Location: Bell Centre (Montreal, QC)Dates: June 26-27, 2009 First Overall Pick: John Tavares (Islanders)Players with NHL Experience: 116
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens’ centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or European leagues. The New York Islanders, who finished last overall in the 2008–09 NHL season, retained the first overall selection following that year’s NHL Draft lottery.
Biggest Steals of the 2009 NHL Draft
Craig Smith (Nashville Predators – 98th Overall)
434 points in 928 career games
5 seasons with 20-plus goals
Mattias Ekholm (Nashville Predators – 102nd Overall)
327 points in 819 career games
Anders Lee (New York Islanders – 152nd Overall)
260 goals, 453 points in 759 career games
8 seasons with 20-plus goals
Darcy Kuemper (Minnesota Wild – 161st Overall)
178-135-46 career record in 389 games
.914 save percentage, 2.61 goals-against average
Biggest Busts of the 2009 NHL Draft
Scott Glennie (Dallas Stars – 8th Overall)
David Rundbland (St. Louis Blues – 17th Overall)
Louis Leblanc (Montreal Canadiens – 18th Overall)
Philippe Paradis (Carolina Hurricanes – 27th Overall)
Deeper Dive
2009 NHL Draft Selections by Round
Round 1
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 1 C John Tavares London Knights (OHL) 2 D Victor Hedman MODO Hockey (Sweden) 3 C Matt Duchene Brampton Battalion (OHL) 4 LW Evander Kane Vancouver Giants (WHL) 5 C Brayden Schenn Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 6 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson Leksands IF (Sweden-2) 7 C Nazem Kadri London Knights (OHL) 8 RW Scott Glennie Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 9 D Jared Cowen Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 10 LW Magnus Paajarvi Timra IK (Sweden) 11 D Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 12 D Calvin de Haan Oshawa Generals (OHL) 13 RW Zack Kassian Peterborough Petes (OHL) 14 D Dmitry Kulikov Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 15 C Peter Holland Guelph Storm (OHL) 16 D Nick Leddy Eden Priarie HS (High-MN) 17 D David Rundblad Skelleftea AIK (Sweden) 18 C Louis Leblanc Omaha Lancers (USHL) 19 C Chris Kreider Phillips Andover Academy (High-MA) 20 C Jacob Josefson Djurgardens IF (Sweden) 21 D John Moore Chicago Steel (USHL) 22 C Jordan Schroeder Minnesota (WCHA) 23 D Tim Erixon Skelleftea AIK (Sweden) 24 C/W Marcus Johansson Farjestad BK (Sweden) 25 RW Jordan Caron Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 26 RW Kyle Palmieri USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 27 C Philippe Paradis Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 28 D Dylan Olsen Camrose (AJHL) 29 RW Carter Ashton Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 30 D Simon Despres Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs after the loss against the Boston Bruins in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
Round 2
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 31 G Mikko Koskinen Blues (Finland) 32 C Landon Ferraro Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 33 C Ryan O’Reilly Erie Otters (OHL) 34 LW Carl Klingberg Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 35 LW Kyle Clifford Barrie Colts (OHL) 36 C Chris Brown USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 37 D Mat Clark Brampton Battalion (OHL) 38 RW Alex Chiasson Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 39 LW Jakob Silfverberg Brynas IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 40 C Anton Lander Timra IK (Sweden) 41 RW Zach Budish Edina HS (High-MN) 42 D Charles-Olivier Roussel Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 43 D William Wrenn USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 44 C Drew Shore USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 45 LW Jeremy Morin USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 46 G Robin Lehner Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 47 C Ethan Werek Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 48 D Brett Ponich Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 49 D Stefan Elliott Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 50 RW Kenny Ryan USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 51 D Brian Dumoulin New Hampshire (EJHL) 52 RW Richard Panik HC Ocelari Trinec (Czech) 53 RW Anton Rodin Brynas IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 54 D Eric Gelinas Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) 55 D Dmitry Orlov Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia) 56 C Kevin Lynch USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 57 D Taylor Doherty Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 58 D Jesse Blacker Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 59 C Brandon Pirri Georgetown (OJHL) 60 C Tomas Tatar HKM Zvolen (Slovakia) 61 D Philip Samuelsson Chicago Steel (USHL)
