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2006 NHL Draft

Chad Johnson in the 2006 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Chad Johnson 125th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 5.

It was the fourth of the 5 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 192 games put him 45th in the class.

Overall pick
125
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 2
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 122–128 in the 2006 draft

  1. 122Luke LynesFWSH
  2. 123Bobby HughesCCAR
  3. 124Andy SackrisonFSTL
  4. 125Chad JohnsonG192 GP · 80 WPIT
  5. 126Shane SimsD1 GP · 0 PNYI
  6. 127Maxime LacroixLWSH
  7. 128Andrew BodnarchukD42 GP · 4 PBOS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2006 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2006 class

125th
of 213 players selected
16th
of 26 goaltenders selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTL
  2. 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPIT
  3. 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHI
  4. 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSH
  5. 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOS
  6. 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJ
  7. 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYI
  8. 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHX
  9. 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMIN
  10. 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLA

+ 203 more

The 2006 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Chad Johnson made his NHL debut on December 30, 2009, 3 years and 189 days after the draft.

192
Games
80
Wins
8
Shutouts
.907
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2006 draft

  1. 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPIT
  2. 32Carl SneepD1 GP · 1 PPIT
  3. 65Brian StraitD187 GP · 29 PPIT
  4. 125Chad JohnsonG192 GP · 80 WPIT
  5. 185Timo SeppanenDPIT