2010 NHL Draft
Vladimir Tarasenko in the 2010 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Vladimir Tarasenko 16th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 8 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 7 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2010, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 906 games put him 12th in the class, but only 4 have scored more points than his 709.
- Overall pick
- 16
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 16
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 13–19 in the 2010 draft
- 13Brandon GormleyD58 GP · 5 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 14Jaden SchwartzL879 GP · 565 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 15Derek ForbortD552 GP · 106 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 16Vladimir TarasenkoR906 GP · 709 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 17Joey HishonC13 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 18Austin WatsonL528 GP · 121 PNSHNashville Predators
- 19Nick BjugstadC821 GP · 339 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2010 class
2nd
of 8 Russians selected
10th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 8Alexander BurmistrovC348 GP · 101 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 16Vladimir TarasenkoR906 GP · 709 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 26Evgeny KuznetsovC743 GP · 575 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 65Kirill KabanovLNYINew York Islanders
- 86Stanislav GalievR26 GP · 4 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 101Ivan TeleginLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 158Maxim KitsynLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 195Maxim ChudinovDBOSBoston Bruins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Vladimir Tarasenko made his NHL debut on January 19, 2013, 2 years and 208 days after the draft.
906
Games
327
Goals
382
Assists
709
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 2010 draft
- 14Jaden SchwartzL879 GP · 565 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 16Vladimir TarasenkoR906 GP · 709 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 44Sebastian WannstromRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 74Max GardinerCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 104Jani HakanpääD290 GP · 45 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 134Cody BeachRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 164Stephen MacAulayLSTLSt. Louis Blues