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2005 NHL Draft

Matt Kassian in the 2005 NHL Draft

Minnesota Wild selected Matt Kassian 57th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 2.

It was the second of the 7 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 76 games put him 67th in the class.

Overall pick
57
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 27
Drafting team
MINMinnesota Wild
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 54–60 in the 2005 draft

  1. 54Dan BertramRCHI
  2. 55Adam McQuaidD512 GP · 73 PCBJ
  3. 56Marc-Andre ClicheC151 GP · 14 PNYR
  4. 57Matt KassianL76 GP · 5 PMIN
  5. 58Nathan HagemoDCAR
  6. 59Pier-Olivier PelletierGPHX
  7. 60T.J. FastDLAK

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2005 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2005 class

57th
of 230 players selected
32nd
of 120 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Sidney CrosbyC1436 GP · 1771 PPIT
  2. 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANA
  3. 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCAR
  4. 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMIN
  5. 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTL
  6. 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJ
  7. 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHI
  8. 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJS
  9. 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTT
  10. 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVAN

+ 220 more

The 2005 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Matt Kassian made his NHL debut on November 5, 2010, 5 years and 98 days after the draft.

76
Games
4
Goals
1
Assists
5
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Minnesota Wild picks in the 2005 draft

  1. 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMIN
  2. 57Matt KassianL76 GP · 5 PMIN
  3. 65Kristofer WestblomGMIN
  4. 110Kyle BaileyCMIN
  5. 122Morten MadsenFMIN
  6. 129Anthony AielloDMIN
  7. 199Riley EmmersonDMIN