2005 NHL Draft
Adam McQuaid in the 2005 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Adam McQuaid 55th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 512 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 25
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 2005 draft
- 52Chris DurandCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 53Andrew KozekFATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 54Dan BertramRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 55Adam McQuaidD512 GP · 73 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 56Marc-Andre ClicheC151 GP · 14 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 57Matt KassianL76 GP · 5 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 58Nathan HagemoDCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1435 GP · 1771 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 220 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Adam McQuaid made his NHL debut on December 19, 2009, 4 years and 142 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2005 draft
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 55Adam McQuaidD512 GP · 73 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 67Kris RussellD912 GP · 254 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 101Jared BollR579 GP · 66 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 131Tomas PopperleG2 GP · 0 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 177Derek ReinhartDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 189Kirill StarkovCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 201Trevor HendrikxDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets