2005 NHL Draft
Joe Vitale in the 2005 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Joe Vitale 195th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 7.
It was the seventh and last of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 234 games put him 47th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 195
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 192–198 in the 2005 draft
- 192Nicolas BlanchardL9 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 193Tony LuciaLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 194Jean-Philippe PaquetDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 195Joe VitaleC234 GP · 44 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 196Nicholas TuzzolinoDNYINew York Islanders
- 197Jean-Philippe LevasseurGNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks
- 198Kyle LawsonDCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
195th
of 230 players selected
103rd
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1438 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 Vitale made his NHL debut on February 10, 2011, 5 years and 195 days after the draft.
234
Games
11
Goals
33
Assists
44
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2005 draft
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1438 GP · 1774 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Michael GergenFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Kris LetangD1253 GP · 814 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 125Tommi LeinonenDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 126Tim CrowderRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 194Jean-Philippe PaquetDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 195Joe VitaleC234 GP · 44 PPITPittsburgh Penguins