2005 NHL Draft
Joe Finley in the 2005 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Joe Finley 27th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 7 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 21 games put him 80th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 27
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 2005 draft
- 24T.J. OshieR1010 GP · 695 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 25Andrew CoglianoC1294 GP · 464 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 26Matt PelechR13 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 27Joe FinleyD21 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 28Matt NiskanenD949 GP · 356 PDALDallas Stars
- 29Steve DownieR434 GP · 196 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 30Vladimir MihalikD15 GP · 3 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
27th
of 230 players selected
10th
of 87 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1439 GP · 1774 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 220 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Joe Finley made his NHL debut on December 2, 2011, 6 years and 125 days after the draft.
21
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2005 draft
- 14Sasha PokulokDWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Joe FinleyD21 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 109Andrew ThomasDWSHWashington Capitals
- 118Patrick McNeillDWSHWashington Capitals
- 143Daren MachesneyGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 181Tim KennedyL162 GP · 39 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 209Viktor DovganDWSHWashington Capitals