2006 NHL Draft
Nicklas Bäckström in the 2006 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Nicklas Bäckström 4th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the first 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. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1105, and only 2 have scored more points than his 1033.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 2006 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
1st
of 17 Swedes selected
3rd
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Dennis PerssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 25Patrik BerglundC717 GP · 326 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 46Jhonas EnrothG153 GP · 50 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 62Dick AxelssonFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 64Jonas JunlandD4 GP · 2 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 70Robin FigrenFNYINew York Islanders
- 76Tony LagerstromCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 82Daniel RahimiDVANVancouver Canucks
- 88Jonas AhnelovDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nicklas Bäckström made his NHL debut on October 5, 2007, 1 year and 103 days after the draft.
1105
Games
271
Goals
762
Assists
1033
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2006 draft
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 23Semyon VarlamovG625 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