2006 NHL Draft
Vladimir Zharkov in the 2006 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Vladimir Zharkov 77th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 3.
He was the tenth of the 15 Russians selected that year. It was the fourth of the 8 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 82 games put him 56th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 77
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 74–80 in the 2006 draft
- 74Jeff ZatkoffG48 GP · 18 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 75Theo PeckhamD160 GP · 17 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 76Tony LagerstromCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 77Vladimir ZharkovR82 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 78Kevin QuickD6 GP · 1 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 79Jon MatsumotoC14 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 80Michael ForneyLATLAtlanta Thrashers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
10th
of 15 Russians selected
43rd
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 23Semyon VarlamovG626 GP · 290 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Ivan VishnevskiyD5 GP · 2 PDALDallas Stars
- 33Igor MakarovRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 37Yury AlexandrovDBOSBoston Bruins
- 44Nikolay KuleminL669 GP · 274 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 54Artem AnisimovC771 GP · 376 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 55Denis BodrovDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Alexander VasyunovL18 GP · 5 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 67Kirill TulupovDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 77Vladimir ZharkovR82 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Vladimir Zharkov made his NHL debut on November 28, 2009, 3 years and 157 days after the draft.
82
Games
2
Goals
12
Assists
14
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 2006 draft
- 30Matthew CorrenteD34 GP · 6 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 58Alexander VasyunovL18 GP · 5 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 67Kirill TulupovDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 77Vladimir ZharkovR82 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 107T.J. MillerDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 148Olivier MagnanD18 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 178Tony RomanoCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 208Kyle HeneganDNJDNew Jersey Devils