2009 NHL Draft
Erik Haula in the 2009 NHL Draft
Minnesota Wild selected Erik Haula 182nd overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 7.
He was the eighth of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the seventh of the 8 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 855 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 182
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 2
- Drafting team
- MINMinnesota Wild
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 179–185 in the 2009 draft
- 179Brandon KozunR20 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 180Mitch CallahanR5 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 181Viktor EkbomDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 182Erik HaulaL855 GP · 382 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 183Kirill GotovetsDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 184Gus YoungDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 185Levko KoperLATLAtlanta Thrashers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
8th
of 10 Finns selected
102nd
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 31Mikko KoskinenG168 GP · 85 WNYINew York Islanders
- 65Joonas NattinenC1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 101Toni RajalaREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Sami VatanenD473 GP · 200 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 163Jere SallinenFMINMinnesota Wild
- 171Joni OrtioG37 GP · 15 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 178Rasmus RissanenD6 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 182Erik HaulaL855 GP · 382 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 208Tommi KivistoDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 211Petteri SimilaGMTLMontréal Canadiens
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Erik Haula made his NHL debut on November 29, 2013, 4 years and 155 days after the draft.
855
Games
170
Goals
212
Assists
382
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota Wild picks in the 2009 draft
- 16Nick LeddyD1074 GP · 423 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 77Matt HackettG26 GP · 4 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 103Kristopher FoucaultL1 GP · 0 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 116Alex FallstromRMINMinnesota Wild
- 161Darcy KuemperG499 GP · 233 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 163Jere SallinenFMINMinnesota Wild
- 182Erik HaulaL855 GP · 382 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 193Anthony HamburgCMINMinnesota Wild