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2005 NHL Draft

Steve Downie in the 2005 NHL Draft

Philadelphia Flyers selected Steve Downie 29th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 6 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 434 games put him 34th in the class.

Overall pick
29
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 29
Drafting team
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 26–32 in the 2005 draft

  1. 26Matt PelechR13 GP · 4 PCGY
  2. 27Joe FinleyD21 GP · 1 PWSH
  3. 28Matt NiskanenD949 GP · 356 PDAL
  4. 29Steve DownieR434 GP · 196 PPHI
  5. 30Vladimir MihalikD15 GP · 3 PTBL
  6. 31Brendan MikkelsonD131 GP · 10 PANA
  7. 32Tyler PlanteGNo NHL gamesFLA

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2005 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2005 class

29th
of 230 players selected
16th
of 120 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Sidney CrosbyC1437 GP · 1773 PPIT
  2. 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANA
  3. 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCAR
  4. 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMIN
  5. 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTL
  6. 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJ
  7. 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHI
  8. 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJS
  9. 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTT
  10. 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVAN

+ 220 more

The 2005 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Steve Downie made his NHL debut on December 5, 2007, 2 years and 128 days after the draft.

434
Games
76
Goals
120
Assists
196
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2005 draft

  1. 29Steve DownieR434 GP · 196 PPHI
  2. 91Oskars BartulisD66 GP · 9 PPHI
  3. 119Jeremy DuchesneG1 GP · 0 WPHI
  4. 152Josh BeaulieuCPHI
  5. 174John FlattersDPHI
  6. 215Matt ClacksonLPHI