2006 NHL Draft
Arturs Kulda in the 2006 NHL Draft
Atlanta Thrashers selected Arturs Kulda 200th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 7.
He was the second of the 2 Latvians selected that year. It was the seventh of the 8 picks Atlanta Thrashers made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 200
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 17
- Drafting team
- ATLAtlanta Thrashers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 197–203 in the 2006 draft
- 197Evan FullerRVANVancouver Canucks
- 198Denis KazionovLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 199Cameron CepekDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 200Arturs KuldaD15 GP · 2 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 201Billy SauerGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 202John McCarthyC88 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 203Jay BarriballFSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
2nd
of 2 Latvians selected
61st
of 65 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Latvians selected
- 91Kaspars DaugavinsL91 GP · 15 POTTOttawa Senators
- 200Arturs KuldaD15 GP · 2 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Arturs Kulda made his NHL debut on February 12, 2010, 3 years and 233 days after the draft.
15
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Thrashers picks in the 2006 draft
- 12Bryan LittleC843 GP · 521 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 43Riley HolzapfelCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 80Michael ForneyLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 135Alex KangasGATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 165Jonas EnlundCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 195Jesse MartinCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 200Arturs KuldaD15 GP · 2 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 210Will O'NeillD1 GP · 0 PATLAtlanta Thrashers