2006 NHL Draft
Phil Kessel in the 2006 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Phil Kessel 5th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 1286, and only 3 have scored more points than his 992.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 2006 draft
- 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
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
5th
of 213 players selected
4th
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 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
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Phil Kessel made his NHL debut on October 6, 2006, 104 days after the draft.
1286
Games
413
Goals
579
Assists
992
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 2006 draft
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 37Yury AlexandrovDBOSBoston Bruins
- 50Milan LucicL1177 GP · 586 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 71Brad MarchandL1154 GP · 1035 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 128Andrew BodnarchukD42 GP · 4 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 158Levi NelsonCBOSBoston Bruins