2006 NHL Draft
James Sheppard in the 2006 NHL Draft
Minnesota Wild selected James Sheppard 9th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 394 games put him 35th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- MINMinnesota Wild
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 2006 draft
- 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
- 11Jonathan BernierG404 GP · 165 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12Bryan LittleC843 GP · 521 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
9th
of 213 players selected
8th
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
James Sheppard made his NHL debut on October 10, 2007, 1 year and 108 days after the draft.
394
Games
23
Goals
68
Assists
91
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota Wild picks in the 2006 draft
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 40Ondrej FialaCMINMinnesota Wild
- 72Cal ClutterbuckR1064 GP · 293 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 102Kyle MedvecDMINMinnesota Wild
- 132Niko HovinenGMINMinnesota Wild
- 162Julian WalkerFMINMinnesota Wild
- 192Chris HickeyCMINMinnesota Wild