2009 NHL Draft
Magnus Pääjärvi in the 2009 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Magnus Pääjärvi 10th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 24 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 467 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 10
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 10
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 7–13 in the 2009 draft
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 11Ryan EllisD566 GP · 275 PNSHNashville Predators
- 12Calvin de HaanD679 GP · 149 PNYINew York Islanders
- 13Zack KassianR661 GP · 203 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
3rd
of 24 Swedes selected
7th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 23Tim ErixonD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 24Marcus JohanssonL1058 GP · 566 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 39Jakob SilfverbergR820 GP · 373 POTTOttawa Senators
- 40Anton LanderC215 GP · 35 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Magnus Pääjärvi made his NHL debut on October 7, 2010, 1 year and 103 days after the draft.
467
Games
62
Goals
62
Assists
124
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2009 draft
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 40Anton LanderC215 GP · 35 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 71Troy HeskethDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 82Cameron AbneyREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 99Kyle BigosDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 101Toni RajalaREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 133Olivier RoyGEDMEdmonton Oilers