2009 NHL Draft
Joni Ortio in the 2009 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Joni Ortio 171st overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 6.
He was the sixth of the 10 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 6 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 37 games put him 85th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 171
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 21
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 168–174 in the 2009 draft
- 168David ShieldsDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 169Dustin WalshCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 170Dan MaggioDNYRNew York Rangers
- 171Joni OrtioG37 GP · 15 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 172Eric WellwoodL31 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 173Joe CannataGNo NHL gamesVANVancouver Canucks
- 174Ashton BernardLNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
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
Joni Ortio made his NHL debut on February 27, 2014, 4 years and 245 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2009 draft
- 23Tim ErixonD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 74Ryan HowseLCGYCalgary Flames
- 111Henrik BjorklundRCGYCalgary Flames
- 141Spencer BennettLCGYCalgary Flames
- 171Joni OrtioG37 GP · 15 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 201Gaelan PattersonCCGYCalgary Flames