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2006 NHA ENTRY DRAFT COVERAGE


 

1ST ROUND

#1 Pick - Yellowknife Ice Dragons
Erik Johnson, D
First up takes the d-man...unfortunately for the Gladiators

#2 Pick - Toronto Gladiators
Jonathan Toews, C
Toews goes 2nd, a pretty sweet consolation prize

#3 Pick - Columbus Ruff Raiders
Nicklas Backstrom, C
Columbus takes possibly the most talented offensive player available in the draft

#4 Pick - Avangard Omsk
Peter Mueller, C
Omsk take a very talented forward to build with

#5 Pick - Prince George Norsemen
Jordan Staal, C
The Norsemen take the 3rd Staal brother to be drafted into the NHA

#6 Pick - Summerside Storm
Kyle Okposo, RW
Summerside is going to be very pleased with this USHL product

#7 Pick - St. Paul Knights
Phil Kessel, RW
Knights take Phil the Thrill, a speedy versatile forward

#8 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres
Claude Giroux, RW
Vampyres pick up the offensive sensation they were targeting

#9 Pick - Mississauga Devils
James Sheppard, C
Devils see Sheppard as their future #1 Center

#10 Pick - Chicago Purple Aces
Jonathan Bernier, G
Aces go with this goaltending sensation from the MAINiacs

#11 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Warriors)
Derick Brassard, C
Voltigeurs pivot, Derrick Brassard goes to Dallas

#12 Pick - Prince George Norsemen (from Phantoms)
Milan Lucic, LW
Norsemen go off the map and select this hard-nosed forward

#13 Pick - Yellowknife Ice Dragons (from Roadrunners)
Ty Wishart, D
1st dman selected after Johnson...seems that Yellowknife is setting a trend

#14 Pick - Baltimore Bandits (from Panthers)
Jiri Tlusty, LW
Czech forward will be making his home in Baltimore in the near future
#15 Pick - Prince George Norsemen (from Wolf Pack)
Michael Frolik, C
Versatile forward is snapped up by Prince George
#16 Pick - Trenton Titans
Patrik Berglund, C
Titans begin their rebuild with Swedish sensation
#17 Pick - Summerside Storm (from Bandits)
David Fischer, D
Coming from the Minnesota High School hockey system, the Storm select David Fischer
#18 Pick - Minnesota Muskies
Riku Helenius, G
Next goaltender to go is Finnish netminder, Riku Helenius
#19 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Outlaws)
NIkolai Kulemin, LW
Wildcats take a chance on this Russian sniper

#20 Pick - Calgary Hitmen
Bryan Little, C
Hitmen finally take Little off the board

#21 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats
Shawn Matthias, C
A few GM's disappointed that Matthias will not be suiting up for them

#22 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Bulldogs)
Michael Grabner, RW
Wildcats round out their trio of pick with this speedster

#23 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Ice Breakers)
Mark Mitera, D
Ottawa seemed unsure of who to pick but decided on Mitera
#24 Pick - Avangard Omsk (from Eagles)
Bob Sanguinette, D
Omsk will be pleased with this offensive rearguard
#25 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Whalers)
Nick Foligno, LW
The Bulldogs were quite agitated after the Omsk made their selection and took some time deciding on Foligno

#26 Pick - Houston Rockhounds
Jeff Petry, D
Houston was very pleased that Petry was still available this late in the round
#27 Pick - Montreal Barracudas
Steve Mason, G
Montreal pick up this promising netminder from the OHL's London Knights

#28 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Canucks)
Mike Weber, D
Ottawa finishes out the 1st round with yet another defenseman
   
 

