2005 NHL Draft
Matt Niskanen in the 2005 NHL Draft
Dallas Stars selected Matt Niskanen 28th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 949 games put him 12th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 28
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 28
- Drafting team
- DALDallas Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 25–31 in the 2005 draft
- 25Andrew CoglianoC1294 GP · 464 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 26Matt PelechR13 GP · 4 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 27Joe FinleyD21 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 28Matt NiskanenD949 GP · 356 PDALDallas Stars
- 29Steve DownieR434 GP · 196 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 30Vladimir MihalikD15 GP · 3 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 31Brendan MikkelsonD131 GP · 10 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
28th
of 230 players selected
11th
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
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1438 GP · 1774 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
Matt Niskanen made his NHL debut on October 3, 2007, 2 years and 65 days after the draft.
949
Games
72
Goals
284
Assists
356
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Dallas Stars picks in the 2005 draft
- 28Matt NiskanenD949 GP · 356 PDALDallas Stars
- 33James NealL869 GP · 559 PDALDallas Stars
- 71Rich CluneL139 GP · 22 PDALDallas Stars
- 75Perttu LindgrenC1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 146Tom WandellC229 GP · 43 PDALDallas Stars
- 160Matt WatkinsR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 223Pat McGannGDALDallas Stars