2012 NHL Draft
Derrick Pouliot in the 2012 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Derrick Pouliot 8th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2012, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 226 games put him 59th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2012 draft
- 5Morgan RiellyD969 GP · 561 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 6Hampus LindholmD847 GP · 344 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Mathew DumbaD748 GP · 261 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 8Derrick PouliotD226 GP · 54 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Jacob TroubaD925 GP · 368 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Slater KoekkoekD186 GP · 34 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 11Filip ForsbergL879 GP · 776 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2012 class
8th
of 211 players selected
6th
of 77 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nail YakupovR350 GP · 136 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Ryan MurrayD445 GP · 131 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 3Alex GalchenyukC654 GP · 354 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 4Griffin ReinhartD37 GP · 2 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Morgan RiellyD969 GP · 561 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 6Hampus LindholmD847 GP · 344 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Mathew DumbaD748 GP · 261 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 8Derrick PouliotD226 GP · 54 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 9Jacob TroubaD925 GP · 368 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 10Slater KoekkoekD186 GP · 34 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Derrick Pouliot made his NHL debut on December 20, 2014, 2 years and 181 days after the draft.
226
Games
8
Goals
46
Assists
54
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2012 draft
- 8Derrick PouliotD226 GP · 54 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 22Olli MaattaD819 GP · 215 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 52Teddy BluegerC471 GP · 173 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 81Oskar SundqvistC545 GP · 181 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 83Matt MurrayG279 GP · 147 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 92Matia MarcantuoniC/RPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 113Sean MaguireGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 143Clark SeymourDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 173Anton ZlobinRPITPittsburgh Penguins