2009 NHL Draft
Jakob Silfverberg in the 2009 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Jakob Silfverberg 39th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
He was the ninth of the 24 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 9 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 820 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 39
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 36–42 in the 2009 draft
- 36Chris BrownR23 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 37Mat ClarkD9 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 38Alex ChiassonR651 GP · 233 PDALDallas Stars
- 39Jakob SilfverbergR820 GP · 373 POTTOttawa Senators
- 40Anton LanderC215 GP · 35 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Zach BudishRNSHNashville Predators
- 42Charles-Olivier RousselDNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
9th
of 24 Swedes selected
25th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 23Tim ErixonD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 24Marcus JohanssonL1058 GP · 566 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 39Jakob SilfverbergR820 GP · 373 POTTOttawa Senators
- 40Anton LanderC215 GP · 35 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jakob Silfverberg made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 23, 2012, 2 years and 301 days after the draft.
820
Games
168
Goals
205
Assists
373
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2009 draft
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 39Jakob SilfverbergR820 GP · 373 POTTOttawa Senators
- 46Robin LehnerG364 GP · 152 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 100Chris WidemanD291 GP · 78 POTTOttawa Senators
- 130Mike HoffmanC745 GP · 487 POTTOttawa Senators
- 146Jeff CostelloLOTTOttawa Senators
- 160Corey CowickLOTTOttawa Senators
- 190Brad PeltzLOTTOttawa Senators
- 191Michael SdaoDOTTOttawa Senators