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2009 NHL Draft

Dmitry Kulikov in the 2009 NHL Draft

Florida Panthers selected Dmitry Kulikov 14th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.

He was the first of the 7 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 1053.

Overall pick
14
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 14
Drafting team
FLAFlorida Panthers
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 11–17 in the 2009 draft

  1. 11Ryan EllisD566 GP · 275 PNSH
  2. 12Calvin de HaanD679 GP · 149 PNYI
  3. 13Zack KassianR661 GP · 203 PBUF
  4. 14Dmitry KulikovD1053 GP · 249 PFLA
  5. 15Peter HollandC266 GP · 85 PANA
  6. 16Nick LeddyD1074 GP · 423 PMIN
  7. 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTL

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2009 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2009 class

1st
of 7 Russians selected
6th
of 70 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Russians selected

  1. 14Dmitry KulikovD1053 GP · 249 PFLA
  2. 55Dmitry OrlovD966 GP · 372 PWSH
  3. 76Igor BobkovGNo NHL gamesANA
  4. 78Sergey AndronovRSTL
  5. 109Alexander AvtsinRMTL
  6. 122Anton KlementyevD1 GP · 0 PNYI
  7. 200Mikhail PashninDNYR
Every pick from Russia in the 2009 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Dmitry Kulikov made his NHL debut on October 2, 2009, 98 days after the draft.

1053
Games
50
Goals
199
Assists
249
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Florida Panthers picks in the 2009 draft

  1. 14Dmitry KulikovD1053 GP · 249 PFLA
  2. 44Drew ShoreC98 GP · 26 PFLA
  3. 67Josh BirkholzRFLA
  4. 107Garrett WilsonL89 GP · 8 PFLA
  5. 135Corban KnightC52 GP · 12 PFLA
  6. 138Wade MeganC15 GP · 2 PFLA
  7. 165Scott TimminsC24 GP · 1 PFLA