2006 NHL Draft
Claude Giroux in the 2006 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Claude Giroux 22nd overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1364, and none has scored more points than his 1176.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 22
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 2006 draft
- 19Mark MiteraDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 20David FischerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 21Bobby SanguinettiD45 GP · 6 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 22Claude GirouxR1364 GP · 1176 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Semyon VarlamovG626 GP · 290 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Dennis PerssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 25Patrik BerglundC717 GP · 326 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
22nd
of 213 players selected
15th
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
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Claude Giroux made his NHL debut on February 19, 2008, 1 year and 240 days after the draft.
1364
Games
382
Goals
794
Assists
1176
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2006 draft
- 22Claude GirouxR1364 GP · 1176 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 39Andreas NodlR183 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Michael RatchukDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 55Denis BodrovDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 79Jon MatsumotoC14 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 101Joonas LehtivuoriDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 109Jakub KovarGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 145Jonathan RheaultR5 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 175Michael DupontGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 205Andrei PopovRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers