2009 NHL Draft
Chris Kreider in the 2009 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Chris Kreider 19th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 975 games put him 16th in the class, but only 7 have scored more points than his 641.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 19
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 2009 draft
- 16Nick LeddyD1074 GP · 423 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 18Louis LeblancC50 GP · 10 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Chris KreiderL975 GP · 641 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 21John MooreD544 GP · 118 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 22Jordan SchroederC165 GP · 42 PVANVancouver Canucks
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 TavaresC1274 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1179 GP · 817 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1118 GP · 735 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1155 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1080 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
Chris Kreider made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 16, 2012, 2 years and 295 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2009 draft
- 19Chris KreiderL975 GP · 641 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 47Ethan WerekCNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Ryan BourqueC1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 127Roman HorakC84 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 140Scott StajcerGNYRNew York Rangers
- 170Dan MaggioDNYRNew York Rangers
- 200Mikhail PashninDNYRNew York Rangers