DRAFT HISTORY
2009 NHL Draft
John Tavares went first overall to NYI. 211 players selected across 7 rounds; 33 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYI | John Tavares | C | London (OHL) | 1,266 | 1,185 |
| 2 | TBL | Victor Hedman | D | Modo (SWEDEN) | 1,164 | 811 |
| 3 | COL | Matt Duchene | C | Brampton (OHL) | 1,201 | 936 |
| 4 | ATL | Evander Kane | C | Vancouver (WHL) | 1,001 | 648 |
| 5 | LAK | Brayden Schenn | C | Brandon (WHL) | 1,102 | 724 |
| 6 | PHX | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | Leksand (SWEDEN-2) | 1,137 | 539 |
| 7 | TOR | Nazem Kadri | C | London (OHL) | 1,062 | 760 |
| 8 | DAL | Scott Glennie | RW | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 9 | OTT | Jared Cowen | D | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 10 | EDM | Magnus Paajarvi | LW | Timra (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 11 | NSH | Ryan Ellis | D | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 12 | NYI | Calvin de Haan | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 13 | BUF | Zack Kassian | RW | Peterborough (OHL) | 661 | 203 |
| 14 | FLA | Dmitry Kulikov | D | Drummondville (QMJHL) | 1,037 | 247 |
| 15 | ANA | Peter Holland | C | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 16 | MIN | Nick Leddy | D | Eden Prarie (HIGH-MN) | 1,074 | 423 |
| 17 | STL | David Rundblad | D | Skelleftea (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 18 | MTL | Louis Leblanc | C | Omaha (USHL) | — | — |
| 19 | NYR | Chris Kreider | C | Andover (HIGH-MA) | 958 | 632 |
| 20 | NJD | Jacob Josefson | C | Djurgarden (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 21 | CBJ | John Moore | D | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 22 | VAN | Jordan Schroeder | C | U. of Minnesota (WCHA) | — | — |
| 23 | CGY | Tim Erixon | D | Skelleftea (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 24 | WSH | Marcus Johansson | C | Farjestad (SWEDEN) | 1,058 | 566 |
| 25 | BOS | Jordan Caron | RW | Rimouski (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 26 | ANA | Kyle Palmieri | F | USA U-18 (USDP) | 925 | 545 |
| 27 | CAR | Philippe Paradis | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 28 | CHI | Dylan Olsen | D | Camrose (AJHL) | — | — |
| 29 | TBL | Carter Ashton | RW | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
| 30 | PIT | Simon Despres | D | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | NYI | Mikko Koskinen | G | Blues (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 32 | DET | Landon Ferraro | C | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 33 | COL | Ryan O'Reilly | C | Erie (OHL) | 1,233 | 898 |
| 34 | ATL | Carl Klingberg | LW | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 35 | LAK | Kyle Clifford | LW | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 36 | PHX | Chris Brown | C | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 37 | ANA | Mat Clark | D | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 38 | DAL | Alex Chiasson | RW | Des Moines (USHL) | 651 | 233 |
| 39 | OTT | Jakob Silfverberg | F | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 820 | 373 |
| 40 | EDM | Anton Lander | C | Timra (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 41 | NSH | Zach Budish | RW | Edina H.S. (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 42 | NSH | Charles-Olivier Roussel | D | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 43 | SJS | William Wrenn | D | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 44 | FLA | Drew Shore | C | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 45 | ATL | Jeremy Morin | LW | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 46 | OTT | Robin Lehner | G | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 47 | NYR | Ethan Werek | C | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 48 | STL | Brett Ponich | D | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 49 | COL | Stefan Elliott | D | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 50 | TOR | Kenny Ryan | RW | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 51 | CAR | Brian Dumoulin | D | Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) | 788 | 194 |
| 52 | TBL | Richard Panik | RW | Trinec (Czech Republic) | — | — |
| 53 | VAN | Anton Rodin | F | Brynas Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 54 | NJD | Eric Gelinas | D | Lewiston (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 55 | WSH | Dmitry Orlov | D | Novokuznetsk (RUSSIA) | 949 | 364 |
| 56 | CBJ | Kevin Lynch | C | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 57 | SJS | Taylor Doherty | D | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 58 | TOR | Jesse Blacker | D | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 59 | CHI | Brandon Pirri | C | Georgetown (OJHL) | — | — |
| 60 | DET | Tomas Tatar | C | Zvolen (SLOVAKIA) | — | — |
| 61 | PIT | Philip Samuelsson | D | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | NYI | Anders Nilsson | G | Lulea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 63 | PIT | Ben Hanowski | RW | Little Falls H.S. (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 64 | COL | Tyson Barrie | D | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 65 | MTL | Joonas Nattinen | C | Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 66 | BUF | Brayden McNabb | D | Kootenay (WHL) | 885 | 191 |
| 67 | FLA | Josh Birkholz | RW | Fargo (USHL) | — | — |
| 68 | TOR | Jamie Devane | LW | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 69 | DAL | Reilly Smith | RW | St. Michael's (OJHL) | 995 | 579 |
| 70 | NSH | Taylor Beck | LW | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 71 | EDM | Troy Hesketh | D | Minnetonka (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 72 | NSH | Michael Latta | C | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 73 | NJD | Alexander Urbom | D | Djurgarden (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 74 | CGY | Ryan Howse | LW | Chilliwack (WHL) | — | — |
