2006 NHL Draft
Viktor Stålberg in the 2006 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Viktor Stålberg 161st overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 6.
He was the 13th of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 7 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 488 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 161
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 8
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 158–164 in the 2006 draft
- 158Levi NelsonCBOSBoston Bruins
- 159Jesse DudasDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 160Andrew MacDonaldD586 GP · 161 PNYINew York Islanders
- 161Viktor StålbergL488 GP · 168 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 162Julian WalkerFMINMinnesota Wild
- 163Sergei ShirokovL8 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 164Constantin BraunLLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
13th
of 17 Swedes selected
85th
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Dennis PerssonDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 25Patrik BerglundC717 GP · 326 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 46Jhonas EnrothG153 GP · 50 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 62Dick AxelssonFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 64Jonas JunlandD4 GP · 2 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 70Robin FigrenFNYINew York Islanders
- 76Tony LagerstromCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 82Daniel RahimiDVANVancouver Canucks
- 88Jonas AhnelovDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Viktor Stålberg made his NHL debut on October 1, 2009, 3 years and 99 days after the draft.
488
Games
82
Goals
86
Assists
168
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 2006 draft
- 13Jiri TlustyL446 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 44Nikolay KuleminL669 GP · 274 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 99James ReimerG540 GP · 232 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 111Korbinian HolzerD206 GP · 27 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 161Viktor StålbergL488 GP · 168 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 166Tyler RuegseggerFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 180Leo KomarovR491 GP · 170 PTORToronto Maple Leafs