2009 NHL Draft
Dmitry Orlov in the 2009 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Dmitry Orlov 55th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 2.
He was the second of the 7 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 7 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 966 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 25
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 2009 draft
- 52Richard PanikR521 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 53Anton RödinR3 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 54Eric GelinasD189 GP · 55 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 55Dmitry OrlovD966 GP · 372 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Kevin LynchCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 57Taylor DohertyDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 58Jesse BlackerD1 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 14Dmitry KulikovD1053 GP · 249 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 55Dmitry OrlovD966 GP · 372 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 76Igor BobkovGNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks
- 78Sergey AndronovRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 109Alexander AvtsinRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 122Anton KlementyevD1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 200Mikhail PashninDNYRNew York Rangers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dmitry Orlov made his NHL debut on November 21, 2011, 2 years and 147 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2009 draft
- 24Marcus JohanssonL1058 GP · 566 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 55Dmitry OrlovD966 GP · 372 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 85Cody EakinC701 GP · 256 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 115Patrick WeyD9 GP · 3 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Brett FlemmingDWSHWashington Capitals
- 175Garrett MitchellR1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 205Benjamin CasavantLWSHWashington Capitals