title: 2009 KHL Junior Draft
text: # 2009 KHL Junior Draft
  
  The 2009 KHL Junior Draft was the first entry draft held by the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), taking place on June 1, 2009. Twenty-three teams would take part in the draft, selecting ice hockey players from around the world aged between 17 and 21 years of age. The draft acted as a means to disperse junior players among Russia, as well as create parity for recruiting from non-KHL affiliated hockey schools.
  
  Although the inaugural KHL season had 24 teams, Khimik Voskrensk was forced to drop out of league activities due to financial constrains. Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg filled this vacancy, however. HC MVD did not make a single selection in the draft, refusing to use any of their draft picks.
  
  Mikhail Pashnin, a defenceman from HC Mechel, was the first overall selection, chosen by CSKA Moscow.
  
  ## Format
  
  The order of the draft was determined through an inversion of the 2009 KHL standings, with the exception of Avtomobilist, which selected last. Teams participating were able to select any player not protected by, or playing for a KHL team, aged 17–21. Rights obtained via the draft terminate when a player turns 22 years of age.
  
  ### Eligibility
  
  The following players were eligible to be drafted:
  
  * Graduates of non-KHL affiliated hockey schools
  * KHL-affiliated hockey school graduates not already on RUS-Jr rosters
  * Players aged 17–21, not under contract with a KHL team.
  
  Teams may protect up to 15 players currently in their organization from being exposed to the draft. This does not apply to players already signed to a two-way contract with a KHL team.
  
  ## Draft-day trades
  
  | To HC CSKA Moscow 1st-round pick in 2009 (Mikhail Pashnin) | To HC Dinamo Minsk 1st-round pick in 2009 (Kirill Gotovets) 2nd-round pick in 2009 (Mikael Granlund) 3rd-round pick in 2009 (Yuri Lavretsky) |
  | - | - |
  
  ## Selections by round
  
  ### Round one
  
  | # | Player | Nationality | Position | KHL team | Team from | League from |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mikhail Pashnin | Russia | D | CSKA Moscow (from Dinamo Minsk) | HC Mechel | RUS-2 |
  | 2 | Mikhail Stefanovich | Belarus | RW | Dinamo Minsk (from Metallurg Nk.) | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL |
  | 3 | Dmitri Shikin | Russia | G | Amur | Kristall Elektrostal | |
  | 4 | Nikita Zaitsev | Russia | D | Sibir | MHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-3 |
  | 5 | Passed | | | HC MVD | | |
  | 6 | Dmitri Gromov | Russia | D | Severstal Cherepovets | MHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-3 |
  | 7 | Passed | | | Avangard Omsk | | |
  | 8 | Harri Säteri | Finland | G | SKA Saint Petersburg | Tappara | SM-liiga |
  | 9 | Vadim Yaschuk | Russia | F | Neftekhimik | HC Belgorod | RUS-3 |
  | 10 | Ignat Zemchenko | Ukraine | F | Severstal Cherepovets (from Lada) | MHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-3 |
  | 11 | Yevgeny Molotilov | Russia | D | Atlant Moscow (from Traktor) | Guelph Storm | OHL |
  | 12 | Ramis Sadikov | Russia | G | SKA Saint Petersburg (from Torpedo) | HC Rus' | SDUShOR |
  | 13 | Roberts Bukarts | Latvia | F | Dinamo Riga | PHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-2 |
  | 14 | Vladimir Ruzicka | Czech Republic | F | SKA Saint Petersburg (from Spartak) | Slavia, Czech Republic | |
  | 15 | Tomáš Tatar | Slovakia | F | SKA Saint Petersburg | Zvolen, Slovakia | |
  | 16 | Andrey Bykov | Switzerland | F | Dynamo Moscow | Fribourg, Switzerland | |
  | 17 | Alexander Savoskin | Russia | D | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | PHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-2 |
  | 18 | Kirill Gotovets | Belarus | D | Dinamo Minsk (from CSKA) | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | Midget |
  | 19 | Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson | Sweden | RW | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Timrå IK | SEL |
  | 20 | Stefan Stepanov | Russia | D | Atlant Moscow | PHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-2 |
  | 21 | Alexander Shevchenko | Russia | F | Atlant Moscow (from Ak Bars) | HC Belgorod | RUS-3 |
  | 22 | Yevgeni Rybnitsky | Russia | D | Lada Togliatti (from Salavat Yulaev) | HC Izhstal | RUS-2 |
  | 23 | Ondřej Roman | Czech Republic | LW | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | Vitkovice, Czech Republic | |
  
