2009 NHL Draft
Alexander Urbom in the 2009 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Alexander Urbom 73rd overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.
He was the 14th of the 24 Swedes selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 34 games put him 86th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 73
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 12
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 70–76 in the 2009 draft
- 70Taylor BeckL92 GP · 23 PNSHNashville Predators
- 71Troy HeskethDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 72Michael LattaC113 GP · 17 PNSHNashville Predators
- 73Alexander UrbomD34 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 74Ryan HowseLCGYCalgary Flames
- 75Andrej NestrasilC128 GP · 48 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 76Igor BobkovGNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 23Tim ErixonD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 24Marcus JohanssonL1058 GP · 566 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 39Jakob SilfverbergR820 GP · 373 POTTOttawa Senators
- 40Anton LanderC215 GP · 35 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alexander Urbom made his NHL debut on October 8, 2010, 1 year and 103 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 2009 draft
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 54Eric GelinasD189 GP · 55 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 73Alexander UrbomD34 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 114Seth HelgesonD50 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 144Derek RodwellLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 174Ashton BernardLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 204Curtis GedigDNJDNew Jersey Devils