2009 NHL Draft
Ben Hanowski in the 2009 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Ben Hanowski 63rd overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 16 games put him 95th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 2009 draft
- 60Tomas TatarL927 GP · 496 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 61Philip SamuelssonD13 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Anders NilssonG161 GP · 59 WNYINew York Islanders
- 63Ben HanowskiR16 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 64Tyson BarrieD822 GP · 508 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 65Joonas NattinenC1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 66Brayden McNabbD902 GP · 199 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
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 off the board
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ben Hanowski made his NHL debut on April 15, 2013, 3 years and 292 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2009 draft
- 30Simon DespresD193 GP · 43 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Philip SamuelssonD13 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Ben HanowskiR16 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Nick PetersenRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 123Alex VelischekDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 151Andy BathgateCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 181Viktor EkbomDPITPittsburgh Penguins