2005 NHL Draft
Mario Bliznak in the 2005 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Mario Bliznak 205th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 7.
He was the seventh of the 7 Slovaks selected that year. It was the sixth and last of the 6 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 6 games put him 94th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 205
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 11
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 202–208 in the 2005 draft
- 202David KuchejdaRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 203Adam HobsonCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 204Colin GreeningC286 GP · 102 POTTOttawa Senators
- 205Mario BliznakC6 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 206Josh MeyersDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 207Myles StoeszDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 208Matt GenerousDBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
7th
of 7 Slovaks selected
108th
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 13Marek ZagrapanCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 30Vladimir MihalikD15 GP · 3 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 92Marek BartanusRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 121Juraj MikusFMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 123Ondrej OtcenasFCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 133Stanislav LascekRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 205Mario BliznakC6 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mario Bliznak made his NHL debut on October 30, 2009, 4 years and 92 days after the draft.
6
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2005 draft
- 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 51Mason RaymondL546 GP · 251 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 114Alexandre VincentGVANVancouver Canucks
- 138Matt ButcherCVANVancouver Canucks
- 185Kris FredheimD3 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 205Mario BliznakC6 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks