2009 NHL Draft
Brayden McNabb in the 2009 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Brayden McNabb 66th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 6 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 902 games put him 22nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 66
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 5
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 63–69 in the 2009 draft
- 63Ben HanowskiR16 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 64Tyson BarrieD822 GP · 508 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 65Joonas NattinenC1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 66Brayden McNabbD902 GP · 199 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 67Josh BirkholzRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 68Jamie DevaneL2 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 69Reilly SmithR988 GP · 579 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
66th
of 210 players selected
25th
of 70 defensemen selected
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
Brayden McNabb made his NHL debut on November 26, 2011, 2 years and 152 days after the draft.
902
Games
38
Goals
161
Assists
199
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2009 draft
- 13Zack KassianR661 GP · 203 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 66Brayden McNabbD902 GP · 199 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 104Marcus FolignoL935 GP · 336 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Mark AdamsDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 164Connor KnappG2 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Maxime LegaultRBUFBuffalo Sabres