2009 NHL Draft
Oliver Ekman-Larsson in the 2009 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Oliver Ekman-Larsson 6th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 24 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Phoenix Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1154.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2009 draft
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
2nd
of 24 Swedes selected
2nd
of 70 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 23Tim ErixonD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 24Marcus JohanssonL1058 GP · 566 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 39Jakob SilfverbergR820 GP · 373 POTTOttawa Senators
- 40Anton LanderC215 GP · 35 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Oliver Ekman-Larsson made his NHL debut on October 9, 2010, 1 year and 105 days after the draft.
1154
Games
156
Goals
384
Assists
540
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Phoenix Coyotes picks in the 2009 draft
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 36Chris BrownR23 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 91Michael LeeGNo NHL gamesPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 97Jordan SzwarzC50 GP · 7 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 105Justin WellerDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 157Evan BloodoffLPHXPhoenix Coyotes