2006 NHL Draft
Cory Emmerton in the 2006 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Cory Emmerton 41st overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 7 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 139 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 41
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 38–44 in the 2006 draft
- 38Bryce SwanRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 39Andreas NodlR183 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 40Ondrej FialaCMINMinnesota Wild
- 41Cory EmmertonC139 GP · 21 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 42Michael RatchukDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 43Riley HolzapfelCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 44Nikolay KuleminL669 GP · 274 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
41st
of 213 players selected
25th
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
Cory Emmerton made his NHL debut on January 22, 2011, 4 years and 212 days after the draft.
139
Games
12
Goals
9
Assists
21
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2006 draft
- 41Cory EmmertonC139 GP · 21 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 47Shawn MatthiasL551 GP · 174 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 62Dick AxelssonFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 92Daniel LarssonGNo NHL gamesDETDetroit Red Wings
- 182Jan MursakL46 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 191Nick OslundRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 212Logan PyettDDETDetroit Red Wings