2006 NHL Draft
Michal Neuvirth in the 2006 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Michal Neuvirth 34th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 2.
He was the fourth of the 8 Czechs selected that year. It was the third of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 256 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 34
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 4
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 31–37 in the 2006 draft
- 31Tomas KanaC6 GP · 2 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 32Carl SneepD1 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 33Igor MakarovRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 34Michal NeuvirthG256 GP · 104 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Francois BouchardRWSHWashington Capitals
- 36Jamie McGinnL617 GP · 220 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 37Yury AlexandrovDBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
4th
of 8 Czechs selected
5th
of 26 goaltenders selected
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
Michal Neuvirth made his NHL debut on February 14, 2009, 2 years and 235 days after the draft.
256
Games
104
Wins
11
Shutouts
.910
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2006 draft
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 23Semyon VarlamovG626 GP · 290 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Michal NeuvirthG256 GP · 104 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Francois BouchardRWSHWashington Capitals
- 52Keith SeabrookDWSHWashington Capitals
- 97Oskar OsalaL3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 122Luke LynesFWSHWashington Capitals
- 127Maxime LacroixLWSHWashington Capitals
- 157Brent GwidtCWSHWashington Capitals
- 177Mathieu PerreaultC708 GP · 352 PWSHWashington Capitals