2009 NHL Draft
Marcus Krüger in the 2009 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Marcus Krüger 149th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft, with the 29th pick of round 5.
He was the 21st of the 24 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 8 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 520 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 149
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 29
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 146–152 in the 2009 draft
- 146Jeff CostelloLOTTOttawa Senators
- 147Phil VaroneC97 GP · 17 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 148Michael ZadorGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 149Marcus KrügerC520 GP · 123 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 150Nick JensenD697 GP · 174 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 151Andy BathgateCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 152Anders LeeL939 GP · 556 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
21st
of 24 Swedes selected
82nd
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 17David RundbladD113 GP · 25 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 20Jacob JosefsonC315 GP · 64 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 23Tim ErixonD93 GP · 14 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 24Marcus JohanssonL1058 GP · 566 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Carl KlingbergL12 GP · 1 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 39Jakob SilfverbergR820 GP · 373 POTTOttawa Senators
- 40Anton LanderC215 GP · 35 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Marcus Krüger made his NHL debut on March 23, 2011, 1 year and 269 days after the draft.
520
Games
38
Goals
85
Assists
123
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2009 draft
- 28Dylan OlsenD124 GP · 22 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 59Brandon PirriC276 GP · 121 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 89Dan DelisleFCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 119Byron FroeseC141 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 149Marcus KrügerC520 GP · 123 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 177David PacanCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 195Paul PhillipsDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 209David GilbertCCHIChicago Blackhawks