  ### Round two
  
  KHL All-Star·
  
  | # | Player | Nationality | Position | KHL team | Team from | League from |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 24 | Teemu Pulkkinen | Finland | F | Dinamo Minsk | Jokerit | SM-liiga |
  | 25 | Andrei Leonov | Russia | F | SKA Saint Petersburg (from Metallurg Novokuznetsk) | Kristall Elektrostal | |
  | 26 | Artem Tomilin | Russia | F | Amur | PHC Krylya Sovetov | |
  | 27 | Michal Řepík | Czech Republic | RW | Sibir | Rochester Americans | AHL |
  | 28 | Alexander Gogolev | Russia | F | Spartak Moscow (from HC MVD) | MHC Krylya Sovetov | |
  | 29 | Vitali Popov | Russia | F | Severstal Cherepovets | MHC Krylya Sovetov | |
  | 30 | Roman Rukovishnikov | Russia | D | Atlant Moscow (from Avangard) | HC Rus' | SDUShOR |
  | 31 | Alexander Ataev | Russia | D | Dynamo Moscow (from Barys) | PHC Krylya Sovetov | |
  | 32 | Erik Karlsson | Sweden | D | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (from Neftekhimik) | Frölunda HC | SEL |
  | 33 | Yuri Sheremetiev | Russia | C | SKA Saint Petersburg (from Lada through Barys) | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL |
  | 34 | Antonin Melka | Czech Republic | F | SKA Saint Petersburg (from Traktor) | Kladno, Czech Republic | |
  | 35 | Kaspars Daugaviņš | Latvia | F | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL |
  | 36 | Roberts Jekimovs | Latvia | F | Dinamo Riga | Brynäs IF | Sweden-Jr |
  | 37 | Artem Voronin | Russia | F | Spartak Moscow | MHC Krylya Sovetov | |
  | 38 | Passed | | | Metallurg Novokuznetsk (from SKA) | | |
  | 39 | Jyri Niemi | Finland | D | SKA Saint Petersburg (from Dynamo Moscow through Traktor) | Saskatoon Blades | WHL |
  | 40 | Mattias Tedenby | Sweden | F | Atlant Moscow (from Metallurg Magnitogorsk through Avangard) | HV71 | SEL |
  | 41 | Mikael Granlund | Finland | F | Dinamo Minsk (from CSKA) | Kärpät | SM-liiga |
  | 42 | Jaroslav Janus | Slovakia | G | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Erie Otters | OHL |
  | 43 | Jiří Tlustý | Czech Republic | LW | Atlant Moscow | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL |
  | 44 | Passed | | | Ak Bars Kazan | | |
  | 45 | Mikhail Grigoriev | Russia | D | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | Yuzhny Ural | |
  | 46 | Alexei Filippov | Russia | F | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | MHC Krylya Sovetov | |
  
