2005 NHL Draft
Justin Mercier in the 2005 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Justin Mercier 168th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 6.
It was the eighth of the 9 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 9 games put him 88th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 168
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 6
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 165–171 in the 2005 draft
- 165Kevin BeechGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 166Jason LynchDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 167Joe FallonGNo NHL gamesCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 168Justin MercierC9 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 169Mike GauthierDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 170Sean ZimmermanDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 171Nick DrazenovicC12 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
168th
of 230 players selected
91st
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 CrosbyC1436 GP · 1771 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
Justin Mercier made his NHL debut on December 9, 2009, 4 years and 132 days after the draft.
9
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2005 draft
- 34Ryan StoaC40 GP · 7 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 44Paul StastnyC1145 GP · 822 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 47Tom FritscheLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 52Chris DurandCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 88T.J. HensickC112 GP · 38 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 124Ray MaciasD8 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 166Jason LynchDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 168Justin MercierC9 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 222Kyle CumiskeyD139 GP · 35 PCOLColorado Avalanche