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2006 NHL entry draft
44th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
44th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
Field
Value
name
2006 NHL entry draft
caption
The NHL Entry Draft stage. Source: NHL Central Scouting Bureau
logo
NHLDraft06logo.png
logosize
230px
date
June 24, 2006
location
General Motors Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
first
USA Erik Johnson
(St. Louis Blues)
overall
213
rounds
7
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(St. Louis Blues)
The 2006 NHL entry draft was the 44th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 24, 2006.
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 simulcast in the United States on OLN.
As of 2025, there are 11 active NHL players from this draft year.
Draft day trades
Draft stage
The Florida Panthers traded Roberto Luongo, Lukas Krajicek and the 163rd pick (Sergei Shirokov) to the Vancouver Canucks for Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld and Bryan Allen. (This trade was completed two days prior to the draft, and officially announced the day before it.)
The Atlanta Thrashers traded Patrik Stefan and Jaroslav Modry to the Dallas Stars for Niko Kapanen and the 210th pick (Will O'Neill).
The Colorado Avalanche traded 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 traded 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 traded Pavol Demitra to the Minnesota Wild for Patrick O'Sullivan and the 17th pick (Trevor Lewis).
The Boston Bruins traded Andrew Raycroft to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Tuukka Rask.
Final central scouting rankings
Skaters
North American
European
1
USA Erik Johnson (D)
2
CAN Jordan Staal (C)
3
CAN Jonathan Toews (C)
4
CAN Derick Brassard (C)
5
USA Phil Kessel (C/RW)
6
USA Peter Mueller (C)
7
CAN Bryan Little (C)
8
CAN Chris Stewart (RW)
9
CAN James Sheppard (C/LW)
10
CAN Cory Emmerton (LW/C)
Goaltenders
North American
European
1
CAN Jonathan Bernier
2
CAN Leland Irving
3
USA Jeff Zatkoff
Selections by round
Round one
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Erik Johnson (D)
United States
St. Louis Blues
US NTDP (NAHL)
Jordan Staal (C)
Canada
Pittsburgh Penguins
Peterborough Petes (OHL)
Jonathan Toews (C)
Canada
Chicago Blackhawks
University of North Dakota (WCHA)
Nicklas Backstrom (C)
Sweden
Washington Capitals
Brynas IF (Sweden)
Phil Kessel (RW)
United States
Boston Bruins
University of Minnesota (WCHA)
Derick Brassard (C)
Canada
Columbus Blue Jackets
Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
Kyle Okposo (RW)
United States
New York Islanders
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
Peter Mueller (C)
United States
Phoenix Coyotes
Everett Silvertips (WHL)
James Sheppard (C/LW)
Canada
Minnesota Wild
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
Michael Frolik (RW)
Czech Republic
Florida Panthers
HC Rabat Kladno (Czech Republic)
Jonathan Bernier (G)
Canada
Los Angeles Kings
Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
Bryan Little (C)
Canada
Atlanta Thrashers
Barrie Colts (OHL)
Jiri Tlusty (LW)
Czech Republic
Toronto Maple Leafs
HC Rabat Kladno (Czech Republic)
Michael Grabner (RW)
Austria
Vancouver Canucks
Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
Riku Helenius (G)
Finland
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ilves Jr. (Finland)
Ty Wishart (D)
Canada
San Jose Sharks (from Montreal)
Prince George Cougars (WHL)
Trevor Lewis (C)
United States
Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton via Minnesota)
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
Chris Stewart (RW)
Canada
Colorado Avalanche
Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
Mark Mitera (D)
United States
Anaheim Ducks
University of Michigan (CCHA)
David Fischer (D)
United States
Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose)
Apple Valley High School (USHS–MN)
Bobby Sanguinetti (D)
United States
New York Rangers
Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Claude Giroux (C/RW)
Canada
Philadelphia Flyers
Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
Semyon Varlamov (G)
Russia
Washington Capitals (from Nashville)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
Dennis Persson (D)
Sweden
Buffalo Sabres
VIK Vasteras HK (Sweden)
Patrik Berglund (C)
Sweden
St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey)
VIK Vasteras HK (Sweden)
Leland Irving (G)
Canada
Calgary Flames
