2009 NHL Draft
Kyle Clifford in the 2009 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Kyle Clifford 35th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 753 games put him 29th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 5
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 2009 draft
- 32Landon FerraroC77 GP · 12 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 33Ryan O'ReillyC1249 GP · 915 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 35Kyle CliffordL753 GP · 144 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 36Chris BrownR23 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 37Mat ClarkD9 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 38Alex ChiassonR651 GP · 233 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
35th
of 210 players selected
22nd
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1178 GP · 817 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1117 GP · 734 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1079 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Kyle Clifford made his NHL debut on October 9, 2010, 1 year and 104 days after the draft.
753
Games
66
Goals
78
Assists
144
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2009 draft
- 5Brayden SchennC1117 GP · 734 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 35Kyle CliffordL753 GP · 144 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 84Nicolas DeslauriersL720 GP · 109 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 95J-F BerubeG40 GP · 12 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 96Linden VeyR138 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 126David KolomatisDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 156Michael PelechFLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 179Brandon KozunR20 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 186Jordan NolanC375 GP · 52 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 198Nic DowdC675 GP · 200 PLAKLos Angeles Kings