2011 NHL Draft
Brandon Saad in the 2011 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Brandon Saad 43rd overall in the 2011 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 984.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 2011 draft
- 40Alex KhokhlachevC9 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 41Dmitrij JaskinR315 GP · 70 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 42Victor RaskC506 GP · 223 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 43Brandon SaadL984 GP · 538 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 44Brett RitchieR391 GP · 85 PDALDallas Stars
- 45Markus GranlundC335 GP · 101 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 46Joel EdmundsonD700 GP · 155 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2011 class
43rd
of 210 players selected
27th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Ryan Nugent-HopkinsC1040 GP · 815 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Gabriel LandeskogL816 GP · 616 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 3Jonathan HuberdeauL962 GP · 807 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Adam LarssonD1028 GP · 268 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Ryan StromeC934 GP · 507 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Mika ZibanejadC1029 GP · 833 POTTOttawa Senators
- 7Mark ScheifeleC979 GP · 925 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 8Sean CouturierC971 GP · 586 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 9Dougie HamiltonD930 GP · 549 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 10Jonas BrodinD934 GP · 285 PMINMinnesota Wild
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brandon Saad made his NHL debut on October 7, 2011, 104 days after the draft.
984
Games
269
Goals
269
Assists
538
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2011 draft
- 18Mark McNeillC2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 26Phillip DanaultC803 GP · 417 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 36Adam ClendeningD90 GP · 24 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 43Brandon SaadL984 GP · 538 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 70Michael PaliottaD2 GP · 1 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 79Klas DahlbeckD170 GP · 23 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 109Maxim ShalunovRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 139Andrew ShawR544 GP · 247 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 169Sam JardineDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 199Alex BroadhurstC2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 211Johan MattssonGCHIChicago Blackhawks