2011 NHL Draft
Sven Baertschi in the 2011 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Sven Baertschi 13th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 2 Swiss players selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2011, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 292 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 2011 draft
- 10Jonas BrodinD932 GP · 284 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 11Duncan SiemensD20 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 12Ryan MurphyD175 GP · 43 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 13Sven BaertschiL292 GP · 138 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 14Jamie OleksiakD773 GP · 167 PDALDallas Stars
- 15J.T. MillerC955 GP · 774 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 16Joel ArmiaR666 GP · 237 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2011 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 13Sven BaertschiL292 GP · 138 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 103Gregory HofmannC24 GP · 7 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sven Baertschi made his NHL debut on March 9, 2012, 259 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2011 draft
- 13Sven BaertschiL292 GP · 138 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 45Markus GranlundC335 GP · 101 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 57Tyler WotherspoonD30 GP · 5 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 104Johnny GaudreauL763 GP · 743 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 164Laurent BrossoitG143 GP · 65 WCGYCalgary Flames