2006 NHL Draft
Michael Frolik in the 2006 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Michael Frolik 10th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 8 Czechs selected that year. It was the first 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 858 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 10
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 10
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 7–13 in the 2006 draft
- 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
- 11Jonathan BernierG404 GP · 165 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12Bryan LittleC843 GP · 521 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 13Jiri TlustyL446 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
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 Czechs selected
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 13Jiri TlustyL446 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 31Tomas KanaC6 GP · 2 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 34Michal NeuvirthG256 GP · 104 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 40Ondrej FialaCMINMinnesota Wild
- 104David KvetonRNYRNew York Rangers
- 109Jakub KovarGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 131Martin LatalRPHXPhoenix Coyotes
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michael Frolik made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008, 2 years and 109 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