  ### Round three
  
  | # | Player | Nationality | Position | KHL team | Team from | League from |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 47 | Petr Eremin | Russia | G | Atlant Moscow | Kristall Elektrostal | |
  | 48 | Artem Demkov | Belarus | C | Dinamo Minsk | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL |
  | 49 | Georgi Dulnev | Russia | D | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Kristall Elektrostal | |
  | 50 | Sergei Chistyakov | Russia | F | Spartak Moscow (from Amur Khabarovsk) | Kristall Elektrostal | |
  | 51 | Simon Hjalmarsson | Sweden | F | Sibir | Borås HC | HockeyAllsvenskan |
  | 52 | Passed | | | HC MVD | | |
  | 53 | Kirill Sviyzaov | Russia | D | Severstal Cherepovets | MHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-3 |
  | 54 | Artem Venskel | Russia | D | Atlant Moscow (from Avangard Omsk) | Vityaz Chekhov | |
  | 55 | Boris Novikov | Russia | D | Neftekhimik | MHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-3 |
  | 56 | Zack Kassian | Canada | RW | Dynamo Moscow (from Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) | Peterborough Petes | OHL |
  | 57 | Egor Antropov | Russia | D | Atlant Moscow (from Traktor) | Belye Medvedi | |
  | 58 | David Kveton | Czech Republic | F | Atlant Moscow (from Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod via Avangard Omsk) | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech Extraliga |
  | 59 | Ainārs Podziņš | Latvia | F | Dinamo Riga | PHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-2 |
  | 60 | Juraj Mikúš | Slovakia | F | Spartak Moscow | HK 36 Skalica | Slovak Extraliga |
  | 61 | Jacob Josefson | Sweden | F | SKA Saint Petersburg | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien |
  | 62 | Erik Gudbranson | Canada | D | Dynamo Moscow | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL |
  | 63 | Marat Zaripov | Russia | F | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | HC Mechel | RUS-2 |
  | 64 | Yuri Lavretsky | Russia | G | Dinamo Minsk (from CSKA) | Kapitan Stupino | RUS-2 |
  | 65 | Nikolai Suslo | Belarus | F | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | HK Gomel | Ekstraliga |
  | 66 | Jhonas Enroth | Sweden | G | Atlant Moscow | Portland Pirates | AHL |
  | 67 | Oleg Li | Russia | F | Atlant Moscow (from Ak Bars) | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL |
  | 68 | Ilya Ivanovsky | Russia | F | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | Vityaz Chekhov | |
  | 69 | Richard Pánik | Slovakia | RW | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | HC Oceláři Třinec | Czech Extraliga |
  
  ### Round four
  
  | # | Player | Nationality | Position | KHL team | Team from | League from |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 70 | Sergei Sheleg | Belarus | D | Dinamo Minsk | Sudbury Wolves | OHL |
  | 71 | Maksim Matushkin | Sweden | D | Mettalurg Novokuznetsk | IF Björklöven | HockeyAllsvenskan |
  | 72 | Passed | | | Lada Togliatti (from Amur Khabarovsk) | | |
  | 73 | Kristofer Berglund | Sweden | D | Sibir | Luleå HF | Elitserien |
  | 74 | Alexander Fedoseyev | Russia | F | CSKA Moscow (from HC MVD) | MHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-3 |
  | 75 | Artur Ganzvind | Russia | F | Severstal Cherepovets | MHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS-3 |
  | 76 | Alexander Toropov | Russia | D | Avangard Omsk | Avangard Jr. Omsk | |
  | 77 | Kirill Alenikov | Russia | D | Barys Astana | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | |
  | 78 | Miro Hovinen | Finland | D | Dynamo Moscow (from Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) | Jokerit | SM-liiga |
  | 79 | Sergei Ryabukin | Russia | F | Lada Togliatti | CSK VVS Samara | RUS-2 |
  | 80 | Michal Jordan | Czech Republic | D | SKA Saint Petersburg (from Traktor) | Plymouth Whalers | OHL |
  | 81 | Alexander Frolenkov | Russia | D | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | Moscow White Bears | |
  | 82 | Andris Džeriņš | Latvia | C | Dinamo Riga | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL |
  | 83 | Victor Hedman | Sweden | D | Spartak Moscow | Modo Hockey | Elitserien |
  | 84 | Pavel Bondarevski | Russia | F | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (from Dinamo Moscow) | | |
  | 85 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Sweden | D | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Leksands IF | HockeyAllsvenskan |
  | 86 | Simon Bertilsson | Sweden | D | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (from CSKA Moscow) | Brynäs IF | Elitserien |
  | 87 | Toni Rajala | Finland | RW | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Ilves Tampere | SM-liiga |
  | 88 | Dmytro Shvidenko | Ukraine | D | Atlant Moscow | Spartak Moscow | |
  | 89 | Taylor Hall | Canada | LW | Ak Bars Kazan | Windsor Spitfires | OHL |
  | 90 | Egor Martinov | Russia | D | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | HC Mechel | RUS-2 |
  | 91 | Kirill Badulin | Russia | D | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | HC Mechel | RUS-2 |
  