2009 NHL Draft
Eric Gelinas in the 2009 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Eric Gelinas 54th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 189 games put him 56th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 54
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 24
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 51–57 in the 2009 draft
- 51Brian DumoulinD802 GP · 197 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 52Richard PanikR521 GP · 195 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 53Anton RödinR3 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 54Eric GelinasD189 GP · 55 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 55Dmitry OrlovD966 GP · 372 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 56Kevin LynchCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 57Taylor DohertyDSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
54th
of 210 players selected
19th
of 70 defensemen 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
Eric Gelinas made his NHL debut on April 25, 2013, 3 years and 302 days after the draft.
189
Games
14
Goals
41
Assists
55
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 2009 draft
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 54Eric GelinasD189 GP · 55 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 73Alexander UrbomD34 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 114Seth HelgesonD50 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 144Derek RodwellLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 174Ashton BernardLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 204Curtis GedigDNJDNew Jersey Devils