2006 NHL Draft
Ryan White in the 2006 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Ryan White 66th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 6 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 313 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 66
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 3
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 63–69 in the 2006 draft
- 63Jamie McBainD348 GP · 110 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 64Jonas JunlandD4 GP · 2 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 65Brian StraitD187 GP · 29 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 66Ryan WhiteC313 GP · 61 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 67Kirill TulupovDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 68Eric GrybaD289 GP · 43 POTTOttawa Senators
- 69Steve MasonG476 GP · 205 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
66th
of 213 players selected
37th
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ryan White made his NHL debut on November 5, 2009, 3 years and 134 days after the draft.
313
Games
31
Goals
30
Assists
61
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 2006 draft
- 20David FischerDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 49Ben MaxwellC47 GP · 8 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 53Mathieu CarleD3 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 66Ryan WhiteC313 GP · 61 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 139Pavel ValentenkoDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 199Cameron CepekDMTLMontréal Canadiens