2005 NHL Draft
Tom Wandell in the 2005 NHL Draft
Dallas Stars selected Tom Wandell 146th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 5.
He was the seventh of the 12 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 7 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 229 games put him 48th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 146
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 21
- Drafting team
- DALDallas Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 143–149 in the 2005 draft
- 143Daren MachesneyGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 144Masi MarjamakiL1 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 145Timothy KunesDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 146Tom WandellC229 GP · 43 PDALDallas Stars
- 147Trevor KoverkoDNYRNew York Rangers
- 148Anton KrysanovCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 149Derek JoslinD116 GP · 16 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
7th
of 12 Swedes selected
80th
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 23Niclas BergforsR173 GP · 83 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 80Christofer LofbergCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 103Mattias RitolaC43 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 108Niklas HjalmarssonD821 GP · 172 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 137Johan RynoFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 139Patrik HersleyDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 146Tom WandellC229 GP · 43 PDALDallas Stars
- 157Fredrik PetterssonLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 173Johan DahlbergFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 216Anton StrålmanD938 GP · 293 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tom Wandell made his NHL debut on December 10, 2008, 3 years and 133 days after the draft.
229
Games
20
Goals
23
Assists
43
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Dallas Stars picks in the 2005 draft
- 28Matt NiskanenD949 GP · 356 PDALDallas Stars
- 33James NealL869 GP · 559 PDALDallas Stars
- 71Rich CluneL139 GP · 22 PDALDallas Stars
- 75Perttu LindgrenC1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 146Tom WandellC229 GP · 43 PDALDallas Stars
- 160Matt WatkinsR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 223Pat McGannGDALDallas Stars