Everett Silvertips (WHL)
Ivan Vishnevskiy (D)
Russia
Dallas Stars
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
Nick Foligno (LW)
United States
Ottawa Senators
Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
Chris Summers (D)
United States
Phoenix Coyotes (from Detroit)
US NTDP (NAHL)
Matt Corrente (D)
Canada
New Jersey Devils (from Carolina via St. Louis)
Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Round two
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
Tomas Kana (C)
Czech Republic
St. Louis Blues
HC Vitkovice (Czech Republic)
Carl Sneep (D)
United States
Pittsburgh Penguins
Brainerd High School (USHS–MN)
Igor Makarov (RW)
Russia
Chicago Blackhawks
Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
Michal Neuvirth (G)
Czech Republic
Washington Capitals
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Francois Bouchard (RW)
Canada
Washington Capitals (from Boston)
Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
Jamie McGinn (LW)
Canada
San Jose Sharks (from Columbus)
Ottawa 67's (OHL)
Yuri Alexandrov (D)
Russia
Boston Bruins (compensatory)
Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
Bryce Swan (RW)
Canada
Anaheim Ducks (from New York Islanders via Vancouver)
Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Andreas Nodl (RW)
Austria
Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix)
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
Ondrej Fiala (C)
Czech Republic
Minnesota Wild
Everett Silvertips (WHL)
Cory Emmerton (C/LW)
Canada
Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix via Florida and Philadelphia)
Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
Mike Ratchuk (D)
United States
Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles)
US NTDP (NAHL)
Riley Holzapfel (C)
Canada
Atlanta Thrashers
Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
Nikolay Kulemin (F)
Russia
Toronto Maple Leafs
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)
Jeff Petry (D)
United States
Edmonton Oilers (compensatory)
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
Jhonas Enroth (G)
Sweden
Buffalo Sabres (from Vancouver)
Sodertalje SK (Sweden)
Shawn Matthias (C)
Canada
Detroit Red Wings (from Phoenix via Tampa Bay and Philadelphia)
Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Joey Ryan (D)
United States
Los Angeles Kings (compensatory)
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
Ben Maxwell (C)
Canada
Montreal Canadiens
Kootenay Ice (WHL)
Milan Lucic (LW)
Canada
Boston Bruins (from Edmonton)
Vancouver Giants (WHL)
Nigel Williams (D)
United States
Colorado Avalanche
US NTDP (NAHL)
Keith Seabrook (D)
Canada
Washington Capitals (from Anaheim)
Burnaby Express (BCHL)
Mathieu Carle (D)
Canada
Montreal Canadiens (from San Jose)
Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
Artem Anisimov (C)
Russia
New York Rangers
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
Denis Bodrov (D)
Russia
Philadelphia Flyers
Lada Togliatti (Russia)
Blake Geoffrion (LW)
United States
Nashville Predators
US NTDP (NAHL)
Mike Weber (D)
United States
Buffalo Sabres
Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Alexander Vasyunov (LW)
Russia
New Jersey Devils
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
Codey Burki (C)
Canada
Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary)
Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
Jesse Joensuu (F)
Finland
New York Islanders (from Dallas)
Assat (Finland)
Simon Danis-Pepin (D)
Canada
Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa)
University of Maine (Hockey East)
Dick Axelsson (F)
Sweden
Detroit Red Wings
Huddinge IK (Sweden)
Jamie McBain (D)
United States
Carolina Hurricanes
US NTDP (NAHL)
Round three
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
Jonas Junland (D)
Sweden
St. Louis Blues
Linkopings HC (Sweden)
Brian Strait (D)
United States
Pittsburgh Penguins
US NTDP (NAHL)
Ryan White (C)
Canada
Montreal Canadiens (from Chicago via Philadelphia)
Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Kirill Tulupov (D)
Russia
New Jersey Devils (from Washington)
Alemetjevsk (Russia)
Eric Gryba (D)
Canada
Ottawa Senators (from Boston)
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
Steve Mason (G)
Canada
Columbus Blue Jackets
London Knights (OHL)
Robin Figren (F)
Sweden
New York Islanders
Frolunda HC (Sweden)
Brad Marchand (LW)
Canada
Boston Bruins (from Phoenix via New York Islanders)
Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Cal Clutterbuck (RW)
