The 2009

KHL Junior Draft The KHL Junior Draft was an annual meeting in which every franchise of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) systematically selected the rights to available amateur ice hockey players who met draft eligibility requirements (17–21 years old, no acti ...

was the first entry draft held by the

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(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

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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 HC Avtomobilist () is a professional ice hockey club based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club replaced Khimik Voskresensk (2005), Khimik Voskresensk in the KHL in 200 ...

filled this vacancy, however.

HC MVD HC MVD () was a professional ice hockey club based in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They were members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They are best known for winning the silver medal in the KHL backstopped by all star ...

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

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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

Selections by round

Round one

Round two

KHL All-Star

"All-Star note">Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.·

Round three

Round four

References

External links

Official KHL Entry Draft Selections

Protected players
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