2005 NHL Draft
Marc-Andre Gragnani in the 2005 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Marc-Andre Gragnani 87th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 9 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 78 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 26
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 2005 draft
- 84Mark FraserD219 GP · 22 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Ben BishopG413 GP · 222 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 86Robby DeeFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 87Marc-Andre GragnaniD78 GP · 18 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 88T.J. HensickC112 GP · 38 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 89Chris LawrenceCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 90Dan CollinsRFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
87th
of 230 players selected
33rd
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 CrosbyC1436 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
Marc-Andre Gragnani made his NHL debut on February 23, 2008, 2 years and 208 days after the draft.
78
Games
3
Goals
15
Assists
18
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2005 draft
- 13Marek ZagrapanCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 48Philip GogullaFBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 87Marc-Andre GragnaniD78 GP · 18 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 96Chris ButlerD407 GP · 86 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 142Nathan GerbeC435 GP · 151 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 182Adam DennisGNo NHL gamesBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 191Vjateslav BuravchikovDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 208Matt GenerousDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 227Andrew OrpikDBUFBuffalo Sabres