2006 NHL Draft
Jon Matsumoto in the 2006 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Jon Matsumoto 79th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 3.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 14 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 79
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 16
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 76–82 in the 2006 draft
- 76Tony LagerstromCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 77Vladimir ZharkovR82 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 78Kevin QuickD6 GP · 1 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 79Jon MatsumotoC14 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 80Michael ForneyLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 81Mike CarmanCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 82Daniel RahimiDVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
79th
of 213 players selected
44th
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jon Matsumoto made his NHL debut on November 1, 2010, 4 years and 130 days after the draft.
14
Games
2
Goals
0
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2006 draft
- 22Claude GirouxR1362 GP · 1175 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 39Andreas NodlR183 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Michael RatchukDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 55Denis BodrovDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 79Jon MatsumotoC14 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 101Joonas LehtivuoriDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 109Jakub KovarGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 145Jonathan RheaultR5 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 175Michael DupontGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 205Andrei PopovRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers