2009 NHL Draft
Richard Panik in the 2009 NHL Draft
Tampa Bay Lightning selected Richard Panik 52nd overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 5 Slovaks selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks Tampa Bay Lightning made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 521 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 52
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 22
- Drafting team
- TBLTampa Bay Lightning
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 49–55 in the 2009 draft
- 49Stefan ElliottD87 GP · 25 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 50Kenny RyanRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 51Brian DumoulinD803 GP · 197 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 52Richard PanikR521 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 53Anton RödinR3 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 54Eric GelinasD189 GP · 55 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 55Dmitry OrlovD968 GP · 373 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
1st
of 5 Slovaks selected
32nd
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 52Richard PanikR521 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 60Tomas TatarL927 GP · 496 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 136Radoslav IlloCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 162Jaroslav JanusGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 189Marek ViedenskyCSJSSan Jose Sharks
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Richard Panik made his NHL debut on February 12, 2013, 3 years and 230 days after the draft.
521
Games
88
Goals
107
Assists
195
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Tampa Bay Lightning picks in the 2009 draft
- 2Victor HedmanD1180 GP · 817 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 29Carter AshtonR54 GP · 3 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 52Richard PanikR521 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 93Alex HutchingsLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 148Michael ZadorGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 162Jaroslav JanusGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 183Kirill GotovetsDTBLTampa Bay Lightning