2006 NHL Draft
Alex Biega in the 2006 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Alex Biega 147th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 6 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 243 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 147
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 24
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 144–150 in the 2006 draft
- 144Martin NoletDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 145Jonathan RheaultR5 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 146Mark DekanichG1 GP · 0 WNSHNashville Predators
- 147Alex BiegaD243 GP · 42 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 148Olivier MagnanD18 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 149Juuso PuustinenRCGYCalgary Flames
- 150Max WarnLDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alex Biega made his NHL debut on February 16, 2015, 8 years and 237 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2006 draft
- 24Dennis PerssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 46Jhonas EnrothG153 GP · 50 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Mike WeberD351 GP · 53 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 117Felix SchutzCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 147Alex BiegaD243 GP · 42 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 207Benjamin BreaultCBUFBuffalo Sabres