ROUND 2

#29 Pick - Toronto Gladiators
Chris Stewart, RW

#30 Pick - Toronto Gladiators (from Ice Dragons)
Leland Irving, G

#31 Pick - Avangard Omsk
Jhonas Enroth, G
#32 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Ruff Raiders)
Artem Anisimov, C
#33 Pick - Prince George Norsemen
Pavel Valentenko, D
#34 Pick - Summerside Storm
Chris Summers, D
#35 Pick - St. Paul Knights
Carl Sneep, D
#36 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres
Riley Holzapfel, C
#37 Pick - Mississauga Devils
Mathieu Carle, D
#38 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Purple Aces)
Brad Marchand, C
#39 Pick - Avangard Omsk (from Warriors)
Ivan Vishnevskiy, D
#40 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Phantoms)
Francois Bouchard, RW
#41 Pick - Toronto Gladiators (from Roadrunners)
Nigel Williams, D

#42 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Panthers)
Matt Corrente, D

#43 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Wolf Pack)
Andreas Nodl, RW
#44 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Titans)
Mathieu Perreault, C
#45 Pick - Baltimore Bandits
Trevor Lewis, C
#46 Pick - Minnesota Muskies
Jamie McBain, D
#47 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Outlaws)
Igor Makarov, RW
#48 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Hitmen)
Matt Beleskey, LW
#49 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats
Ryan White, C
#50 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs
Jan Mursak, LW
#51 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Ice Breakers)
Ben Maxwell, C
#52 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Eagles)
Cory Emmerton, C

#53 Pick - Mississauga Devils (from Devils)
Keith Seabrook, D
#54 Pick - Houston Rockhounds
Michael Ratchuk, D

#55 Pick - Toronto Gladiators (from Barracudas)
Theo Peckham, D
#56 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Canucks)
Semen Varlamov, G
   
 

ROUND 3

  #57 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Gladiators) - Harrison Reed, RW
  #58 Pick - Yellowknife Ice Dragons - Cody Wild, D
  #59 Pick - Columbus Ruff Raiders (from Avangard) - Dick Axelsson, LW
  #60 Pick - Columbus Ruff Raiders - Mark Dekanich, G
  #61 Pick - Summerside Storm (from Norsemen) - Kevin Quick, D
  #62 Pick - Summerside Storm - Jeff Zatkoff, G
  #63 Pick - St. Paul Knights - Cal Clutterbuck, RW
  #64 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres - Richard Bachman, G
  #65 Pick - Mississauga Devils - Yuri Alexandrov, D
  #66 Pick - Chicago Purple Aces - Simon Danis-Pepin
  #67 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Warriors) - Jonas Ahnelov, D
  #68 Pick - Montreal Barracudas (from Phantoms) - Blake Geoffrion, LW
  #69 Pick - Las Vegas Outlaws (from Roadrunners) - Daniel Larsson, G
  #70 Pick - Toronto Gladiators (from Panthers) - John DeGray, D
  #71 Pick - Barrie Wolf Pack - Jonathan Matsumoto, C
  #72 Pick - Hartford Whalers (from Titans) - Michal Neuvirth, G
  #73 Pick - Yellowknife Ice Dragons (from Bandits) - Kent Huskins, D
  #74 Pick - Minnesota Muskies - Robin Figren, LW
  #75 Pick - Avangard Omsk (from Outlaws) - Oscar Osala, LW
  #76 Pick - Avangard Omsk (from Hitmen) - Bobby Hughes, C
  #77 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats - Kaspars Daugavins, LW
  #78 Pick - Avangard Omsk (from Bulldogs) - Codey Burki, C
  #79 Pick - Columbus Ruff Raiders (from Ice Breakers) - Jonas Junland, D
  #80 Pick - Summerside Storm (from Eagles) - Alex Kangas, G
  #81 Pick - Hartford Whalers - Ryan Hillier, LW
  #82 Pick - Houston Rockhounds - Jamie McGinn, LW
  #83 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Barracudas) - Tom Sestito, LW
  #84 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Canucks) - Andrew Bodnarchuk, D
   
 

ROUND 4

  #85 Pick - Toronto Gladiators - Jesse Winchester, RW
  #86 Pick - Yellowknife Ice Dragons - Bryce Swan, RW
  #87 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Avangard) - Michael Caruso, D
  #88 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Ruff Raiders) - Ville Leino, C
  #89 Pick - Trenton Titans (from Norsemen) - Brian Strait, D
  #90 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Storm) - Andrew Ebbett, LW
  #91 Pick - St. Paul Knights - Felix Schutz, C
  #92 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres - Logan Pyett, D
  #93 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Devils) - Tyler Ruegsegger, C
  #94 Pick - Chicago Purple Aces - Kyle Medvec, D
  #95 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Warriors) - Brady Calla, RW
  #96 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Phantoms) - Arturs Kulda, D
  #97 Pick - Hartford Whalers (from Roadrunners) - Juuso Puustinen, RW
  #98 Pick - Toronto Gladiators (from Panthers) - Juraj Simek, LW
  #99 Pick - Barrie Wolf Pack - Alexander Vasyunov. LW
  #100 Pick - Trenton Titans - Dennis Persson, D
  #101 Pick - Baltimore Bandits - John Armstrong, C
  #102 Pick - Minnesota Muskies - Joonas Lehtivuori, D
  #103 Pick - Toronto Gladiators (from Outlaws) - Erik Condra, RW
  #104 Pick - St. Paul Knights (from Hitmen) - Jesse Joensuu, LW
  #105 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Wildcats) - John Curry, G
  #106 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs - Rhett Rakhshani, RW
  #107 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Ice Breakers) - Ben Wright, D
  #108 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Eagles) - Denis Bodrov, D
  #109 Pick - Hartford Whalers - Alexander Hellstrom, D
  #110 Pick - Houston Rockhounds - James Reimer, G
  #111 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Barracudas) - Nick Dodge, RW
  #112 Pick - Avangard Omsk (from Canucks) - Tomas Zaborsky, LW
   
 

ROUND 5

  #113 Pick - Toronto Gladiators - Tony Lagerstrom, C
  #114 Pick - Yellowknife Ice Dragons - Doug Rogers, C
  #115 Pick - Montreal Barracudas (from Avangard) - Mike Carman, C
  #116 Pick - Columbus Ruff Raiders - T.J. Miller, D
  #117 Pick - Sydney Ice Breakers (from Norsemen) - Janne Pesonen, LW
  #118 Pick - Columbus Ruff Raiders (from Storm) - George Holloway, C
  #119 Pick - St. Paul Knights - Alex Biega, D
  #120 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres - Kyle Lawson, D
  #121 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Devils) - Andrew Gordon, RW
  #122 Pick - Chicago Purple Aces - Petteri Wirtanen, C
  #123 Pick - Montreal Barracudas (from Warriors) - Derrick Lapoint, D
  #124 Pick - Montreal Barracudas (from Phantoms) - Daniel Rahimi, D
  #125 Pick - Las Vegas Outlaws (from Roadrunners) - Derek Dorsett, RW
  #126 Pick - Calgary Hitmen (from Panthers) - Brock Trotter, C
  #127 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Wolf Pack) - Niko Hovinen, G
  #128 Pick - Sydney Ice Breakers (from Titans) - Kyle Greentree, LW
  #129 Pick - Baltimore Bandits - Jakub Kovar, G
  #130 Pick - Manhattan Warriors (from Muskies) - Miikka Wiikman, G
  #131 Pick - Las Vegas Outlaws - Andrew MacDonald, D
  #132 Pick - Ottawa Vampyres (from Hitmen) - Jack Hillen, D
  #133 Pick - Columbus Ruff Raiders (from Wildcats) - Jonas Enlund, C
  #134 Pick - Avangard Omsk (from Bulldogs) - Reto Berra, G
  #135 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Ice Breakers) - Matt Marquardt, LW
  #136 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Eagles) - Vladimir Zharkov, RW
  #137 Pick - Dallas Bulldogs (from Whalers) - Jordan Hendry, D
  #138 Pick - Houston Rockhounds - Billy Sauer, G
  #139 Pick - Houston Rockhounds (from Barracudas) - Darryl Boyce, LW
  #140 Pick - Saskatoon Wildcats (from Canucks) - Eric Gryba, D