2009 NHL Draft
Sami Vatanen in the 2009 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Sami Vatanen 106th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 4.
He was the fourth of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 7 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 473 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 106
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 15
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 103–109 in the 2009 draft
- 103Kristopher FoucaultL1 GP · 0 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 104Marcus FolignoL936 GP · 336 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 105Justin WellerDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 106Sami VatanenD473 GP · 200 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 107Garrett WilsonL89 GP · 8 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 108Tyler ShattockRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 109Alexander AvtsinRMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
4th
of 10 Finns selected
39th
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 HaulaL855 GP · 382 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 208Tommi KivistoDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 211Petteri SimilaGMTLMontréal Canadiens
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sami Vatanen made his NHL debut on February 1, 2013, 3 years and 219 days after the draft.
473
Games
47
Goals
153
Assists
200
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2009 draft
- 15Peter HollandC266 GP · 85 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 26Kyle PalmieriC942 GP · 550 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 37Mat ClarkD9 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 76Igor BobkovGNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks
- 106Sami VatanenD473 GP · 200 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 136Radoslav IlloCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 166Scott ValentineDANAAnaheim Ducks