2009 NHL Draft
Rasmus Rissanen in the 2009 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Rasmus Rissanen 178th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 6.
He was the seventh of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 6 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 6 games put him 102nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 178
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 28
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 175–181 in the 2009 draft
- 175Garrett MitchellR1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 176Tyler RandellR27 GP · 6 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 177David PacanCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 178Rasmus RissanenD6 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 179Brandon KozunR20 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 180Mitch CallahanR5 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 181Viktor EkbomDPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
7th
of 10 Finns selected
58th
of 70 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 31Mikko KoskinenG168 GP · 85 WNYINew York Islanders
- 65Joonas NattinenC1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 101Toni RajalaREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Sami VatanenD473 GP · 200 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 163Jere SallinenFMINMinnesota Wild
- 171Joni OrtioG37 GP · 15 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 178Rasmus RissanenD6 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 182Erik HaulaL857 GP · 382 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 208Tommi KivistoDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 211Petteri SimilaGMTLMontréal Canadiens
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rasmus Rissanen made his NHL debut on March 6, 2015, 5 years and 252 days after the draft.
6
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2009 draft
- 27Philippe ParadisCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 51Brian DumoulinD805 GP · 197 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 88Mattias LindstromLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 131Matt KennedyRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 178Rasmus RissanenD6 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 208Tommi KivistoDCARCarolina Hurricanes