2006 NHL Draft
Jesse Joensuu in the 2006 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Jesse Joensuu 60th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 30th pick of round 2.
He was the second of the 13 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 13 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 129 games put him 52nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 60
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 30
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 57–63 in the 2006 draft
- 57Mike WeberD351 GP · 53 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 58Alexander VasyunovL18 GP · 5 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 59Codey BurkiCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 60Jesse JoensuuL129 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 61Simon Danis-PepinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 62Dick AxelssonFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 63Jamie McBainD348 GP · 110 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
2nd
of 13 Finns selected
35th
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 15Riku HeleniusG1 GP · 0 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 60Jesse JoensuuL129 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 97Oskar OsalaL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 101Joonas LehtivuoriDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 105Niko SnellmanFNSHNashville Predators
- 129Robert NyholmRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 132Niko HovinenGMINMinnesota Wild
- 149Juuso PuustinenRCGYCalgary Flames
- 150Max WarnLDALDallas Stars
- 156Jan-Mikael JuutilainenCCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 3 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jesse Joensuu made his NHL debut on March 2, 2009, 2 years and 251 days after the draft.
129
Games
13
Goals
11
Assists
24
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2006 draft
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 60Jesse JoensuuL129 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 70Robin FigrenFNYINew York Islanders
- 100Rhett RakhshaniR7 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 108Jase WesloskyGNYINew York Islanders
- 115Tomas MarcinkoCNYINew York Islanders
- 119Doug RogersCNYINew York Islanders
- 126Shane SimsD1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 141Kim JohanssonFNYINew York Islanders
- 160Andrew MacDonaldD586 GP · 161 PNYINew York Islanders
- 171Brian DayRNYINew York Islanders
- 173Stefan RidderwallGNYINew York Islanders
- 190Troy MattilaLNYINew York Islanders