2010 NHL Draft
Alex Friesen in the 2010 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Alex Friesen 172nd overall in the 2010 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 6.
It was the third of the 5 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2010, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 100th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 172
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 22
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 169–175 in the 2010 draft
- 169Sebastian OwuyaDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 170Reid McNeillDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 171Brooks MacekCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 172Alex FriesenC1 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 173Cedrick HenleyLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 174Maxime ClermontGNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 175Jonathan IilahtiGVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2010 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Taylor HallL999 GP · 793 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Tyler SeguinC1033 GP · 832 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 3Erik GudbransonD854 GP · 141 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Ryan JohansenC905 GP · 578 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 5Nino NiederreiterR1040 GP · 499 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Brett ConnollyR536 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 7Jeff SkinnerL1110 GP · 712 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 8Alexander BurmistrovC348 GP · 101 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 9Mikael GranlundC977 GP · 671 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Dylan McIlrathD109 GP · 9 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alex Friesen made his NHL debut on February 15, 2016, 5 years and 234 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2010 draft
- 115Patrick McNallyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 145Adam PolasekDVANVancouver Canucks
- 172Alex FriesenC1 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 175Jonathan IilahtiGVANVancouver Canucks
- 205Sawyer HannayDVANVancouver Canucks