2006 NHL Draft
Michael Grabner in the 2006 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Michael Grabner 14th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 2 Austrians selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 640 games put him 22nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 14
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 14
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 11–17 in the 2006 draft
- 11Jonathan BernierG404 GP · 165 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12Bryan LittleC843 GP · 521 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 13Jiri TlustyL446 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 14Michael GrabnerL640 GP · 276 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 15Riku HeleniusG1 GP · 0 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 16Ty WishartD26 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 17Trevor LewisC1034 GP · 237 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
1st
of 2 Austrians selected
12th
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Austrians selected
- 14Michael GrabnerL640 GP · 276 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 39Andreas NodlR183 GP · 36 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michael Grabner made his NHL debut on October 16, 2009, 3 years and 114 days after the draft.
640
Games
175
Goals
101
Assists
276
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2006 draft
- 14Michael GrabnerL640 GP · 276 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 82Daniel RahimiDVANVancouver Canucks
- 163Sergei ShirokovL8 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 167Juraj SimekFVANVancouver Canucks
- 197Evan FullerRVANVancouver Canucks