2006 NHL Draft
Derick Brassard in the 2006 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Derick Brassard 6th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1013 games put him 14th in the class, but only 9 have scored more points than his 545.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2006 draft
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Derick Brassard made his NHL debut on January 11, 2008, 1 year and 201 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2006 draft
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 69Steve MasonG476 GP · 205 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 85Tom SestitoL154 GP · 21 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 113Ben WrightDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 129Robert NyholmRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 136Nick SucharskiLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 142Maxime FrechetteDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 159Jesse DudasDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 189Derek DorsettR515 GP · 127 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 194Matt MarquardtLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets