2005 NHL Draft
Paul Stastny in the 2005 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Paul Stastny 44th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 9 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 1145, and only 2 have scored more points than his 822.
- Overall pick
- 44
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 14
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 41–47 in the 2005 draft
- 41Ondrej PavelecG398 GP · 156 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 42Justin AbdelkaderL739 GP · 252 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 43Mike BlundenR127 GP · 13 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 44Paul StastnyC1145 GP · 822 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 45Guillaume LatendresseL341 GP · 147 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 46Dustin KohnD22 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 47Tom FritscheLCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
44th
of 230 players selected
22nd
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1437 GP · 1773 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 220 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Paul Stastny made his NHL debut on October 4, 2006, 1 year and 66 days after the draft.
1145
Games
293
Goals
529
Assists
822
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2005 draft
- 34Ryan StoaC40 GP · 7 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 44Paul StastnyC1145 GP · 822 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 47Tom FritscheLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 52Chris DurandCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 88T.J. HensickC112 GP · 38 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 124Ray MaciasD8 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 166Jason LynchDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 168Justin MercierC9 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 222Kyle CumiskeyD139 GP · 35 PCOLColorado Avalanche