DRAFT HISTORY
2006 NHL Draft
Erik Johnson went first overall to STL. 212 players selected across 7 rounds; 17 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STL | Erik Johnson | D | USA U-18 (USA) | 1,023 | 348 |
| 2 | PIT | Jordan Staal | C | Peterborough (OHL) | 1,403 | 747 |
| 3 | CHI | Jonathan Toews | F | U. of North Dakota (WCHA) | 1,149 | 912 |
| 4 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom | C | Brynas (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 5 | BOS | Phil Kessel | C | U. of Minnesota (WCHA) | — | — |
| 6 | CBJ | Derick Brassard | C | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 7 | NYI | Kyle Okposo | RW | Des Moines (USHL) | 1,051 | 614 |
| 8 | PHX | Peter Mueller | C | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 9 | MIN | James Sheppard | C | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 10 | FLA | Michael Frolik | F | Kladno (CZE) | — | — |
| 11 | LAK | Jonathan Bernier | G | Lewiston (QMJHL) | 404 | 8 |
| 12 | ATL | Bryan Little | C | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 13 | TOR | Jiri Tlusty | F | Kladno (CZE) | — | — |
| 14 | VAN | Michael Grabner | RW | Spokane (WHL) | 640 | 276 |
| 15 | TBL | Riku Helenius | G | Ilves (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 16 | SJS | Ty Wishart | D | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 17 | LAK | Trevor Lewis | C | Des Moines (USHL) | 1,034 | 237 |
| 18 | COL | Chris Stewart | RW | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 19 | ANA | Mark Mitera | D | U. of Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 20 | MTL | David Fischer | D | Apple Valley (USHSW) | — | — |
| 21 | NYR | Bobby Sanguinetti | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 22 | PHI | Claude Giroux | RW | Gatineau (QMJHL) | 1,345 | 1,165 |
| 23 | WSH | Semyon Varlamov | G | Yaroslavl 2 (RPL) | 621 | 8 |
| 24 | BUF | Dennis Persson | D | Vasteras (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 25 | STL | Patrik Berglund | C | Vasteras (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 26 | CGY | Leland Irving | G | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 27 | DAL | Ivan Vishnevskiy | D | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 28 | OTT | Nick Foligno | LW | Sudbury (OHL) | 1,287 | 612 |
| 29 | PHX | Chris Summers | D | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 30 | NJD | Matthew Corrente | D | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | STL | Tomas Kana | C | Vitkovice (CZE) | — | — |
| 32 | PIT | Carl Sneep | D | Brainerd H.S. (USHSW) | — | — |
| 33 | CHI | Igor Makarov | RW | Krylja (RUS) | — | — |
| 34 | WSH | Michal Neuvirth | G | Sparta Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 35 | WSH | Francois Bouchard | RW | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 36 | SJS | Jamie McGinn | LW | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 37 | BOS | Yury Alexandrov | D | Cherepovets (RUS) | — | — |
| 38 | ANA | Bryce Swan | RW | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 39 | PHI | Andreas Nodl | RW | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 40 | MIN | Ondrej Fiala | C | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 41 | DET | Cory Emmerton | F | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 42 | PHI | Michael Ratchuk | D | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 43 | ATL | Riley Holzapfel | C | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 44 | TOR | Nikolay Kulemin | F | Magnitogorsk (RUS) | — | — |
| 45 | EDM | Jeff Petry | D | Des Moines (USHL) | 1,051 | 394 |
| 46 | BUF | Jhonas Enroth | G | Sodertalje (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 47 | DET | Shawn Matthias | C | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
| 48 | LAK | Joe Ryan | D | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 49 | MTL | Ben Maxwell | C | Kootenay (WHL) | — | — |
| 50 | BOS | Milan Lucic | LW | Vancouver (WHL) | 1,177 | 586 |
| 51 | COL | Nigel Williams | D | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 52 | WSH | Keith Seabrook | D | Burnaby (BCHL) | — | — |
| 53 | MTL | Mathieu Carle | D | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 54 | NYR | Artem Anisimov | C | Yaroslavl (RUS) | — | — |
