2009 NHL Draft
Zack Kassian in the 2009 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Zack Kassian 13th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2009, 116 have played in the NHL regular season. His 661 games put him 36th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 2009 draft
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 11Ryan EllisD566 GP · 275 PNSHNashville Predators
- 12Calvin de HaanD679 GP · 149 PNYINew York Islanders
- 13Zack KassianR661 GP · 203 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Dmitry KulikovD1052 GP · 249 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 15Peter HollandC266 GP · 85 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 16Nick LeddyD1074 GP · 423 PMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2009 class
13th
of 210 players selected
8th
of 119 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1John TavaresC1273 GP · 1192 PNYINew York Islanders
- 2Victor HedmanD1177 GP · 816 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 3Matt DucheneC1195 GP · 936 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 4Evander KaneL1001 GP · 648 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 5Brayden SchennC1116 GP · 732 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Oliver Ekman-LarssonD1154 GP · 540 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 7Nazem KadriC1078 GP · 774 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Scott GlennieR1 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 9Jared CowenD249 GP · 46 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Magnus PääjärviL467 GP · 124 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Zack Kassian made his NHL debut on November 25, 2011, 2 years and 152 days after the draft.
661
Games
92
Goals
111
Assists
203
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2009 draft
- 13Zack KassianR661 GP · 203 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 66Brayden McNabbD902 GP · 199 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 104Marcus FolignoL935 GP · 336 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 134Mark AdamsDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 164Connor KnappG2 GP · 0 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 194Maxime LegaultRBUFBuffalo Sabres