Entry Draft

2006 NHL Draft

213 selections CAN 81 USA 58 SWE 18 RUS 15

Draft 2006

All R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7

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Prospect

Pos

Birthplace

Drafted by

Amateur club

Nat

Round 1 Picks 1-30

1

Erik Johnson

193 cm · 101 kg

D Bloomington, USA

D

Bloomington, USA

St. Louis Blues

STL

USA

USA U-18

USA

2

Jordan Staal

193 cm · 98 kg

C Thunder Bay, CAN

C

Thunder Bay, CAN

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT

CAN

Peterborough

CAN

3

Jonathan Toews

188 cm · 88 kg

N/A Winnipeg, CAN

N/A

Winnipeg, CAN

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI

CAN

U. of North Dakota

CAN

4

Nicklas Backstrom

185 cm · 97 kg

C Gavle, SWE

C

Gavle, SWE

Washington Capitals

WSH

SWE

Brynas

SWE

5

Phil Kessel

183 cm · 86 kg

C Madison, USA

C

Madison, USA

Boston Bruins

BOS

USA

U. of Minnesota

USA

6

Derick Brassard

185 cm · 79 kg

C Hull, CAN

C

Hull, CAN

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ

CAN

Drummondville

CAN

7

Kyle Okposo

183 cm · 91 kg

RW St. Paul, USA

RW

St. Paul, USA

New York Islanders

NYI

USA

Des Moines

USA

8

Peter Mueller

188 cm · 93 kg

C Bloomington, USA

C

Bloomington, USA

Phoenix Coyotes

PHX

USA

Everett

USA

9

James Sheppard

188 cm · 101 kg

C Halifax, CAN

C

Halifax, CAN

Minnesota Wild

MIN

CAN

Cape Breton

CAN

10

Michael Frolik

185 cm · 89 kg

RW Kladno, CZE

RW

Kladno, CZE

Florida Panthers

FLA

CZE

Kladno

CZE

11

Jonathan Bernier

183 cm · 84 kg

G Laval, CAN

G

Laval, CAN

Los Angeles Kings

LAK

CAN

Lewiston

CAN

12

Bryan Little

178 cm · 86 kg

C Edmonton, CAN

C

Edmonton, CAN

Atlanta Thrashers

ATL

CAN

Barrie

CAN

13

Jiri Tlusty

183 cm · 95 kg

LW Slany, CZE

LW

Slany, CZE

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR

CZE

Kladno

CZE

14

Michael Grabner

185 cm · 87 kg

RW Villach, AUT

RW

Villach, AUT

Vancouver Canucks

VAN

AUT

Spokane

AUT

15

Riku Helenius

191 cm · 91 kg

G Palkane, FIN

G

Palkane, FIN

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL

FIN

Ilves

FIN

16

Ty Wishart

193 cm · 93 kg

D Belleville, CAN

D

Belleville, CAN

San Jose Sharks

SJS

CAN

Prince George

CAN

17

Trevor Lewis

185 cm · 87 kg

C Salt Lake City, USA

C

Salt Lake City, USA

Los Angeles Kings

LAK

USA

Des Moines

USA

18

Chris Stewart

188 cm · 103 kg

RW Toronto, CAN

RW

Toronto, CAN

Colorado Avalanche

COL

CAN

Kingston

CAN

19

Mark Mitera

191 cm · 95 kg

D Royal Oak MI, USA

D

Royal Oak MI, USA

Anaheim Ducks

ANA

USA

U. of Michigan

USA

20

David Fischer

191 cm · 92 kg

D Minneapolis, USA

D

Minneapolis, USA

Montréal Canadiens

MTL

USA

Apple Valley

USA

21

Bobby Sanguinetti

185 cm · 79 kg

D Trenton, USA

D

Trenton, USA

New York Rangers

NYR

USA

Owen Sound

USA

22

Claude Giroux

178 cm · 77 kg

RW Hearst, CAN

RW

Hearst, CAN

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI

CAN

Gatineau

CAN

23

Semyon Varlamov

188 cm · 95 kg

G Samara, RUS

G

Samara, RUS

Washington Capitals

WSH

RUS

Yaroslavl 2

RUS

24

Dennis Persson

185 cm · 87 kg

D Nykoping, SWE

D

Nykoping, SWE

Buffalo Sabres

BUF

SWE

Vasteras

SWE

25

Patrik Berglund

193 cm · 93 kg

C Vesteras, SWE

C

Vesteras, SWE

St. Louis Blues

STL

SWE

Vasteras

SWE

26

Leland Irving

183 cm · 78 kg

G Barrhead, CAN

G

Barrhead, CAN

Calgary Flames

CGY

CAN

Everett

CAN

27

Ivan Vishnevskiy

185 cm · 90 kg

D Barnaul, RUS

D

Barnaul, RUS

Dallas Stars

DAL

RUS

Rouyn-Noranda

RUS

28

Nick Foligno

183 cm · 85 kg

LW Buffalo, USA

LW

Buffalo, USA

Ottawa Senators

OTT

USA

Sudbury

USA

29

Chris Summers

188 cm · 82 kg

D Ann Arbor, USA

D

Ann Arbor, USA

Phoenix Coyotes

PHX

USA

USA U-18

USA

30

Matthew Corrente

183 cm · 86 kg

D Mississauga, CAN

D

Mississauga, CAN

New Jersey Devils

NJD

CAN

Saginaw

CAN