| 55 | PHI | Denis Bodrov | D | Togliatti (RUS) | — | — |
| 56 | NSH | Blake Geoffrion | LW | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 57 | BUF | Mike Weber | D | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 58 | NJD | Alexander Vasyunov | LW | Yaroslavl 2 (RPL) | — | — |
| 59 | COL | Codey Burki | C | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 60 | NYI | Jesse Joensuu | F | Assat (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 61 | CHI | Simon Danis-Pepin | D | U. of Maine (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 62 | DET | Dick Axelsson | F | Huddinge (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 63 | CAR | Jamie McBain | D | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | STL | Jonas Junland | D | Linkoping (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 65 | PIT | Brian Strait | D | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 66 | MTL | Ryan White | C | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 67 | NJD | Kirill Tulupov | D | Alemetjevsk (RUS) | — | — |
| 68 | OTT | Eric Gryba | D | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 69 | CBJ | Steve Mason | G | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 70 | NYI | Robin Figren | F | Frolunda Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 71 | BOS | Brad Marchand | C | Moncton (QMJHL) | 1,152 | 1,034 |
| 72 | MIN | Cal Clutterbuck | RW | Oshawa (OHL) | 1,064 | 293 |
| 73 | FLA | Brady Calla | RW | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 74 | LAK | Jeff Zatkoff | G | Miami University (CCHA) | — | — |
| 75 | EDM | Theo Peckham | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 76 | CHI | Tony Lagerstrom | C | Sodertalje Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 77 | NJD | Vladimir Zharkov | RW | CSKA 2 (RPL) | — | — |
| 78 | TBL | Kevin Quick | D | Salisbury (USHSE) | — | — |
| 79 | PHI | Jon Matsumoto | C | Bowling Green (CCHA) | — | — |
| 80 | ATL | Michael Forney | LW | Thief River Falls (USHSW) | — | — |
| 81 | COL | Mike Carman | C | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 82 | VAN | Daniel Rahimi | D | Bjorkloven Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 83 | ANA | John De Gray | D | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 84 | NYR | Ryan Hillier | LW | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 85 | CBJ | Tom Sestito | LW | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 86 | LAK | Bud Holloway | F | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 87 | CGY | John Armstrong | F | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 88 | PHX | Jonas Ahnelov | D | Frolunda (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 89 | CGY | Aaron Marvin | F | Warroad (USHSW) | — | — |
| 90 | DAL | Aaron Snow | LW | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 91 | OTT | Kaspars Daugavins | LW | Riga (LAT) | — | — |
| 92 | DET | Daniel Larsson | G | Hammarby (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 93 | CAR | Harrison Reed | RW | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | STL | Ryan Turek | C | Omaha (USHL) | — | — |
| 95 | CHI | Ben Shutron | D | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 96 | CHI | Joe Palmer | G | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 97 | WSH | Oskar Osala | LW | Mississauga (OHL) | — | — |
| 98 | SJS | James Delory | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 99 | TOR | James Reimer | G | Red Deer (WHL) | 553 | 3 |
| 100 | NYI | Rhett Rakhshani | RW | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 101 | PHI | Joonas Lehtivuori | D | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 102 | MIN | Kyle Medvec | D | Apple Valley (USHSW) | — | — |
| 103 | FLA | Michael Caruso | D | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 104 | NYR | David Kveton | RW | Vsetin (CZE) | — | — |
| 105 | NSH | Niko Snellman | F | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 106 | STL | Reto Berra | G | Zurich/Kusnacht (SUI) | — | — |
| 107 | NJD | T.J. Miller | D | Penticton (BCHL) | — | — |
| 108 | NYI | Jase Weslosky | G | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | — | — |
| 109 | PHI | Jakub Kovar | G | Budejovice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 110 | COL | Kevin Montgomery | D | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 111 | TOR | Korbinian Holzer | D | Bad Tolz (GERMANY) | — | — |