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman presents St. Louis Blues’ Ryan O’Reilly with the Conn Smythe trophy. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Round 3
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 62 G Anders Nilsson Lulea HF Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 63 W Ben Hanowski Little Falls HS (High-MN) 64 D Tyson Barrie Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 65 C Joonas Nattinen Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) 66 D Brayden McNabb Kootenay Ice (WHL) 67 RW Josh Birkholz Fargo Force (USHL) 68 LW Jamie Devane Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 69 RW Reilly Smith St. Michael’s (OJHL) 70 RW Taylor Beck Guelph Storm (OHL) 71 D Troy Hesketh Minnetonka HS (High-MN) 72 C Michael Latta Guelph Storm (OHL) 73 D Alexander Urbom Djurgardens IF (Sweden) 74 LW Ryan Howse Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) 75 RW Andrej Nestrasil Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 76 G Igor Bobkov Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 (Russia-3) 77 G Matt Hackett Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 78 RW Sergei Andronov Lada Togliatti (Russia) 79 D Mac Bennett Hotchkiss School (High-CT) 80 C Ryan Bourque USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 81 G Adam Morrison Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 82 RW Cameron Abney Everett Silvertips (WHL) 83 D Kevin Connauton Western Michigan (CCHA) 84 D Nicolas Deslauriers Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 85 C Cody Eakin Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 86 D Ryan Button Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 87 D Simon Bertilsson Brynas IF (Sweden) 88 LW Mattias Lindstrom Skelleftea AIK Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 89 C/LW Dan Delisle Totino Grace HS (High-MN) 90 D Gleason Fournier Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 91 G Mike Lee Fargo Force (USHL)
Reilly Smith, Pittsburgh Penguins (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Round 4
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 92 C Casey Cizikas Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (OHL) 93 LW Alex Hutchings Barrie Colts (OHL) 94 D David Savard Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 95 G Jean-Francois Berube Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) 96 RW Linden Vey Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 97 RW Jordan Szwarz Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 98 C Craig Smith Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 99 D Kyle Bigos Vernon (BCHL) 100 D Chris Wideman Miami (Ohio) (CCHA) 101 LW Toni Rajala Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) 102 D Mattias Ekholm Mora IK (Sweden-2) 103 LW Kris Foucault Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 104 LW Marcus Foligno Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 105 D Justin Weller Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 106 D Sami Vatanen JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.) 107 LW Garrett Wilson Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 108 RW Tyler Shattock Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 109 RW Alexander Avtsin Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-3) 110 C/LW Nick Oliver Roseau HS (High-MN) 111 RW Henrik Bjorklund Farjestad BK (Sweden) 112 LW Lane MacDermid Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 113 D Jeremy Price Nepean (CJHL) 114 D Seth Helgeson Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 115 D Patrick Wey Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 116 RW Alex Fallstrom Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (High-MN) 117 G Eddie Pasquale Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 119 C Byron Froese Everett Silvertips (WHL) 120 D Ben Chiarot Guelph Storm (OHL) 121 RW Nick Petersen Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
Craig Smith, Boston Bruins (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Round 5
