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Finnish players in the 2006 NHL Draft

13 Finnish players were picked in the 2006 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Riku Helenius went first, at number 15 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. That was the fifth most of the 14 countries with a player picked. Four of them have played in the NHL.

13
Picked
1
In the first round
4
Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

1 pick

Round 2

1 pick

Round 4

3 picks

Round 5

4 picks

Round 6

3 picks

Round 7

1 pick

The teams that drafted them

TBLTampa Bay LightningNo. 15
NYINew York IslandersNo. 60
WSHWashington CapitalsNo. 97
PHIPhiladelphia FlyersNo. 101
NSHNashville PredatorsNo. 105
CBJColumbus Blue JacketsNo. 129
MINMinnesota WildNo. 132
CGYCalgary FlamesNo. 149
DALDallas StarsNo. 150
CHIChicago BlackhawksNo. 156
ATLAtlanta ThrashersNo. 165
ANAAnaheim DucksNo. 172
PITPittsburgh PenguinsNo. 185

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.
  1. 202612
  2. 20258
  3. 202418
  4. 202315
  5. 202214
  6. 202115
  7. 202017
  8. 201922
  9. 201815
  10. 201723
  11. 201615
  12. 201514
  13. 20149
  14. 201311
  15. 20129
  16. 201110
  17. 20107
  18. 200910
  19. 20087
  20. 20074
  21. 200613
  22. 20059
  23. 200414
  24. 200313
  25. 200226
  26. 200124
  27. 200019
  28. 199918
  29. 199812
  30. 199712
  31. 19968
  32. 199513
  33. 19947
  34. 19938
  35. 199210
  36. 19916
  37. 199011
  38. 19893
  39. 19887
  40. 19876
  41. 198610
  42. 19854
  43. 198411
  44. 19839
  45. 19825
  46. 198112
  47. 19804
  48. 19782
  49. 19773
  50. 19762
  51. 19753
  52. 19741