| 75 | DET | Andrej Nestrasil | F | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 76 | ANA | Igor Bobkov | G | Magnitogorsk 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 77 | MIN | Matt Hackett | G | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 78 | STL | Sergey Andronov | RW | Togliatti (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 79 | MTL | Mac Bennett | D | Hotchkiss School (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 80 | NYR | Ryan Bourque | C | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 81 | PHI | Adam Morrison | G | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 82 | EDM | Cameron Abney | RW | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 83 | VAN | Kevin Connauton | D | Western Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 84 | LAK | Nicolas Deslauriers | D | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | 709 | 106 |
| 85 | WSH | Cody Eakin | C | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 86 | BOS | Ryan Button | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | — | — |
| 87 | PHI | Simon Bertilsson | D | Brynas (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 88 | CAR | Mattias Lindstrom | LW | Skelleftea Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 89 | CHI | Dan Delisle | F | Totino Grace (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 90 | DET | Gleason Fournier | D | Rimouski (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 91 | PHX | Michael Lee | G | Fargo (USHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | NYI | Casey Cizikas | C | Mississauga St. Michael's (OHL) | 978 | 280 |
| 93 | TBL | Alex Hutchings | LW | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 94 | CBJ | David Savard | D | Moncton (QMJHL) | 870 | 242 |
| 95 | LAK | J-F Berube | G | Montreal (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 96 | LAK | Linden Vey | RW | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 97 | PHX | Jordan Szwarz | RW | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 98 | NSH | Craig Smith | C | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 99 | EDM | Kyle Bigos | D | Vernon (BCHL) | — | — |
| 100 | OTT | Chris Wideman | D | Miami University (CCHA) | 291 | 78 |
| 101 | EDM | Toni Rajala | RW | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 102 | NSH | Mattias Ekholm | D | Mora Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | 966 | 401 |
| 103 | MIN | Kristopher Foucault | LW | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 104 | BUF | Marcus Foligno | LW | Sudbury (OHL) | 942 | 336 |
| 105 | PHX | Justin Weller | D | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 106 | ANA | Sami Vatanen | D | JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.) | 473 | 200 |
| 107 | FLA | Garrett Wilson | LW | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 108 | STL | Tyler Shattock | RW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 109 | MTL | Alexander Avtsin | RW | Dynamo Moscow 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 110 | NSH | Nick Oliver | F | Roseau High (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 111 | CGY | Henrik Bjorklund | RW | Farjestad (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 112 | BOS | Lane MacDermid | LW | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 113 | VAN | Jeremy Price | D | Nepean (CJHL) | — | — |
| 114 | NJD | Seth Helgeson | D | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 115 | WSH | Patrick Wey | D | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 116 | MIN | Alex Fallstrom | RW | Shattuck-St. Mary's (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 117 | ATL | Edward Pasquale | G | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 118 | TOR | FORFEIT | — | — | — | — |
| 119 | CHI | Byron Froese | C | Everett (WHL) | — | — |
| 120 | ATL | Ben Chiarot | D | Guelph (OHL) | 805 | 185 |
| 121 | PIT | Nick Petersen | RW | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | NYI | Anton Klementyev | D | Yaroslavl 2 (RUSSIA-3) | — | — |
| 123 | PIT | Alex Velischek | D | Delbarton (HIGH-NJ) | — | — |
| 124 | COL | Kieran Millan | G | Boston University (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 125 | ATL | Cody Sol | D | Saginaw (OHL) | — | — |
| 126 | LAK | David Kolomatis | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 127 | NYR | Roman Horak | C | C. Budejovice Jr. (CZREP-JR.) | — | — |
| 128 | TOR | Eric Knodel | D | Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (USMAAA) | — | — |
| 129 | DAL | Tomas Vincour | C | Edmonton (WHL) | — | — |
| 130 | OTT | Mike Hoffman | F | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 131 | CAR | Matt Kennedy | RW | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 132 | NSH | Gabriel Bourque | LW | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 133 | EDM | Olivier Roy | G | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 134 | BUF | Mark Adams | D | Malden Catholic H.S. (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 135 | FLA | Corban Knight | C | Okotoks (AJHL) | — | — |
| 136 | ANA | Radoslav Illo | C | Tri-City (USHL) | — | — |
| 137 | CBJ | Thomas Larkin | D | Phillips-Exeter (HIGH-NH) | — | — |
| 138 | FLA | Wade Megan | C | South Kent School (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 139 | MTL | Gabriel Dumont | C | Drummondville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 140 | NYR | Scott Stajcer | G | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 141 | CGY | Spencer Bennett | LW | Surrey (BCHL) | — | — |