| 112 | ANA | Matt Beleskey | LW | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
| 113 | CBJ | Ben Wright | D | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
| 114 | LAK | Niclas Andersen | D | Leksand (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 115 | NYI | Tomas Marcinko | C | Kosice (SVK) | — | — |
| 116 | FLA | Derrick Lapoint | D | Eau Claire North (USHSW) | — | — |
| 117 | BUF | Felix Schutz | C | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 118 | CGY | Hugo Carpentier | C | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 119 | NYI | Doug Rogers | C | St. Sebastian's School (USHSE) | — | — |
| 120 | DAL | Richard Bachman | G | Cushing Academy (USHSE) | — | — |
| 121 | OTT | Pierre-Luc Lessard | D | Gatineau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 122 | WSH | Luke Lynes | F | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 123 | CAR | Bobby Hughes | C | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | STL | Andy Sackrison | F | St. Louis Park (USHSW) | — | — |
| 125 | PIT | Chad Johnson | G | Alaska-Fairbanks (CCHA) | — | — |
| 126 | NYI | Shane Sims | D | Des Moines (USHL) | — | — |
| 127 | WSH | Maxime Lacroix | LW | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 128 | BOS | Andrew Bodnarchuk | D | Halifax (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 129 | CBJ | Robert Nyholm | RW | IFK Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 130 | PHX | Brett Bennett | G | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 131 | PHX | Martin Latal | RW | Kladno (CZE) | — | — |
| 132 | MIN | Niko Hovinen | G | Jokerit (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 133 | EDM | Bryan Pitton | G | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 134 | LAK | David Meckler | C | Yale University (ECAC) | — | — |
| 135 | ATL | Alex Kangas | G | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 136 | CBJ | Nick Sucharski | LW | Michigan State U. (CCHA) | — | — |
| 137 | NYR | Tomas Zaborsky | F | Trencin (SVK) | — | — |
| 138 | DAL | David McIntyre | C | Newmarket (OPJRA) | — | — |
| 139 | MTL | Pavel Valentenko | D | Neftekamsk (RPL) | — | — |
| 140 | EDM | Cody Wild | D | Providence (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 141 | NYI | Kim Johansson | F | Malmo Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 142 | CBJ | Maxime Frechette | D | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 143 | SJS | Ashton Rome | RW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 144 | LAK | Martin Nolet | D | Champlain (QC AAA) | — | — |
| 145 | PHI | Jonathan Rheault | RW | Providence (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 146 | NSH | Mark Dekanich | G | Colgate U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 147 | BUF | Alex Biega | D | Salisbury (USHSE) | 243 | 42 |
| 148 | NJD | Olivier Magnan | D | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 149 | CGY | Juuso Puustinen | RW | Kalpa Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 150 | DAL | Max Warn | LW | IFK Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 151 | OTT | Ryan Daniels | G | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 153 | CAR | Stefan Chaput | C | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | STL | Matthew McCollem | LW | Belmont Hill H.S. (USHSE) | — | — |
| 155 | FLA | Peter Aston | D | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 156 | CHI | Jan-Mikael Juutilainen | C | Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 157 | WSH | Brent Gwidt | C | Lakeland H.S. (USHSW) | — | — |
| 158 | BOS | Levi Nelson | C | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 159 | CBJ | Jesse Dudas | D | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 160 | NYI | Andrew MacDonald | D | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 161 | TOR | Viktor Stalberg | LW | Frolunda (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 162 | MIN | Julian Walker | F | Basel (SUI) | — | — |
| 163 | VAN | Sergei Shirokov | F | CSKA (RUS) | — | — |
| 164 | LAK | Constantin Braun | LW | Eisbaren Berlin (GERMANY) | — | — |
