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2006 NHL Draft

Brian Strait in the 2006 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Brian Strait 65th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.

It was the third of the 5 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 187 games put him 46th in the class.

Overall pick
65
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 2
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 62–68 in the 2006 draft

  1. 62Dick AxelssonFDET
  2. 63Jamie McBainD348 GP · 110 PCAR
  3. 64Jonas JunlandD4 GP · 2 PSTL
  4. 65Brian StraitD187 GP · 29 PPIT
  5. 66Ryan WhiteC313 GP · 61 PMTL
  6. 67Kirill TulupovDNJD
  7. 68Eric GrybaD289 GP · 43 POTT

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2006 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2006 class

65th
of 213 players selected
23rd
of 65 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTL
  2. 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPIT
  3. 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHI
  4. 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSH
  5. 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOS
  6. 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJ
  7. 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYI
  8. 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHX
  9. 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMIN
  10. 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLA

+ 203 more

The 2006 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Brian Strait made his NHL debut on February 21, 2011, 4 years and 242 days after the draft.

187
Games
6
Goals
23
Assists
29
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2006 draft

  1. 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPIT
  2. 32Carl SneepD1 GP · 1 PPIT
  3. 65Brian StraitD187 GP · 29 PPIT
  4. 125Chad JohnsonG192 GP · 80 WPIT
  5. 185Timo SeppanenDPIT