What's the most size/height a player has ever gained after being drafted?

[ilovehockey]

Wasn't Pierre-Marc Bouchard 140 lbs when drafted, but i guess he's only listed as 160 now.

 

[PhoPhan]

How has this thread gotten this far along without a Brent Krahn joke?

 

[rt]

Wasn't Eric Staal like 5'11'' when drafted and is now like 6'4''? Something crazy like that, if I remember correctly.

 

[Systemfel]

Wasn't Eric Staal like 5'11'' when drafted and is now like 6'4''? Something crazy like that, if I remember correctly.

I'm pretty sure he was drafted at 6'3 and still is listed that way, though.

 

[Freaky Habs Fan]

Nope, he was 6'3"...

As for Mathieu Biron who didn't filled out, well he's a goaltender so it's normal...but it's still weird that he didn't gained more than 3 pounds.

 

[Redwingsfan]

I think Stoll wins for shrinking the most though. Here lists him as 6'5 when he was drafted back in '02, and now he's listed as 6'1.

wow. i guess kovalchuk has some major shrinking to do if he wants to beat him.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

Ryan Kesler - drafted at 6'1'' 195, is now 6'2'' 215.

 

[Redwingsfan]

Wasn't Pierre-Marc Bouchard 140 lbs when drafted, but i guess he's only listed as 160 now.

he was listed at 157 when he got drafted.

 

[FTowwn]

How has this thread gotten this far along without a Brent Krahn joke?

whats the story behind Kahn that is worth joking about?

 

[PhoPhan]

Ah damn it I meant it Andrei Medvedev. If Calgary hadn't drafted so many crappy goalies, this wouldn't be so hard.

 

[billbillbill]

Jared Aulin went from 6'0" 155 to 6'0" 192. +37 lbs

Kiel McLeon went from 6'4" 180 to 6'6" 240. +2 inches, +60 lbs

Nikolai Antropov went from 6'3" 191 to 6'6" 245. +3 inches, +54 lbs

Andrew Peters went from 6'4" 195 to 6'4" 247. +52 lbs

 

[Max Bob]

Nope, he was 6'3"...

As for Mathieu Biron who didn't filled out, well he's a goaltender so it's normal...but it's still weird that he didn't gained more than 3 pounds.

Might I suggest that you take a look at Hamilton's roster ?

 

[STA]

Patrick Kane will be fine if he can do the same as Datsyuk and get up to 6'0".

 

[King'sPawn]

How has this thread gotten this far along without a Brent Krahn joke?

I was going to say how has this thread gotten this far along without a Keith Tkachunk joke?

 

[lammy]

I don't know if it was hyperbole, but an Uncle of the Staals told me Jordan was around 240 lbs last summer!

 

[Mr Sakich]

Ah damn it I meant it Andrei Medvedev. If Calgary hadn't drafted so many crappy goalies, this wouldn't be so hard.

he was drafted at 202 pounds and was last seen (2005) at barely beleivable 242 pounds. He was the very first guy I thought of when I read the thread title

 

[PSUhockey34]

he was drafted at 202 pounds and was last seen (2005) at barely beleivable 242 pounds. He was the very first guy I thought of when I read the thread title

at one point he was at around 260lbs

 

[timlap]

Jared Aulin went from 6'0" 155 to 6'0" 192. +37 lbs

Kiel McLeon went from 6'4" 180 to 6'6" 240. +2 inches, +60 lbs

Nikolai Antropov went from 6'3" 191 to 6'6" 245. +3 inches, +54 lbs

Andrew Peters went from 6'4" 195 to 6'4" 247. +52 lbs

At the time he was drafted I understood Antropov to be six-foot-five. Not sure what source I was using but probably THN.

 

[billbillbill]

At the time he was drafted I understood Antropov to be six-foot-five. Not sure what source I was using but probably THN.

Here is the site I used:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/1998/draft/news/1998/06/23/scout_rankings/europe50.html

 

[King RAZZ]

according to NHL.com ilya kovalchuk is shrinking. he was 6"2' when he got drafted and now he is 6"1'. lol.

Who knows...in a few years...he'll be smaller than Theo Fleury...

 

[Doomsday Device]

At the time he was drafted I understood Antropov to be six-foot-five. Not sure what source I was using but probably THN.

Yeah, I think some of these growth spurts are the result of inaccurate and inconsistent listings by different sources in their draft year.

 

[Sticky*]

Wasn't Eric Staal like 5'11'' when drafted and is now like 6'4''? Something crazy like that, if I remember correctly.

When Eric Staal was drafted to the OHL he was 5'11" 145lbs. But when he got drafted to the NHL he was 6'3" 190lbs. He is now 6'4" 207lbs.

 

[salty justice]

Dustin Byfuglien has lost about 60 pounds since being drafted.

 

[Rookie Chargers]

A former Bruin Tom Fergus had a big growth spurt after he was drafted, I am unable to find the measurements.