2006 NHL ENTRY DRAFT

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'The 2006 NHL Entry Draft' was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.
This was announced by commissioner Gary Bettman at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft just before the Pittsburgh Penguins made their 1st selection in the draft.
The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20 2006.
The draft was televised in Canada on TSN and RDS, with the first three hours simulcasted in the United States on OLN.

Contents
Draft Day Trades
Final Central Scouting rankings
Draft order
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
U.S.-Born Draftees
Draftees based on nationality
See also
References
External links

Draft Day Trades



★ The Florida Panthers trade Roberto Luongo, Lukas Krajicek and the 163rd pick (Sergei Shirokov) to the Vancouver Canucks for Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld and Bryan Allen. (Note: This trade was actually completed 2 days prior, and officially announced the day BEFORE the draft)

★ The Atlanta Thrashers trade Patrik Stefan and Jaroslav Modry to the Dallas Stars for Niko Kapanen and the 210th pick (Will O'Neill).

★ The Colorado Avalanche trade Alex Tanguay to the Calgary Flames for Jordan Leopold, the 59th pick (Codey Burki) and a conditional draft pick in 2007 or 2008.

★ The Montreal Canadiens trade the 16th pick (Ty Wishart) to the San Jose Sharks for the 20th pick (David Fischer) and the 53rd pick (Mathieu Carle).

★ The Los Angeles Kings trade Pavol Demitra to the Minnesota Wild for Patrick O'Sullivan and the 17th pick (Trevor Lewis).

★ The Boston Bruins trade Andrew Raycroft to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Tuukka Rask.

Final Central Scouting rankings


The NHL Entry Draft stage.

North AmericaEurope
'Skaters'#Erik Johnson#Jordan Staal#Jonathan Toews#Derick Brassard#Phil Kessel#Peter Mueller#Bryan Little#Chris Stewart#James Sheppard#Cory Emmerton'Goaltenders'#Jonathan Bernier#Leland Irving#Jeff Zatkoff'Skaters'#Nicklas Bäckström#Michael Frolik#Jiri Tlusty#Yuri Alexandrov#Tomas Kana#Artem Anisimov#Alexander Vasyunov#Patrik Berglund#Andrei Popov#Jonas Ahnelov'Goaltenders'#Jhonas Enroth#Semen Varlamov#Reto Berra

Draft order


'Selections By Round'
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7

Round 1

# Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team
1 Erik Johnson (D) St. Louis Blues US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
2 Jordan Staal (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 Jonathan Toews (C/W) Chicago Blackhawks University of North Dakota (NCAA)
4 Nicklas Bäckström (C) Washington Capitals Brynäs IF Gävle (Elitserien)
5 Phil Kessel (C/RW) Boston Bruins University of Minnesota (NCAA)
6 Derick Brassard (C) Columbus Blue Jackets Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7 Kyle Okposo (RW) New York Islanders Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
8 Peter Mueller (C) Phoenix Coyotes Everett Silvertips (WHL)
9 James Sheppard (C/LW) Minnesota Wild Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
10 Michael Frolik (RW) Florida Panthers HC Rabat Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
11 Jonathan Bernier (G) Los Angeles Kings Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)
12 Bryan Little (C) Atlanta Thrashers Barrie Colts (OHL)
13 Jiri Tlusty (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs HC Rabat Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
14 Michael Grabner (RW) Vancouver Canucks Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
15 Riku Helenius (G) Tampa Bay Lightning Ilves (SM-liiga)
16 Ty Wishart (D) San Jose Sharks (from Montreal) Prince George Cougars (WHL)
17 Trevor Lewis (C) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton via Minnesota) Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
18 Chris Stewart (RW) Colorado Avalanche Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
19 Mark Mitera (D) Anaheim Ducks University of Michigan (NCAA)
20 David Fischer (D) Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose) Apple Valley High School (USHS-MN)
21 Bob Sanguinetti (D) New York Rangers Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
22 Claude Giroux (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
23 Semen Varlamov (G) Washington Capitals (from Nashville) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague)
24 Dennis Persson (D) Buffalo Sabres Västerås Hockey (Allsvenskan)
25 Patrik Berglund (C) St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey) Västerås Hockey (Allsvenskan)
26 Leland Irving (G) Calgary Flames Everett Silvertips (WHL)
27 Ivan Vishnevski (D) Dallas Stars Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
28 Nick Foligno (LW) Ottawa Senators Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
29 Chris Summers (D) Phoenix Coyotes (from Detroit) US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
30 Matt Corrente (D) New Jersey Devils (from Carolina via St. Louis) Saginaw Spirit (OHL)

Round 2

# Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team
31 Tomas Kana (C) St. Louis Blues HC Vitkovice (Czech Extraliga)
32 Carl Sneep (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Brainerd (USHS-MN)
33 Igor Makarov (RW) Chicago Blackhawks Krylia Sovetov (Russian Pro Hockey League)
34 Michal Neuvirth (G) Washington Capitals HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga)
35 Francois Bouchard (RW) Washington Capitals (from Boston) Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
36 Jamie McGinn (LW) San Jose Sharks (from Columbus) Ottawa 67's (OHL)
37 Yuri Alexandrov (D) Boston Bruins Severstal Cherepovets (Russian Superleague)
38 Bryce Swan (RW) Anaheim Ducks (from New York Islanders via Vancouver) Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
39 Andreas Nodl (RW) Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix) Sioux Falls (USHL)
40 Ondrej Fiala (C) Minnesota Wild Everett Silvertips (WHL)
41 Cory Emmerton (C/LW) Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix via Florida and Philadelphia) Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
42 Michael Ratchuk (D) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles) US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
43 Riley Holzapfel (C) Atlanta Thrashers Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
44 Nikolai Kulemin (W) Toronto Maple Leafs Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russian Superleague)
45 Jeff Petry (D) Edmonton Oilers Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
46 Jhonas Enroth (G) Buffalo Sabres (from Vancouver) Södertälje SK (Elitserien)
47 Shawn Matthias (C) Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix via Tampa Bay and Philadelphia) Belleville Bulls (OHL)
48 Joe Ryan (D) Los Angeles Kings Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
49 Ben Maxwell (C) Montreal Canadiens Kootenay Ice (WHL)
50 Milan Lucic (LW) Boston Bruins (from Edmonton) Vancouver Giants (WHL)
51 Nigel Williams (D) Colorado Avalanche US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
52 Keith Seabrook (D) Washington Capitals (from Anaheim) Burnaby Express (BCHL)
53 Mathieu Carle (D) Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose) Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
54 Artem Anisimov (C) New York Rangers Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague)
55 Denis Bodrov (D) Philadelphia Flyers HC Lada Togliatti (Russian Superleague)
56 Blake Geoffrion (LW) Nashville Predators US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
57 Mike Weber (D) Buffalo Sabres Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
58 Alexander Vasyunov (LW) New Jersey Devils Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russian Superleague)
59 Codey Burki (C) Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary) Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
60 Jesse Joensuu (W) New York Islanders (from Dallas) Ässät (SM-Liiga)
61 Simon Danis-Pepin (D) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa) University of Maine (NCAA)
62 Dick Axelsson (W) Detroit Red Wings Huddinge IK (Division 3)
63 Jamie McBain (D) Carolina Hurricanes US National Team Development Program (NAHL)

Round 3

# Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team
64 Jonas Junland (D) St. Louis Blues Linköpings HC (Elitserien)
65 Brian Strait (D) Pittsburgh Penguins US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
66 Ryan White (C) Montreal Canadiens (from Chicago) Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
67 Kirill Tulupov (D) New Jersey Devils (from Washington) Alemetjevsk (Russian Superleague)
68 Eric Gryba (D) Ottawa Senators (from Boston) Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
69 Steve Mason (G) Columbus Blue Jackets London Knights (OHL)
70 Robin Figren (W) New York Islanders Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
71 Brad Marchand (C) Boston Bruins (from Phoenix) Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
72 Cal Clutterbuck (RW) Minnesota Wild Oshawa Generals (OHL)
73 Brady Calla (RW) Florida Panthers Everett Silvertips (WHL)
74 Jeff Zatkoff (G) Los Angeles Kings Miami University (NCAA)
75 Theo Peckham (D) Edmonton Oilers (from Atlanta) Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
76 Tony Lagerstrom (C) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto) Södertälje SK (Elitserien)
77 Vladimir Zharkov (RW) New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver) HC CSKA Moscow (Russian Superleague)
78 Kevin Quick (D) Tampa Bay Lightning Salisbury (USHS-CN)
79 Jonathon Matsumoto (C) Philadelphia Flyers (from Montreal) Bowling Green University (NCAA)
80 Michael Forney (LW) Atlanta Thrashers (from Edmonton) Thief River Falls (USHS-MN)
81 Michael Carman (C) Colorado Avalanche US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
82 Daniel Rahimi (D) Vancouver Canucks (from Anaheim) IF Björklöven (Swedish Junior League)
83 John deGray (D) Anaheim Ducks (from San Jose) Brampton Battalion (OHL)
84 Ryan Hillier (LW) New York Rangers Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
85 Tommy Sestito (LW) Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose via Philadelphia) Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
86 Bud Holloway (C/RW) Los Angeles Kings (from Nashville) Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
87 John Armstrong (C/RW) Calgary Flames (from Buffalo) Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
88 Jonas Ahnelov (D) Phoenix Coyotes (from New York Islanders via New Jersey) Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
89 Aaron Marvin (C/W) Calgary Flames Warroad (USHS-MN)
90 Aaron Snow (LW) Dallas Stars Brampton Battalion (OHL)
91 Kaspars Daugavins (LW) Ottawa Senators HK Riga 2000 (Latvian Hockey League)
92 Daniel Larsson (G) Detroit Red Wings Hammarby IF Hockey (Allsvenskan)
93 Harrison Reed (RW) Carolina Hurricanes Sarnia Sting (OHL)

Round 4

# Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team
94 Ryan Turek (C) St. Louis Blues Omaha Lancers (USHL)
95 Ben Shutron (D) Chicago Blackhawks (from Pittsburgh) Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
96 Joseph Palmer (G) Chicago Blackhawks US National Team Development Program (USHL)
97 Oskar Osala (LW) Washington Capitals Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
98 James Delory (D) San Jose Sharks (from Boston) Oshawa Generals (OHL)
99 James Reimer (G) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Columbus) Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
100 Rhett Rakhshani (RW) New York Islanders US National Team Development Program (USHL)
101 Joonas Lehtivuori (D) Philadelphia Flyers Ilves (SM-liiga)
102 Kyle Medvec (D) Minnesota Wild Apple Valley High School (USHS-MN)
103 Michael Caruso (D) Florida Panthers Guelph Storm (OHL)
104 David Kveton (RW) New York Rangers (from Los Angeles) Vsetínská Hokejová (Czech Extraliga)
105 Niko Snellman (W) Nashville Predators (from Atlanta) Ilves (SM-liiga)
106 Reto Berra (G) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto) Zurich/Kusnacht
107 T.J. Miller (D) New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver) Penticton Vees (BCHL)
108 Jase Weslosky (G) New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay) Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)
109 Jakub Kovar (G) Philadelphia Flyers (from Montreal) Budejovice Jr.
110 Kevin Montgomery (D) Colorado Avalanche (from Edmonton) US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
111 Korbinian Holzer (D) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Colorado) EC Bad Tölz (Eishockey-Bundesliga)
112 Matt Beleskey (LW) Anaheim Ducks Belleville Bulls (OHL)
113 Ben Wright (D) Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose) Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
114 Niclas Andersen (D) Los Angeles Kings (from New York Rangers) Leksands IF (Elitserien)
115 Tomas Marcinko (C) New York Islanders (from Phoenix) HC Košice (Slovak Extraliga)
116 Derrick LaPoint (D) Florida Panthers (from Nashville) Eau Claire North (USHS-WI)
117 Felix Schutz (C) Buffalo Sabres Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
118 Hugo Carpentier (C) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
119 Doug Rogers (C) New York Islanders (from Calgary) Saint Sebastian's School (Independent School League)
120 Richard Bachman (G) Dallas Stars Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)
121 Pierre-Luc Lessard (D) Ottawa Senators Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
122 Luke Lynes (C/LW) Washington Capitals (from Detroit) Brampton Battalion (OHL)
123 Bobby Hughes (C) Carolina Hurricanes Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

Round 5

# Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team
124 Andy Sackrison (C/LW) St. Louis Blues St. Louis Park (USHS-MN)
125 Chad Johnson (G) Pittsburgh Penguins University of Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA)
126 Shane Sims (D) New York Islanders (from Chicago) Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
127 Maxime Lacroix (LW) Washington Capitals Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
128 Andrew Bodnarchuk (D) Boston Bruins Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
129 Robert Nyholm (RW) Columbus Blue Jackets HIFK
130 Brett Bennett (G) Phoenix Coyotes (from New York Islanders) US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
131 Martin Latal (RW) Phoenix Coyotes HC Rabat Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
132 Niko Hovinen (G) Minnesota Wild Jokerit (SM-liiga)
133 Bryan Pitton (G) Edmonton Oilers (from Florida) Brampton Battalion (OHL)
134 David Meckler (C) Los Angeles Kings Yale University (NCAA)
135 Alex Kangas (G) Atlanta Thrashers Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
136 Nick Sucharski (LW) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto) Michigan State University (NCAA)
137 Tomas Zaborsky (W) New York Rangers (from Vancouver) HC Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga)
138 David MacIntyre (C) Dallas Stars (from Tampa Bay) Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL)
139 Pavel Valentenko (D) Montreal Canadiens Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russian Superleague)
140 Cody Wild (D) Edmonton Oilers Providence College (NCAA)
141 Kim Johansson (W) New York Islanders (from Colorado) Malmö Jr.
142 Maxim Frechette (D) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Anaheim) Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
143 Ashton Rome (RW) San Jose Sharks Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
144 Martin Nolet (D) Los Angeles Kings (from New York Rangers) Champlain Cougars (QJAAAHL)
145 Jon Rheault (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Providence College (NCAA)
146 Mark Dekanich (G) Nashville Predators Colgate University (NCAA)
147 Alex Biega (D) Buffalo Sabres Salisbury (USHS-CN)
148 Olivier Magnan (D) New Jersey Devils Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
149 Juuso Puustinen (RW) Calgary Flames KalPa
150 Max Warn (LW) Dallas Stars HIFK
151 Ryan Daniels (G) Ottawa Senators Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
152 Jordan Bendfeld (D) Phoenix Coyotoes (from Detroit) Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
153 Stefan Chaput (C) Carolina Hurricanes Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)

Round 6

# Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team
154 Matthew McCollem (LW) St. Louis Blues Belmont Hill (Independent School League)
155 Peter Aston (D) Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh) Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
156 Jan-Mikael Juutilainen (C) Chicago Blackhawks Jokerit
157 Brent Gwidt (C) Washington Capitals Lakeland (USHS-WI)
158 Levi Nelson (C) Boston Bruins Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
159 Jesse Dudas (D) Columbus Blue Jackets Prince George Cougars (WHL)
160 Andrew MacDonald (D) New York Islanders Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
161 Viktor Stahlberg (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Phoenix) Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
162 Julian Walker (W) Minnesota Wild EHC Basel (Nationalliga A)
163 Sergei Shirokov (W) Vancouver Canucks (from Florida) HC CSKA Moscow (Russian Superleague)
164 Constantin Braun (LW) Los Angeles Kings Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
165 Jonas Enlund (C) Atlanta Thrashers HIFK
166 Tyler Ruegsegger (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Shattuck-Saint Mary's
167 Juraj Simek (LW) Vancouver Canucks Kloten Flyers (Nationalliga A)
168 Dane Crowley (D) Tampa Bay Lightning Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
169 Chris Auger (C) Chicago Blackhawks (from Montreal) Wellington Dukes (OPJHL)
170 Alexander Bumagin (LW) Edmonton Oilers HC Lada Togliatti (Russian Superleague)
171 Brian Day (RW) New York Islanders (from Colorado) Governor Dummer (Independent School League)
172 Petteri Wirtanen (C) Anaheim Ducks HPK (SM-liiga)
173 Stefan Ridderwall (G) New York Islanders (from San Jose) Djurgården Jr.
174 Eric Hunter (C) New York Rangers Prince George Cougars (WHL)
175 Michael Dupont (G) Philadelphia Flyers Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
176 Ryan Flynn (RW) Nashville Predators US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
177 Mathieu Perreault (C) Washington Capitals (from Buffalo) Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
178 Tony Romano (C) New Jersey Devils New York Bobcats (AJHL)
179 Jordan Fulton (C) Calgary Flames Breck (USHS-MN)
180 Leo Komarov (C) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas) Ässät (SM-liiga)
181 Kevin Koopman (D) Ottawa Senators Beaver Valley Nitehawks (KIJHL)
182 Jan Mursak (LW) Detroit Red Wings Budejovice Jr.
183 Nick Dodge (RW) Carolina Hurricanes Clarkson University (NCAA)

