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2005 NHL Draft

Kris Russell in the 2005 NHL Draft

Columbus Blue Jackets selected Kris Russell 67th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 3.

It was the third of the 8 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 912 games put him 14th in the class.

Overall pick
67
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 6
Drafting team
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 64–70 in the 2005 draft

  1. 64Joe BarnesCCAR
  2. 65Kristofer WestblomGMIN
  3. 66Brodie DupontL1 GP · 0 PNYR
  4. 67Kris RussellD912 GP · 254 PCBJ
  5. 68Evan BropheyC4 GP · 0 PCHI
  6. 69Gord BaldwinDCGY
  7. 70Vitaly AnikeyenkoDOTT

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2005 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2005 class

67th
of 230 players selected
24th
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

  1. 1Sidney CrosbyC1438 GP · 1774 PPIT
  2. 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANA
  3. 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCAR
  4. 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMIN
  5. 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTL
  6. 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJ
  7. 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHI
  8. 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJS
  9. 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTT
  10. 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVAN

+ 220 more

The 2005 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Kris Russell made his NHL debut on October 5, 2007, 2 years and 67 days after the draft.

912
Games
48
Goals
206
Assists
254
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2005 draft

  1. 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJ
  2. 55Adam McQuaidD512 GP · 73 PCBJ
  3. 67Kris RussellD912 GP · 254 PCBJ
  4. 101Jared BollR579 GP · 66 PCBJ
  5. 131Tomas PopperleG2 GP · 0 WCBJ
  6. 177Derek ReinhartDCBJ
  7. 189Kirill StarkovCCBJ
  8. 201Trevor HendrikxDCBJ