2006 NHL Draft
Jiri Tlusty in the 2006 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Jiri Tlusty 13th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 8 Czechs selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 446 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 2006 draft
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 11Jonathan BernierG404 GP · 165 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12Bryan LittleC843 GP · 521 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 13Jiri TlustyL446 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 14Michael GrabnerL640 GP · 276 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 15Riku HeleniusG1 GP · 0 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 16Ty WishartD26 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 13Jiri TlustyL446 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 31Tomas KanaC6 GP · 2 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 34Michal NeuvirthG256 GP · 104 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 40Ondrej FialaCMINMinnesota Wild
- 104David KvetonRNYRNew York Rangers
- 109Jakub KovarGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 131Martin LatalRPHXPhoenix Coyotes
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jiri Tlusty made his NHL debut on October 25, 2007, 1 year and 123 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 2006 draft
- 13Jiri TlustyL446 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 44Nikolay KuleminL669 GP · 274 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 99James ReimerG540 GP · 232 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 111Korbinian HolzerD206 GP · 27 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 161Viktor StålbergL488 GP · 168 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 166Tyler RuegseggerFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 180Leo KomarovR491 GP · 170 PTORToronto Maple Leafs