2011 NHL Draft
Sean Couturier in the 2011 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Sean Couturier 8th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 971, and only 9 have scored more points than his 586.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2011 draft
- 5Ryan StromeC934 GP · 507 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Mika ZibanejadC1029 GP · 833 POTTOttawa Senators
- 7Mark ScheifeleC979 GP · 925 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 8Sean CouturierC971 GP · 586 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 9Dougie HamiltonD930 GP · 549 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 10Jonas BrodinD934 GP · 285 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 11Duncan SiemensD20 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2011 class
8th
of 210 players selected
7th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Ryan Nugent-HopkinsC1040 GP · 815 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Gabriel LandeskogL816 GP · 616 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 3Jonathan HuberdeauL962 GP · 807 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Adam LarssonD1028 GP · 268 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Ryan StromeC934 GP · 507 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Mika ZibanejadC1029 GP · 833 POTTOttawa Senators
- 7Mark ScheifeleC979 GP · 925 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 8Sean CouturierC971 GP · 586 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 9Dougie HamiltonD930 GP · 549 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 10Jonas BrodinD934 GP · 285 PMINMinnesota Wild
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sean Couturier made his NHL debut on October 6, 2011, 104 days after the draft.
971
Games
219
Goals
367
Assists
586
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2011 draft
- 8Sean CouturierC971 GP · 586 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 68Nick CousinsC741 GP · 221 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 116Colin SuellentropDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 118Marcel NoebelsLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 176Petr PlacekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 206Derek MathersRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers