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2009 NHL Draft

Jacob Josefson in the 2009 NHL Draft

New Jersey Devils selected Jacob Josefson 20th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.

He was the fifth of the 24 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 315 games put him 49th in the class.

Overall pick
20
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 20
Drafting team
NJDNew Jersey Devils
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 17–23 in the 2009 draft

  1. 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTL
  2. 18Louis LeblancC50 GP · 10 PMTL
  3. 19Chris KreiderL973 GP · 640 PNYR
  4. 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJD
  5. 21John MooreD544 GP · 118 PCBJ
  6. 22Jordan SchroederC165 GP · 42 PVAN
  7. 23Tim ErixonD93 GP · 14 PCGY

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2009 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2009 class

5th
of 24 Swedes selected
12th
of 119 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

  1. 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBL
  2. 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHX
  3. 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDM
  4. 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTL
  5. 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJD
  6. 23Tim ErixonD93 GP · 14 PCGY
  7. 24Marcus JohanssonL1058 GP · 566 PWSH
  8. 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATL
  9. 39Jakob SilfverbergR820 GP · 373 POTT
  10. 40Anton LanderC215 GP · 35 PEDM

+ 14 more

Every Swede in the 2009 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Jacob Josefson made his NHL debut on October 15, 2010, 1 year and 111 days after the draft.

315
Games
20
Goals
44
Assists
64
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New Jersey Devils picks in the 2009 draft

  1. 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJD
  2. 54Eric GelinasD189 GP · 55 PNJD
  3. 73Alexander UrbomD34 GP · 4 PNJD
  4. 114Seth HelgesonD50 GP · 4 PNJD
  5. 144Derek RodwellLNJD
  6. 174Ashton BernardLNJD
  7. 204Curtis GedigDNJD