2009 NHL Draft
Simon Despres in the 2009 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Simon Despres 30th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 193 games put him 55th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 30
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 2009 draft
- 27Philippe ParadisCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 28Dylan OlsenD124 GP · 22 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 29Carter AshtonR54 GP · 3 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 30Simon DespresD193 GP · 43 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 31Mikko KoskinenG168 GP · 85 WNYINew York Islanders
- 32Landon FerraroC77 GP · 12 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 33Ryan O'ReillyC1248 GP · 913 PCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
30th
of 210 players selected
12th
of 70 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Simon Despres made his NHL debut on December 1, 2011, 2 years and 158 days after the draft.
193
Games
6
Goals
37
Assists
43
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2009 draft
- 30Simon DespresD193 GP · 43 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Philip SamuelssonD13 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Ben HanowskiR16 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Nick PetersenRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 123Alex VelischekDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 151Andy BathgateCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 181Viktor EkbomDPITPittsburgh Penguins