2011 NHL Draft
Mika Zibanejad in the 2011 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Mika Zibanejad 6th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 28 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 10 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1027, and only 2 have scored more points than his 830.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2011 draft
- 3Jonathan HuberdeauL962 GP · 807 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Adam LarssonD1026 GP · 268 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Ryan StromeC931 GP · 507 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Mika ZibanejadC1027 GP · 830 POTTOttawa Senators
- 7Mark ScheifeleC977 GP · 921 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 8Sean CouturierC969 GP · 584 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 9Dougie HamiltonD927 GP · 547 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2011 class
3rd
of 28 Swedes selected
5th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Gabriel LandeskogL814 GP · 616 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Adam LarssonD1026 GP · 268 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 6Mika ZibanejadC1027 GP · 830 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Jonas BrodinD932 GP · 284 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 19Oscar KlefbomD378 GP · 156 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 30Rickard RakellR877 GP · 576 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 38Magnus HellbergG26 GP · 8 WNSHNashville Predators
- 42Victor RaskC506 GP · 223 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 50Johan SundströmC11 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 53William KarlssonC769 GP · 458 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 18 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mika Zibanejad made his NHL debut on October 7, 2011, 105 days after the draft.
1027
Games
351
Goals
479
Assists
830
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2011 draft
- 6Mika ZibanejadC1027 GP · 830 POTTOttawa Senators
- 21Stefan NoesenR487 GP · 178 POTTOttawa Senators
- 24Matt PuempelL87 GP · 16 POTTOttawa Senators
- 61Shane PrinceL128 GP · 38 POTTOttawa Senators
- 96Jean-Gabriel PageauC885 GP · 407 POTTOttawa Senators
- 126Fredrik ClaessonD170 GP · 28 POTTOttawa Senators
- 156Darren KramerCOTTOttawa Senators
- 171Max McCormickL94 GP · 13 POTTOttawa Senators
- 186Jordan FransooDOTTOttawa Senators
- 204Ryan DzingelC404 GP · 188 POTTOttawa Senators