2005 NHL Draft
Vladimir Sobotka in the 2005 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Vladimir Sobotka 106th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 4.
He was the seventh of the 13 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 8 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 548 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 106
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 15
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 103–109 in the 2005 draft
- 103Mattias RitolaC43 GP · 9 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 104Matt DuffyDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 105Keith YandleD1109 GP · 619 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 106Vladimir SobotkaC548 GP · 171 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 107Tom PyattL445 GP · 101 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 108Niklas HjalmarssonD821 GP · 172 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 109Andrew ThomasDWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
7th
of 13 Czechs selected
58th
of 120 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 17Martin HanzalC673 GP · 338 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 19Jakub KindlD331 GP · 74 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 39Petr KalusR11 GP · 5 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 41Ondrej PavelecG398 GP · 156 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 73Radek SmolenakL7 GP · 1 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 94Jakub VojtaDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 106Vladimir SobotkaC548 GP · 171 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 131Tomas PopperleG2 GP · 0 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 135Tomas PospisilRATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 136Tomas KudelkaDOTTOttawa Senators
+ 3 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Vladimir Sobotka made his NHL debut on November 24, 2007, 2 years and 117 days after the draft.
548
Games
53
Goals
118
Assists
171
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 2005 draft
- 22Matt LashoffD74 GP · 16 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 39Petr KalusR11 GP · 5 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 83Mikko LehtonenR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 100Jonathan SigaletD1 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 106Vladimir SobotkaC548 GP · 171 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 154Wacey RabbitCBOSBoston Bruins
- 172Lukas VantuchFBOSBoston Bruins
- 217Brock BradfordCBOSBoston Bruins