2009 NHL Draft
Connor Knapp in the 2009 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Connor Knapp 164th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 6.
It was the fifth of the 6 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 106th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 164
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 14
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 161–167 in the 2009 draft
- 161Darcy KuemperG498 GP · 233 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 162Jaroslav JanusGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 163Jere SallinenFMINMinnesota Wild
- 164Connor KnappG2 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 165Scott TimminsC24 GP · 1 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 166Scott ValentineDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 167Anton BlomqvistDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1178 GP · 817 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1117 GP · 734 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1079 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Connor Knapp made his NHL debut on April 12, 2014, 4 years and 289 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2009 draft
- 13Zack KassianR661 GP · 203 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 66Brayden McNabbD903 GP · 199 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 104Marcus FolignoL935 GP · 336 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Mark AdamsDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 164Connor KnappG2 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Maxime LegaultRBUFBuffalo Sabres