2006 NHL Draft
Shane Sims in the 2006 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Shane Sims 126th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 5.
It was the eighth of the 13 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 126
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 3
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 123–129 in the 2006 draft
- 123Bobby HughesCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 124Andy SackrisonFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 125Chad JohnsonG192 GP · 80 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 126Shane SimsD1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 127Maxime LacroixLWSHWashington Capitals
- 128Andrew BodnarchukD42 GP · 4 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 129Robert NyholmRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
126th
of 213 players selected
43rd
of 65 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Shane Sims made his NHL debut on April 9, 2011, 4 years and 289 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2006 draft
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 60Jesse JoensuuL129 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 70Robin FigrenFNYINew York Islanders
- 100Rhett RakhshaniR7 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 108Jase WesloskyGNYINew York Islanders
- 115Tomas MarcinkoCNYINew York Islanders
- 119Doug RogersCNYINew York Islanders
- 126Shane SimsD1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 141Kim JohanssonFNYINew York Islanders
- 160Andrew MacDonaldD586 GP · 161 PNYINew York Islanders
- 171Brian DayRNYINew York Islanders
- 173Stefan RidderwallGNYINew York Islanders
- 190Troy MattilaLNYINew York Islanders