2005 NHL Draft
Darren Helm in the 2005 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Darren Helm 132nd overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 823 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 132
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 7
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 129–135 in the 2005 draft
- 129Anthony AielloDMINMinnesota Wild
- 130Mathieu AubinCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 131Tomas PopperleG2 GP · 0 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 132Darren HelmC823 GP · 266 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 133Stanislav LascekRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 134Brennan TurnerDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 135Tomas PospisilRATLAtlanta Thrashers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
132nd
of 230 players selected
73rd
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1436 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
Darren Helm made his NHL debut on March 13, 2008, 2 years and 227 days after the draft.
823
Games
119
Goals
147
Assists
266
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2005 draft
- 19Jakub KindlD331 GP · 74 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 42Justin AbdelkaderL739 GP · 252 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 80Christofer LofbergCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 103Mattias RitolaC43 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 132Darren HelmC823 GP · 266 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 137Johan RynoFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 151Jeff MayDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 175Juho MielonenDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 214Bretton StamlerDDETDetroit Red Wings