2009 NHL Draft
Roman Horak in the 2009 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Roman Horak 127th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 5.
He was the second of the 3 Czechs selected that year. It was the fourth of the 7 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 84 games put him 76th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 127
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 124–130 in the 2009 draft
- 124Kieran MillanGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 125Cody SolDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 126David KolomatisDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 127Roman HorakC84 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 128Eric KnodelDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 129Tomas VincourC95 GP · 17 PDALDallas Stars
- 130Mike HoffmanC745 GP · 487 POTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 75Andrej NestrasilC128 GP · 48 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 127Roman HorakC84 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 129Tomas VincourC95 GP · 17 PDALDallas Stars
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Roman Horak made his NHL debut on October 8, 2011, 2 years and 103 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2009 draft
- 19Chris KreiderL977 GP · 641 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 47Ethan WerekCNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Ryan BourqueC1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 127Roman HorakC84 GP · 19 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 140Scott StajcerGNYRNew York Rangers
- 170Dan MaggioDNYRNew York Rangers
- 200Mikhail PashninDNYRNew York Rangers