2010 NHL Draft
Nino Niederreiter in the 2010 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Nino Niederreiter 5th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 2 Swiss players selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2010, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1040.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 2010 draft
- 2Tyler SeguinC1032 GP · 832 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 3Erik GudbransonD854 GP · 141 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Ryan JohansenC905 GP · 578 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 5Nino NiederreiterR1040 GP · 499 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Brett ConnollyR536 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 7Jeff SkinnerL1110 GP · 712 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 8Alexander BurmistrovC348 GP · 101 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2010 class
1st
of 2 Swiss players selected
4th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 5Nino NiederreiterR1040 GP · 499 PNYINew York Islanders
- 204Mauro JorgRNJDNew Jersey Devils
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nino Niederreiter made his NHL debut on October 9, 2010, 106 days after the draft.
1040
Games
248
Goals
251
Assists
499
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2010 draft
- 5Nino NiederreiterR1040 GP · 499 PNYINew York Islanders
- 30Brock NelsonC1018 GP · 662 PNYINew York Islanders
- 65Kirill KabanovLNYINew York Islanders
- 82Jason ClarkC/LNYINew York Islanders
- 125Tony DehartDNYINew York Islanders
- 185Cody RosenGNYINew York Islanders