2010 NHL Draft
Austin Watson in the 2010 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Austin Watson 18th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2010, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 528 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 2010 draft
- 15Derek ForbortD552 GP · 106 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 16Vladimir TarasenkoR906 GP · 709 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 17Joey HishonC13 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 18Austin WatsonL528 GP · 121 PNSHNashville Predators
- 19Nick BjugstadC821 GP · 339 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 20Beau BennettR200 GP · 64 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 21Riley SheahanC637 GP · 194 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2010 class
18th
of 210 players selected
12th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Taylor HallL997 GP · 792 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Tyler SeguinC1031 GP · 832 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 3Erik GudbransonD854 GP · 141 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Ryan JohansenC905 GP · 578 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 5Nino NiederreiterR1040 GP · 499 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Brett ConnollyR536 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 7Jeff SkinnerL1110 GP · 712 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 8Alexander BurmistrovC348 GP · 101 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 9Mikael GranlundC974 GP · 664 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Dylan McIlrathD109 GP · 9 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Austin Watson made his NHL debut on April 7, 2013, 2 years and 286 days after the draft.
528
Games
63
Goals
58
Assists
121
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2010 draft
- 18Austin WatsonL528 GP · 121 PNSHNashville Predators
- 78Taylor AronsonDNSHNashville Predators
- 126Patrick CehlinRNSHNashville Predators
- 168Anthony BitettoD197 GP · 31 PNSHNashville Predators
- 194David ElsnerL/RNSHNashville Predators
- 198Joonas RaskC2 GP · 1 PNSHNashville Predators