D | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 202 | CHI | David Kuchejda | RW | Budejovice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 203 | CHI | Adam Hobson | C | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 204 | OTT | Colin Greening | F | Upper Canada Coll. (CCL) | — | — |
| 205 | VAN | Mario Bliznak | C | Dubnica Jr. (SVK JR.) | — | — |
| 206 | LAK | Josh Meyers | D | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 207 | ATL | Myles Stoesz | D | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 208 | BUF | Matt Generous | D | N.E. Jr. Falcons (EJHL) | — | — |
| 209 | WSH | Viktor Dovgan | D | CSKA Moscow 2 (RUS) | — | — |
| 210 | NYI | Luciano Aquino | F | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 211 | NYR | Ryan Russell | C | Kootenay (WHL) | — | — |
| 212 | PHX | Pat Brosnihan | RW | Worcester Academy (USHSE) | — | — |
| 213 | NSH | Scott Todd | D | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 214 | DET | Bretton Stamler | D | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 215 | PHI | Matt Clackson | LW | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 216 | TOR | Anton Stralman | D | Skovde (SWE-2) | 938 | 293 |
| 217 | BOS | Brock Bradford | C | Omaha (USHL) | — | — |
| 218 | NJD | Alexander Sundstrom | F | Bjorkloven (SWE-2) | — | — |
| 219 | STL | Nikolai Lemtyugov | F | CSKA (RUS) | — | — |
| 220 | EDM | Matthew Glasser | LW | Fort McMurray (AJHL) | — | — |
| 221 | CGY | Myles Rumsey | D | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 222 | COL | Kyle Cumiskey | D | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 223 | DAL | Pat McGann | G | Illinois Midgets (USMHL) | — | — |
| 224 | FLA | Zach Bearson | RW | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 225 | TBL | John Wessbecker | D | Blake (USHSW) | — | — |
| 226 | LAK | John Seymour | LW | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 227 | BUF | Andrew Orpik | D | Thayer Academy (USHSE) | — | — |
| 228 | TOR | Chad Rau | C | Des Moines (USHL) | — | — |
| 229 | MTL | Phillipe Paquet | D | Salisbury (USHSE) | — | — |
| 230 | NSH | Patric Hornqvist | F | Vasby (SWE-3) | 901 | 543 |
2005 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2005 NHL draft?
- Sidney Crosby was selected first overall by PIT, out of Rimouski (QMJHL).
- How many players were drafted in 2005?
- 230 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2005 NHL draft.
- Who has the most NHL points from the 2005 draft class?
- Sidney Crosby (pick #1, PIT) leads the 2005 class with 1,761 career NHL points.