2005 NHL Draft
Anze Kopitar in the 2005 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Anze Kopitar 11th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1521, and only one has scored more points than his 1316.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 2005 draft
- 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 11Anze KopitarC1521 GP · 1316 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12Marc StaalD1136 GP · 234 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 13Marek ZagrapanCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Sasha PokulokDWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
1st
of 1 Slovenians selected
7th
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Anze Kopitar made his NHL debut on October 6, 2006, 1 year and 68 days after the draft.
1521
Games
452
Goals
864
Assists
1316
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2005 draft
- 11Anze KopitarC1521 GP · 1316 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Dany RoussinLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 60T.J. FastDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 72Jonathan QuickG829 GP · 410 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 139Patrik HersleyDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 184Ryan McGinnisDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 206Josh MeyersDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 226John SeymourLLAKLos Angeles Kings