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2011 NHL Draft

Christopher Gibson in the 2011 NHL Draft

Los Angeles Kings selected Christopher Gibson 49th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 2.

He was the third of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 16 games put him 102nd in the class.

Overall pick
49
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 19
Drafting team
LAKLos Angeles Kings
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 46–52 in the 2011 draft

  1. 46Joel EdmundsonD699 GP · 155 PSTL
  2. 47Matt NietoL705 GP · 206 PSJS
  3. 48Xavier OuelletD178 GP · 28 PDET
  4. 49Christopher GibsonG16 GP · 4 WLAK
  5. 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYI
  6. 51Alexander RuuttuCPHX
  7. 52Miikka SalomakiR167 GP · 27 PNSH

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2011 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2011 class

3rd
of 10 Finns selected
3rd
of 19 goaltenders selected

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

First Finns selected

  1. 16Joel ArmiaR667 GP · 237 PBUF
  2. 45Markus GranlundC335 GP · 101 PCGY
  3. 49Christopher GibsonG16 GP · 4 WLAK
  4. 51Alexander RuuttuCPHX
  5. 52Miikka SalomakiR167 GP · 27 PNSH
  6. 62Samu PerhonenGEDM
  7. 182Frans TuohimaaGEDM
  8. 184Iiro PakarinenR134 GP · 23 PFLA
  9. 192Teemu EronenDSTL
  10. 195Jyrki JokipakkaD150 GP · 28 PDAL
Every pick from Finland in the 2011 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Christopher Gibson made his NHL debut on January 2, 2016, 4 years and 191 days after the draft.

16
Games
4
Wins
0
Shutouts
.901
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2011 draft

  1. 49Christopher GibsonG16 GP · 4 WLAK
  2. 80Andy AndreoffC188 GP · 27 PLAK
  3. 82Nicholas ShoreC299 GP · 59 PLAK
  4. 110Michael MerschL17 GP · 3 PLAK
  5. 140Joel LowryLLAK
  6. 200Michael SchumacherLLAK