2005 NHL Draft
Cody Franson in the 2005 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Cody Franson 79th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 7 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 550 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 79
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 18
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 76–82 in the 2005 draft
- 76Shea GuthrieFNYINew York Islanders
- 77Dalyn FlattDNYRNew York Rangers
- 78Teemu LaaksoD17 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 79Cody FransonD550 GP · 212 PNSHNashville Predators
- 80Christofer LofbergCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 81Danny SyvretD59 GP · 7 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 82Phil OreskovicD10 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
79th
of 230 players selected
29th
of 87 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1438 GP · 1774 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 220 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Cody Franson made his NHL debut on October 17, 2009, 4 years and 79 days after the draft.
550
Games
43
Goals
169
Assists
212
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2005 draft
- 18Ryan ParentD106 GP · 7 PNSHNashville Predators
- 78Teemu LaaksoD17 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 79Cody FransonD550 GP · 212 PNSHNashville Predators
- 150Cal O'ReillyC145 GP · 49 PNSHNashville Predators
- 176Ryan MakiRNSHNashville Predators
- 213Scott ToddDNSHNashville Predators
- 230Patric HörnqvistR901 GP · 543 PNSHNashville Predators