| 165 | ATL | Jonas Enlund | C | IFK Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 166 | TOR | Tyler Ruegsegger | F | Shattuck-St. Mary's (USHSW) | — | — |
| 167 | VAN | Juraj Simek | F | Kloten (SUI) | — | — |
| 168 | TBL | Dane Crowley | D | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 169 | CHI | Chris Auger | C | Wellington (OPJRA) | — | — |
| 170 | EDM | Alexander Bumagin | F | Togliatti (RUS) | — | — |
| 171 | NYI | Brian Day | RW | Governor's Academy (USHSE) | — | — |
| 172 | ANA | Petteri Wirtanen | C | HPK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 173 | NYI | Stefan Ridderwall | G | Djurgarden Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 174 | NYR | Eric Hunter | C | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 175 | PHI | Michael Dupont | G | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 176 | NSH | Ryan Flynn | RW | USA U-18 (USA) | — | — |
| 177 | WSH | Mathieu Perreault | C | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | 708 | 352 |
| 178 | NJD | Tony Romano | C | NY Bobcats (AJHL) | — | — |
| 179 | CGY | Jordan Fulton | C | Breck School (USHSW) | — | — |
| 180 | TOR | Leo Komarov | C | Assat (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 181 | OTT | Kevin Koopman | D | Beaver Valley Jr. B (KIJHL) | — | — |
| 182 | DET | Jan Mursak | LW | Budejovice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 183 | CAR | Nick Dodge | RW | Clarkson U. (ECAC) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | STL | Alexander Hellstrom | D | Bjorkloven (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 185 | PIT | Timo Seppanen | D | IFK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 186 | CHI | Peter LeBlanc | F | Hamilton (OPJRA) | — | — |
| 187 | CGY | Devin Didiomete | LW | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 188 | PHX | Chris Frank | D | Western Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 189 | CBJ | Derek Dorsett | RW | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 190 | NYI | Troy Mattila | LW | Springfield (NAHL) | — | — |
| 191 | DET | Nick Oslund | RW | Burnsville (USHSW) | — | — |
| 192 | MIN | Chris Hickey | C | Cretin Derham Hall H.S. (USHSW) | — | — |
| 193 | FLA | Marc Cheverie | G | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — | — |
| 194 | CBJ | Matt Marquardt | LW | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 195 | ATL | Jesse Martin | C | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | — | — |
| 196 | PHX | Benn Ferriero | F | Boston College (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 197 | VAN | Evan Fuller | RW | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 198 | TBL | Denis Kazionov | LW | Tver (RUS) | — | — |
| 199 | MTL | Cameron Cepek | D | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 200 | ATL | Arturs Kulda | D | CSKA 2 (RPL) | — | — |
| 201 | COL | Billy Sauer | G | U. of Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 202 | SJS | John McCarthy | LW | Boston University (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 203 | SJS | Jay Barriball | F | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — | — |
| 204 | NYR | Lukas Zeliska | C | Trinec Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 205 | PHI | Andrei Popov | RW | Chelyabinsk (RUS) | — | — |
| 206 | NSH | Viktor Sjodin | F | Vasteras Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 207 | BUF | Benjamin Breault | C | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 208 | NJD | Kyle Henegan | D | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 209 | CGY | Per Jonsson | F | Farjestad Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 210 | ATL | Will O'Neill | D | Tabor Academy (USHSE) | — | — |
| 211 | OTT | Erik Condra | RW | U. of Notre Dame (CCHA) | — | — |
| 212 | DET | Logan Pyett | D | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 213 | CAR | Justin Krueger | D | Penticton (BCHL) | — | — |
2006 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2006 NHL draft?
- Erik Johnson was selected first overall by STL, out of USA U-18 (USA).
- How many players were drafted in 2006?
- 212 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2006 NHL draft.
- Who has the most NHL points from the 2006 draft class?
- Claude Giroux (pick #22, PHI) leads the 2006 class with 1,165 career NHL points.