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 122 D Anton Klementyev Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-3) 123 D Alex Velischek Delbarton School (High-NJ) 124 G Kieran Millan Boston University (H-East) 125 D Cody Sol Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 126 D David Kolomatis Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 127 C Roman Horak HC Mountfield (Czech) 128 D Eric Knodel Philadelphia (USMAAA) 129 C Tomas Vincour Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 130 C/LW Mike Hoffman Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 131 RW Matt Kennedy Guelph Storm (OHL) 132 LW Gabriel Bourque Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 133 G Olivier Roy Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) 134 D Mark Adams Malden Catholic HS (High-MA) 135 C Corban Knight Okotoks (AJHL) 136 C Radoslav Illo Tri-City Storm (USHL) 137 D Thomas Larkin Phillps-Exeter Academy (High-NH) 138 C Wade Megan South Kent Prep (High-CT) 139 C Gabriel Dumont Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 140 G Scott Stajcer Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 141 LW Spencer Bennett Surrey (BCHL) 142 G Nic Riopel Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 143 D Peter Andersson Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 144 LW Derek Rodwell Okotoks (AJHL) 145 D Brett Flemming Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (OHL) 146 LW Jeff Costello Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) 147 C Phil Varone London Knights (OHL) 148 G Michael Zador Oshawa Generals (OHL) 149 C Marcus Kruger Djurgardens IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 150 D Nick Jensen Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 151 C Andy Bathgate Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Marcus Kruger (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Round 6
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 152 C Anders Lee Edina HS (High-MN) 153 C Dave Labrecque Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 154 G Brandon Maxwell USA National Jr. Team (USDP/NAHL) 155 C Jimmy Bubnick Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 156 C/LW Michael Pelech Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (OHL) 157 LW Evan Bloodoff Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 158 RW Jerry D’Amigo USA U-18 Development Team (USDP/NAHL) 159 LW Curtis McKenzie Penticton (BCHL) 160 LW Corey Cowick Ottawa 67’s (OHL) 161 G Darcy Kuemper Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 162 G Jaroslav Janus Erie Otters (OHL) 163 RW Jere Sallinen Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) 164 G Connor Knapp Miami (Ohio) (CCHA) 165 C Scott Timmins Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 166 D Scott Valentine Oshawa Generals (OHL) 167 D Anton Blomqvist Malmo Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 168 D David Shields Erie Otters (OHL) 169 C Dustin Walsh Kingston (OJHL) 170 D Dan Maggio Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 171 G Joni Ortio TPS Jr. (Finland Jr.) 172 LW Eric Wellwood Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 173 G Joe Cannata Merrimack (H-East) 174 LW Ashton Bernard Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 175 RW Garrett Mitchell Regina Pats (WHL) 176 RW Tyler Randell Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 177 C David Pacan Cumberland (CJHL) 178 D Rasmus Rissanen KalPa Jr. (Finland Jr.) 179 RW Brandon Kozun Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 180 RW Mitch Callahan Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 181 D Viktor Ekbom IK Oskarshamn (Sweden-2)
Anders Lee, New York Islanders (Jess Starr /The Hockey Writers)
Round 7
Pick Team Pos. Player Junior Team 182 LW Erik Haula Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (High-MN) 183 D Kirill Gotovets Shattuck-St. Mary’s School (High-MN) 184 D Gus Young Noble & Greenough School (High-MA) 185 LW Levko Koper Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 186 C Jordan Nolan Soo Greyhounds (OHL) 187 LW Steven Anthony Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) 188 D Barron Smith Peterborough Petes (OHL) 189 C Marek Viedensky Prince George Cougars (WHL) 190 LW Brad Peltz Avon Old Farms School (High-CT) 191 D Michael Sdao Lincoln Stars (USHL) 192 C Cam Reid Westside (BCHL) 193 C Anthony Hamburg Dallas (T1EHL 18U) 194 RW Maxime Legault Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 195 D Paul Phillips Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) 196 D Oliver Lauridsen St. Cloud State (WCHA) 197 RW Kyle Neuber Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (OHL) 198 C Nic Dowd Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 199 C Michael Cichy Indiana Ice (USHL) 200 D Mikhail Pashnin Mechel Chelyabinsk (Russia-2) 201 C Gaelan Patterson Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 202 C Max Tardy Duluth East HS (High-MN) 203 LW Jordan Samuels-Thomas Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 204 D Curtis Gedig Cowichan Valley (BCHL) 205 LW Benjamin Casavant Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL) 206 C Ben Sexton Nepean (CJHL) 207 D Dominik Bielke Eisbaren Berlin (Germany) 208 D Tommi Kivisto Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 209 C David Gilbert Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 210 D Adam Almqvist HV71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.) 211 G Petteri Simila Karpat Jr. (Finland Jr.)
