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2006 NHL Draft

Erik Johnson in the 2006 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Erik Johnson first overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 9 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1023 games put him 13th in the class.

Overall pick
1
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 1
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–4 in the 2006 draft

  1. 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTL
  2. 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPIT
  3. 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHI
  4. 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSH

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2006 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2006 class

1st
of 213 players selected
1st
of 65 defensemen selected

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

First off the board

  1. 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTL
  2. 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPIT
  3. 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHI
  4. 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSH
  5. 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOS
  6. 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJ
  7. 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYI
  8. 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHX
  9. 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMIN
  10. 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLA

+ 203 more

The 2006 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Erik Johnson made his NHL debut on October 4, 2007, 1 year and 102 days after the draft.

1023
Games
95
Goals
253
Assists
348
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 2006 draft

  1. 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTL
  2. 25Patrik BerglundC717 GP · 326 PSTL
  3. 31Tomas KanaC6 GP · 2 PSTL
  4. 64Jonas JunlandD4 GP · 2 PSTL
  5. 94Ryan TurekCSTL
  6. 106Reto BerraG76 GP · 20 WSTL
  7. 124Andy SackrisonFSTL
  8. 154Matthew McCollemLSTL
  9. 184Alexander HellstromDSTL