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Alexander Burmistrov in the 2010 NHL Draft

Atlanta Thrashers selected Alexander Burmistrov 8th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft.

He was the first of the 8 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Atlanta Thrashers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2010, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 348 games put him 45th in the class.

Overall pick
8
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 8
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

Picks 5–11 in the 2010 draft

Where he came in the 2010 class

1st
of 8 Russians selected
7th
of 121 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Russians selected

  1. 8Alexander BurmistrovC348 GP · 101 PATL
  2. 16Vladimir TarasenkoR906 GP · 709 PSTL
  3. 26Evgeny KuznetsovC743 GP · 575 PWSH
  4. 65Kirill KabanovLNYI
  5. 86Stanislav GalievR26 GP · 4 PWSH
  6. 101Ivan TeleginLATL
  7. 158Maxim KitsynLLAK
  8. 195Maxim ChudinovDBOS

The road to the NHL

Alexander Burmistrov made his NHL debut on October 8, 2010, 105 days after the draft.

348
Games
37
Goals
64
Assists
101
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Atlanta Thrashers picks in the 2010 draft

  1. 8Alexander BurmistrovC348 GP · 101 PATL
  2. 87Julian MelchioriD30 GP · 2 PATL
  3. 101Ivan TeleginLATL
  4. 128Fredrik Pettersson-WentzelGATL
  5. 150Yasin CisseRATL
  6. 155Kendall McFaullDATL
  7. 160Tanner LaneCATL
  8. 169Sebastian OwuyaDATL
  9. 199Peter StoykewychDATL