2005 NHL Draft
Gilbert Brule in the 2005 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Gilbert Brule 6th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 299 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2005 draft
- 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
6th
of 230 players selected
4th
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1435 GP · 1771 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 220 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Gilbert Brule made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 67 days after the draft.
299
Games
43
Goals
52
Assists
95
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2005 draft
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 55Adam McQuaidD512 GP · 73 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 67Kris RussellD912 GP · 254 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 101Jared BollR579 GP · 66 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 131Tomas PopperleG2 GP · 0 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 177Derek ReinhartDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 189Kirill StarkovCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 201Trevor HendrikxDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets