2006 NHL Draft
Michael Caruso in the 2006 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Michael Caruso 103rd overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 6 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 84th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 103
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 10
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 100–106 in the 2006 draft
- 100Rhett RakhshaniR7 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 101Joonas LehtivuoriDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 102Kyle MedvecDMINMinnesota Wild
- 103Michael CarusoD2 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 104David KvetonRNYRNew York Rangers
- 105Niko SnellmanFNSHNashville Predators
- 106Reto BerraG76 GP · 20 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michael Caruso made his NHL debut on January 19, 2013, 6 years and 209 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 2006 draft
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 73Brady CallaRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 103Michael CarusoD2 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 116Derrick LapointDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 155Peter AstonDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 193Marc CheverieGFLAFlorida Panthers