Canada
Minnesota Wild
Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Brady Calla (RW)
Canada
Florida Panthers
Everett Silvertips (WHL)
Jeff Zatkoff (G)
United States
Los Angeles Kings
Miami University (CCHA)
Theo Peckham (D)
Canada
Edmonton Oilers (from Atlanta)
Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Tony Lagerstrom (C)
Sweden
Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)
Sodertalje SK (Sweden)
Vladimir Zharkov (RW)
Russia
New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver via St. Louis)
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Kevin Quick (D)
United States
Tampa Bay Lightning
Salisbury School (USHS–CT)
Jonathan Matsumoto (C)
Canada
Philadelphia Flyers (from Montreal)
Bowling Green University (CCHA)
Michael Forney (LW)
United States
Atlanta Thrashers (from Edmonton)
Thief River Falls (USHS–MN)
Mike Carman (C)
United States
Colorado Avalanche
US NTDP (NAHL)
Daniel Rahimi (D)
Sweden
Vancouver Canucks (from Anaheim)
IF Bjorkloven Jr. (Sweden)
John de Gray (D)
Canada
Anaheim Ducks (from San Jose via New York Rangers)
Brampton Battalion (OHL)
Ryan Hillier (LW)
Canada
New York Rangers
Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Tom Sestito (LW)
United States
Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose via Philadelphia)
Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
Bud Holloway (C/RW)
Canada
Los Angeles Kings (from Nashville via Philadelphia)
Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
John Armstrong (C/RW)
Canada
Calgary Flames (from Buffalo)
Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
Jonas Ahnelov (D)
Sweden
Phoenix Coyotes (from New York Islanders via New Jersey)
Frolunda HC (Sweden)
Aaron Marvin (C/W)
United States
Calgary Flames
Warroad High School (USHS–MN)
Aaron Snow (LW)
Canada
Dallas Stars
Brampton Battalion (OHL)
Kaspars Daugavins (LW)
Latvia
Ottawa Senators
HK Riga 2000 (Latvia)
Daniel Larsson (G)
Sweden
Detroit Red Wings
Hammarby IF (Sweden)
Harrison Reed (RW)
Canada
Carolina Hurricanes
Sarnia Sting (OHL)
Round four
#
Player
Nationality
NHL team
College/junior/club team
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
Ryan Turek (C)
United States
St. Louis Blues
Omaha Lancers (USHL)
Ben Shutron (D)
Canada
Chicago Blackhawks (from Pittsburgh)
Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
Joe Palmer (G)
United States
Chicago Blackhawks
US NTDP (NAHL)
Oskar Osala (LW)
Finland
Washington Capitals
Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
James DeLory (D)
Canada
San Jose Sharks (from Boston via Edmonton, Boston and New York Islanders)
Oshawa Generals (OHL)
James Reimer (G)
Canada
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Columbus via Carolina and Chicago)
Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
Rhett Rakhshani (RW)
United States
New York Islanders
US NTDP (NAHL)
Joonas Lehtivuori (D)
Finland
Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix)
Ilves (Finland)
Kyle Medvec (D)
United States
Minnesota Wild
University of Vermont (Hockey East)
Michael Caruso (D)
Canada
Florida Panthers
Guelph Storm (OHL)
David Kveton (RW)
Czech Republic
New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)
Vsetínska Hokejova (Czech Republic)
Niko Snellman (F)
Finland
Nashville Predators (from Atlanta)
Ilves (Finland)
Reto Berra (G)
Switzerland
St. Louis Blues (from Toronto via Carolina)
ZSC Lions (NLA)
T. J. Miller (D)
United States
New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)
Penticton Vees (BCHL)
Jase Weslosky (G)
Canada
New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay via San Jose)
Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)
Jakub Kovar (G)
Czech Republic
Philadelphia Flyers (from Montreal)
HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
Kevin Montgomery (D)
United States
Colorado Avalanche (from Edmonton via New York Islanders)
US NTDP (NAHL)
Korbinian Holzer (D)
Germany
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Colorado via Chicago)
EC Bad Tolz (Germany)
Matt Beleskey (LW)
Canada
Anaheim Ducks
Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Ben Wright (D)
Canada
Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose)
Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
Niclas Andersen (D)
Sweden
Los Angeles Kings (from New York Rangers)
Leksands IF (Sweden)
Tomas Marcinko (C)
Slovakia
New York Islanders (from Philadelphia via Phoenix)
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