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2006 NHL Draft

Chris Stewart in the 2006 NHL Draft

Colorado Avalanche selected Chris Stewart 18th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 6 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 668 games put him 21st in the class.

Overall pick
18
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 18
Drafting team
COLColorado Avalanche
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 15–21 in the 2006 draft

  1. 15Riku HeleniusG1 GP · 0 WTBL
  2. 16Ty WishartD26 GP · 6 PSJS
  3. 17Trevor LewisC1034 GP · 237 PLAK
  4. 18Chris StewartR668 GP · 322 PCOL
  5. 19Mark MiteraDANA
  6. 20David FischerDMTL
  7. 21Bobby SanguinettiD45 GP · 6 PNYR

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

18th
of 213 players selected
14th
of 122 forwards 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

Chris Stewart made his NHL debut on December 5, 2008, 2 years and 164 days after the draft.

668
Games
160
Goals
162
Assists
322
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2006 draft

  1. 18Chris StewartR668 GP · 322 PCOL
  2. 51Nigel WilliamsDCOL
  3. 59Codey BurkiCCOL
  4. 81Mike CarmanCCOL
  5. 110Kevin MontgomeryDCOL
  6. 201Billy SauerGCOL