2005 NHL Draft
Brendan Mikkelson in the 2005 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Brendan Mikkelson 31st overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 6 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 131 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 2005 draft
- 28Matt NiskanenD949 GP · 356 PDALDallas Stars
- 29Steve DownieR434 GP · 196 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 30Vladimir MihalikD15 GP · 3 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 31Brendan MikkelsonD131 GP · 10 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 32Tyler PlanteGNo NHL gamesFLAFlorida Panthers
- 33James NealL869 GP · 559 PDALDallas Stars
- 34Ryan StoaC40 GP · 7 PCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
31st
of 230 players selected
13th
of 87 defensemen selected
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
Brendan Mikkelson made his NHL debut on January 2, 2009, 3 years and 156 days after the draft.
131
Games
1
Goals
9
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2005 draft
- 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 31Brendan MikkelsonD131 GP · 10 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 63Jason BaileyRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 127Bobby BoltLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 141Brian SalcidoD2 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 197Jean-Philippe LevasseurGNo NHL gamesANAAnaheim Ducks