2006 NHL Draft
Brad Marchand in the 2006 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Brad Marchand 71st overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 6 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1154, and only one has scored more points than his 1035.
- Overall pick
- 71
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 8
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 68–74 in the 2006 draft
- 68Eric GrybaD289 GP · 43 POTTOttawa Senators
- 69Steve MasonG476 GP · 205 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 70Robin FigrenFNYINew York Islanders
- 71Brad MarchandL1154 GP · 1035 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 72Cal ClutterbuckR1064 GP · 293 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 73Brady CallaRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 74Jeff ZatkoffG48 GP · 18 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
71st
of 213 players selected
39th
of 122 forwards selected
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
Brad Marchand made his NHL debut on October 21, 2009, 3 years and 119 days after the draft.
1154
Games
452
Goals
583
Assists
1035
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 2006 draft
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 37Yury AlexandrovDBOSBoston Bruins
- 50Milan LucicL1177 GP · 586 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 71Brad MarchandL1154 GP · 1035 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 128Andrew BodnarchukD42 GP · 4 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 158Levi NelsonCBOSBoston Bruins