Round 7

# Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team
184 Alexander Hellstrom (D) St. Louis Blues IF Björklöven (Allsvenskan)
185 Timo Seppanen (D) Pittsburgh Penguins HIFK (SM-liiga)
186 Peter LeBlanc (C/LW) Chicago Blackhawks Hamilton Red Wings (OPJHL)
187 Devin DiDiomete (LW) Calgary Flames (from Washington) Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
188 Chris Frank (D) Phoenix Coyotoes (from Boston) Western Michigan University (NCAA)
189 Derek Dorsett (RW) Columbus Blue Jackets Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
190 Troy Mattila (LW) New York Islanders Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
191 Nick Oslund (RW) Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix) Burnsville (USHS-MN)
192 Chris Hickey (C) Minnesota Wild Cretin-Derham Hall (USHS-MN)
193 Marc Cheverie (G) Florida Panthers Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
194 Matt Marquardt (LW) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles) Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
195 Jesse Martin (C) Atlanta Thrashers Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
196 Benn Ferriero (C/RW) Phoenix Coyotes (from Toronto) Boston College (NCAA)
197 Evan Fuller (RW) Vancouver Canucks Prince George Cougars (WHL)
198 Denis Kazionov (LW) Tampa Bay Lightning HC MVD Tver (Russian Superleague)
199 Cameron Cepek (D) Montreal Canadiens Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
200 Arturs Kulda (D) Atlanta Thrashers (from Edmonton) HC CSKA Moscow (Russian Superleague)
201 Billy Sauer (G) Colorado Avalanche University of Michigan (NCAA)
202 John McCarthy (LW) San Jose (from Anaheim) Boston University (NCAA)
203 Jay Barriball (F) San Jose Sharks Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
204 Lukas Zeliska (C) New York Rangers Trinec Jr.
205 Andrei Popov (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russian Pro Hockey League)
206 Viktor Sjodin (W) Nashville Predators Västerås Jr.
207 Benjamin Breault (C) Buffalo Sabres Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
208 Kyle Henegan (D) New Jersey Devils Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
209 Per Johnsson (F) Calgary Flames Färjestad Jr.
210 Will O'Neill (D) Atlanta Thrashers (from Dallas) Tabor Academy (NEPSAC)
211 Erik Condra (RW) Ottawa Senators Notre Dame (NCAA)
212 Logan Pyett (D) Detroit Red Wings Regina Pats (WHL)
213 Justin Krueger (D) Carolina Hurricanes Penticton Vees (BCHL)

U.S.-Born Draftees

Canadians still ruled the first round in 2006 with 11 taken, but U.S.-born players again figured heavily in the NHL entry draft action. American defenseman Erik Johnson was the No. 1 overall pick by the St. Louis Blues, followed by Phil Kessel (No. 5), Kyle Okposo (No. 7) and Peter Mueller (No. 8) all hearing their names among the top 10. In all, a record 10 U.S.-born players were selected in the first round, and a total of 60 of the draft's 213 picks were chosen. The continues an upward swing for US hockey players taken in the opening round that has been progressing for several years. The 10 American first-round draftees in 2006 surpassed the previous records of eight in 2005 as well as seven taken in the 1986 and 2003 drafts. [source:USA Hockey][1]
Draftees based on nationality

Rank Country Amount Percent
'North America''144''67.6%'
18439.4%
26028.2%
'Europe''70''32.4%'
3178.0%
4157.0%
5146.6%
683.8%
741.9%
841.9%
831.4%
1020.9%
1020.9%
1210.4%

See also


2006-07 NHL season

List of NHL first overall draft choices

List of NHL players

References



NHL news release

Preliminary rankings

NHL Draft Drawing

External links



Draft 2006 page from Vancouver Canucks (the hosting team)

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