2005 NHL Draft
Kris Letang in the 2005 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Kris Letang 62nd overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 7 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1250, and only 3 have scored more points than his 811.
- Overall pick
- 62
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 59–65 in the 2005 draft
- 59Pier-Olivier PelletierGPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 60T.J. FastDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 61Michael GergenFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Kris LetangD1250 GP · 811 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 63Jason BaileyRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 64Joe BarnesCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 65Kristofer WestblomGMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
62nd
of 230 players selected
23rd
of 87 defensemen 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
Kris Letang made his NHL debut on October 5, 2006, 1 year and 67 days after the draft.
1250
Games
178
Goals
633
Assists
811
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2005 draft
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1435 GP · 1771 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Michael GergenFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Kris LetangD1250 GP · 811 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 125Tommi LeinonenDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 126Tim CrowderRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 194Jean-Philippe PaquetDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 195Joe VitaleC234 GP · 44 PPITPittsburgh Penguins