2009 NHL Draft
Philip Samuelsson in the 2009 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Philip Samuelsson 61st overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 13 games put him 98th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 61
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 31
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 58–64 in the 2009 draft
- 58Jesse BlackerD1 GP · 0 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 59Brandon PirriC276 GP · 121 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 60Tomas TatarL927 GP · 496 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 61Philip SamuelssonD13 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Anders NilssonG161 GP · 59 WNYINew York Islanders
- 63Ben HanowskiR16 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 64Tyson BarrieD822 GP · 508 PCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
61st
of 210 players selected
23rd
of 70 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1John TavaresC1275 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1180 GP · 817 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1118 GP · 735 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1156 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1080 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Philip Samuelsson made his NHL debut on December 16, 2013, 4 years and 172 days after the draft.
13
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2009 draft
- 30Simon DespresD193 GP · 43 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Philip SamuelssonD13 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Ben HanowskiR16 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Nick PetersenRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 123Alex VelischekDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 151Andy BathgateCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 181Viktor EkbomDPITPittsburgh Penguins