2009 NHL Draft
Matt Duchene in the 2009 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Matt Duchene 3rd overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 7 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1195, and only one has scored more points than his 936.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 2009 draft
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
3rd
of 210 players selected
2nd
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Matt Duchene made his NHL debut on October 1, 2009, 97 days after the draft.
1195
Games
387
Goals
549
Assists
936
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2009 draft
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 33Ryan O'ReillyC1248 GP · 913 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 49Stefan ElliottD87 GP · 25 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 64Tyson BarrieD822 GP · 508 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 124Kieran MillanGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 154Brandon MaxwellGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 184Gus YoungDCOLColorado Avalanche