Best player drafted LAST overall?

[Darth Milbury]

Who is the best player ever drafted in the last position of the last round of the draft?

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[Hasbro]

Kim jonson.

 

[Carlos Ranger]

Only went back like 20 years, but..

Kim Johnsson
Jonathan Ericsson
Patric Hornqvist

 

[GKJ]

Kim Johnsson [hopefully] is the correct answer

 

[jeff88_5]

Jonathan Ericsson and Hornqvist

 

[Comparison Ford]

Only went back like 20 years, but..

Kim Johnsson
Jonathan Ericsson
Patric Hornqvist

Yeah I would go with these three for this.

 

[Garl]

Kim Johnsson right now. Ericsson and Hornqvist are good ones too.

 

[Redwingsfan]

Probably Kim Johnsson..

5 years from now: Jonathan Ericsson

edit: Andy Brickley was pretty decent too.. 222 points in 385 games..

 

[steepedtea]

Sami Salo! Yea I know he's like glass...

 

[ales83fan]

hes not last but still worth mentioning...brian elliot, second last.

 

[Ender]

Dan Boyle... Whoops, he wasn't drafted at all.


Kim Johnsson easily, IMO.

 

[Z0S0]

Jesper Samuelsson

 

[Raging Bull]

Sami Salo! Yea I know he's like glass...

239/241

Almost last.

 

[BurningBright]

Wasnt luke Robataille the last pick in his draft year?

 

[Ender]

Wasnt luke Robataille the last pick in his draft year?

171/250

 

[Sony Eriksson*]

WOW...not drafted last but not drafted at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_undrafted_NHL_players

 

[Finkle is Einhorn]

WOW...not drafted last but not drafted at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_undrafted_NHL_players

As amazing as some of the names on that list might be, for some reason I find being drafted last and making the NHL to be a more impressive feat.

 

[Ess_37]

It's hard to argue against Kim Johnsson but another person to add to the mix that had a relatively decent career and has turned out to be a very good colour commentator is Andy Brickley.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=571

 

[iamjs]

2008 - 7 (211) Detroit Jesper Samuelsson
2007 - 7 (211) Columbus Trent Vogelhuber
2006 - 7 (213) Carolina Justin Krueger
2005 - 7 (230) Nashville Patric Hornqvist [never realized the draft was cut down to 7 rounds this recently]
2004 - 9 (291) Philadelphia John Carter
2003 - 9 (292) New Jersey Arseny Bondarev
2002 - 9 (291) Detroit Jonathan Ericsson
2001 - 9 (289) Tampa Bay Henrik Bergfors
2000 - 9 (293) St. Louis Lauri Kinos
1999 - 9 (272) Dallas Mikhail Donika
1998 - 9 (258) Philadelphia Sergei Skrobot
1997 - 9 (246) Boston Jay Henderson
1996 - 9 (241) Detroit Evgeny Afanasiev
1995 - 9 (234) Detroit David Engblom
1994 - 11 (286) NY Rangers Kim Johnsson
1993 - 11 (286) Pittsburgh Hans Jonsson
1992 - 11 (264) Ottawa Petter Ronnquist
1991 - 12 (264) Chicago Scott Dean
1990 - 12 (252) Boston Ted Miskolczi
1989 - 12 (252) Calgary Kenneth Kennholt
1988 - 12 (252) Calgary Sergei Pryakhin
1987 - 12 (252) Edmonton Igor Vyazmikin
1986 - 12 (252) Edmonton Tony Hand
1985 - 12 (252) Philadelphia Paul Maurice
1984 - 12 (250) Edmonton Darren Gani
1983 - 12 (242) Boston Greg Murphy
1982 - 12 (252) NY Islanders Jim Koudys
1981 - 11 (211) Winnipeg Dave Kirwin
1980 - 10 (210) Philadelphia Andy Brickley
1979 - 6 (126) Edmonton Blair Barnes
1978 - 22 (234) Mtl. Canadiens Doug Robb
1977 - 17 (185) Detroit Grant Morin
1976 - 15 (135) St. Louis Juhani Wallenius
1975 - 16 (217) Pittsburgh Kelly Secord
1974 - 25 (247) Washington Ron Poole
1973 - 12 (168) Mtl. Canadiens Louis Chiasson
1972 - 11 (152) Mtl. Canadiens Ron LeBlanc
1971 - 10 (117) Minnesota Rich Coutu
1970 - 14 (115) St. Louis Gerald Haines
1969 - 10 (84) Mtl. Canadiens Darrel Knibbs

 

[Levitate]

I think Johnsson benefited hugely from going to a strong Philly team, but yeah he was real good at his peak. Seems to just be "alright" now, but I don't get to watch him much anymore

 

[Michael Farkas]

I don't know what all this Kim Johnsson talk is...the answer is obviously Hans Jonsson...a pillar of strength of the Pens blueline for year(s)...

 

[ZDH]

Jesper Samuelsson has some potential...I'm not saying he's the best right now obviously

 

[Wildcarder]

WOW...not drafted last but not drafted at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_undrafted_NHL_players

Big names on that list.

Oates, Mullen, Gretzky (although that doesn't really count), and then more recently St Louis, Rafalski.

 

[octopi]

Who is the best player ever drafted in the last position of the last round of the draft?

Ovechkin.

Remember, Florida used their very last pick(I believe it was the last of the draft as well) a year early in the very slim hope they could argue something about the time space continum, leap years and his birthday, which fell a couple days after the draft cutoff.

 

[worstfaceoffmanever]

Johnsson, easily.