| 142 | PHI | Nicola Riopel | G | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 143 | VAN | Peter Andersson | D | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 144 | NJD | Derek Rodwell | LW | Okotoks (AJHL) | — | — |
| 145 | WSH | Brett Flemming | D | Mississauga St. Michael's (OHL) | — | — |
| 146 | OTT | Jeff Costello | LW | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 147 | SJS | Phil Varone | C | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 148 | TBL | Michael Zador | G | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 149 | CHI | Marcus Kruger | C | Djurgarden Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 150 | DET | Nick Jensen | D | Green Bay (USHL) | 694 | 172 |
| 151 | PIT | Andy Bathgate | C | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | NYI | Anders Lee | C | Edina H.S. (HIGH-MN) | 923 | 549 |
| 153 | PHI | Dave Labrecque | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 154 | COL | Brandon Maxwell | G | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 155 | ATL | Jimmy Bubnick | C | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 156 | LAK | Michael Pelech | F | Mississauga St. Michael's (OHL) | — | — |
| 157 | PHX | Evan Bloodoff | LW | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 158 | TOR | Jerry D'Amigo | RW | USA U-18 (USDP) | — | — |
| 159 | DAL | Curtis McKenzie | LW | Penticton (BCHL) | — | — |
| 160 | OTT | Corey Cowick | LW | Ottawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 161 | MIN | Darcy Kuemper | G | Red Deer (WHL) | 491 | 7 |
| 162 | TBL | Jaroslav Janus | G | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 163 | MIN | Jere Sallinen | F | Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 164 | BUF | Connor Knapp | G | Miami University (CCHA) | — | — |
| 165 | FLA | Scott Timmins | C | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 166 | ANA | Scott Valentine | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 167 | CBJ | Anton Blomqvist | D | Malmo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 168 | STL | David Shields | D | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 169 | MTL | Dustin Walsh | C | Kingston (OJHL) | — | — |
| 170 | NYR | Dan Maggio | D | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 171 | CGY | Joni Ortio | G | TPS Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 172 | PHI | Eric Wellwood | LW | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 173 | VAN | Joe Cannata | G | Merrimack (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 174 | NJD | Ashton Bernard | LW | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 175 | WSH | Garrett Mitchell | RW | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 176 | BOS | Tyler Randell | RW | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 177 | CHI | David Pacan | C | Cumberland (CJHL) | — | — |
| 178 | CAR | Rasmus Rissanen | D | Kalpa Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 179 | LAK | Brandon Kozun | RW | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 180 | DET | Mitch Callahan | RW | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 181 | PIT | Viktor Ekbom | D | Oskarshamn (SWEDEN-2) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | MIN | Erik Haula | LW | Shattuck-St. Mary's (HIGH-MN) | 840 | 375 |
| 183 | TBL | Kirill Gotovets | D | Shattuck-St. Mary's (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 184 | COL | Gus Young | D | Nobles (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 185 | ATL | Levko Koper | LW | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 186 | LAK | Jordan Nolan | C | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 187 | VAN | Steven Anthony | LW | Saint John (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 188 | TOR | Barron Smith | D | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 189 | SJS | Marek Viedensky | C | Prince George (WHL) | — | — |
| 190 | OTT | Brad Peltz | LW | Avon Old Farms H.S. (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 191 | OTT | Michael Sdao | D | Lincoln (USHL) | — | — |
| 192 | NSH | Cameron Reid | C | Westside (BCHL) | — | — |
| 193 | MIN | Anthony Hamburg | C | Dallas Stars AAA (MIDGET) | — | — |
| 194 | BUF | Maxime Legault | RW | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 195 | CHI | Paul Phillips | D | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 196 | PHI | Oliver Lauridsen | D | St. Cloud State (WCHA) | — | — |
| 197 | CBJ | Kyle Neuber | RW | Mississauga St. Michael's (OHL) | — | — |
| 198 | LAK | Nic Dowd | C | Wenatchee (NAHL) | 657 | 197 |
| 199 | MTL | Michael Cichy | C | Indiana (USHL) | — | — |
| 200 | NYR | Mikhail Pashnin | D | Mechel (RUSSIA-2) | — | — |
| 201 | CGY | Gaelan Patterson | C | Saskatoon (WHL) | — | — |
| 202 | STL | Maxwell Tardy | C | Duluth East H.S. (HIGH-MN) | — | — |
| 203 | ATL | Jordan Samuels-Thomas | LW | Waterloo (USHL) | — | — |
| 204 | NJD | Curtis Gedig | D | Cowichan Valley (BCHL) | — | — |
| 205 | WSH | Benjamin Casavant | LW | PEI (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 206 | BOS | Ben Sexton | C | Nepean (CJHL) | — | — |
| 207 | SJS | Dominik Bielke | D | Eisbaren Berlin (GERMANY) | — | — |
| 208 | CAR | Tommi Kivisto | D | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 209 | CHI | David Gilbert | C | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 210 | DET | Adam Almquist | D | HV 71 Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 211 | MTL | Petteri Simila | G | Karpat Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
2009 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2009 NHL draft?
- John Tavares was selected first overall by NYI, out of London (OHL).
- How many players were drafted in 2009?
- 211 players were selected across 7 rounds of the 2009 NHL draft.
- Who has the most NHL points from the 2009 draft class?
- John Tavares (pick #1, NYI) leads the 2009 class with 1,185 career NHL points.