2012 NHL Draft
Chris Driedger in the 2012 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Chris Driedger 76th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 7 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 67 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 76
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 15
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 73–79 in the 2012 draft
- 73Justin KeaCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Esa LindellD776 GP · 250 PDALDallas Stars
- 75Jon GilliesG35 GP · 8 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 76Chris DriedgerG67 GP · 31 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 77Chandler StephensonC668 GP · 382 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 78Shayne GostisbehereD761 GP · 474 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 79Chris CalnanRCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
76th
of 211 players selected
8th
of 24 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nail YakupovR350 GP · 136 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Ryan MurrayD445 GP · 131 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 3Alex GalchenyukC654 GP · 354 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Griffin ReinhartD37 GP · 2 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Morgan RiellyD968 GP · 561 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 6Hampus LindholmD845 GP · 343 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Mathew DumbaD748 GP · 261 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 8Derrick PouliotD226 GP · 54 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Jacob TroubaD923 GP · 368 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Slater KoekkoekD186 GP · 34 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Chris Driedger made his NHL debut on March 26, 2015, 2 years and 276 days after the draft.
67
Games
31
Wins
5
Shutouts
.917
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2012 draft
- 15Cody CeciD960 GP · 245 POTTOttawa Senators
- 76Chris DriedgerG67 GP · 31 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 82Jarrod MaidensC/LOTTOttawa Senators
- 106Timothy BoyleDOTTOttawa Senators
- 136Robert BaillargeonCOTTOttawa Senators
- 166Francois BrassardGOTTOttawa Senators
- 196Mikael WikstrandDOTTOttawa Senators