2009 NHL Draft
Evander Kane in the 2009 NHL Draft
Atlanta Thrashers selected Evander Kane 4th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Atlanta Thrashers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 1001, and only 6 have scored more points than his 648.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- ATLAtlanta Thrashers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 2009 draft
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
4th
of 210 players selected
3rd
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Evander Kane made his NHL debut on October 3, 2009, 99 days after the draft.
1001
Games
339
Goals
309
Assists
648
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Thrashers picks in the 2009 draft
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 45Jeremy MorinL82 GP · 22 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 117Edward PasqualeG3 GP · 2 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 120Ben ChiarotD821 GP · 186 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 125Cody SolDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 155Jimmy BubnickCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 185Levko KoperLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 203Jordan Samuels-ThomasLATLAtlanta Thrashers