2009 NHL Draft
Craig Smith in the 2009 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Craig Smith 98th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 4.
It was the sixth of the 10 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 987 games put him 14th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 98
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 95–101 in the 2009 draft
- 95J-F BerubeG40 GP · 12 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 96Linden VeyR138 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 97Jordan SzwarzC50 GP · 7 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 98Craig SmithC987 GP · 452 PNSHNashville Predators
- 99Kyle BigosDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 100Chris WidemanD291 GP · 78 POTTOttawa Senators
- 101Toni RajalaREDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
98th
of 210 players selected
56th
of 119 forwards selected
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 HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 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
Craig Smith made his NHL debut on October 7, 2011, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
987
Games
220
Goals
232
Assists
452
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2009 draft
- 11Ryan EllisD566 GP · 275 PNSHNashville Predators
- 41Zach BudishRNSHNashville Predators
- 42Charles-Olivier RousselDNSHNashville Predators
- 70Taylor BeckL92 GP · 23 PNSHNashville Predators
- 72Michael LattaC113 GP · 17 PNSHNashville Predators
- 98Craig SmithC987 GP · 452 PNSHNashville Predators
- 102Mattias EkholmD980 GP · 407 PNSHNashville Predators
- 110Nick OliverFNSHNashville Predators
- 132Gabriel BourqueL413 GP · 103 PNSHNashville Predators
- 192Cameron ReidCNSHNashville Predators