2010 NHL Draft
Brett Connolly in the 2010 NHL Draft
Tampa Bay Lightning selected Brett Connolly 6th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Tampa Bay Lightning made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2010, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 536 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- TBLTampa Bay Lightning
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2010 draft
- 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 GranlundC975 GP · 665 PMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2010 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Taylor HallL998 GP · 792 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Tyler SeguinC1032 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 GranlundC975 GP · 665 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Dylan McIlrathD109 GP · 9 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brett Connolly made his NHL debut on October 7, 2011, 1 year and 104 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Tampa Bay Lightning picks in the 2010 draft
- 6Brett ConnollyR536 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 63Brock BeukeboomDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 66Radko GudasD896 GP · 211 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 72Adam JanosikDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 96Geoffrey SchemitschDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 118James MullinC/RTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 156Brendan O'DonnellCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 186Teigan ZahnDTBLTampa Bay Lightning