Andrew Brunette: 1999 (Top Left), Mike Watt: 2001 (Top Middle), Jim McKenzie: 2004 (Top Right), Brendan Witt: 2006 (Bottom Left), Jason Arnott: 2007 – 2010 (Bottom Middle), Bobby Butler: 2013 (Bottom Right), Calle Järnkrok: 2014 – 2021 (2nd Slide).
Not pictured above is Martin Erat: 2002 – 2003.
INTO THE TEENS NOW LADIES AND GENETLEMAN!
Andrew Brunette was drafted 174th overall by the Washington Capitals in 1993. Despite being drafted in the later rounds, Brunette would play 1,110 games in a 16-year career in the NHL, scoring 268 goals and registering 465 assists for a total of 733 points. He played 77 games for the Preds in their inaugural season, scoring 11 goals and 20 assists. Brunette scored the first goal in Nashville Predators history and is the current Head Coach of the team, with his former coach, Barry Trotz, as the General Manager.
Mike Watt was drafted 32nd overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 1994. He played 18 games for Nashville, scoring a goal and an assist.
Martin Erat will be covered on Day 10.
Jim McKenzie was drafted 73rd overall by the Hartford Whalers in 1989. He would play 61 games for the Preds, scoring a goal and 3 assists.
Brendan Witt was drafted 11th overall by the Washington Capitals in 1993. He played 17 games for Nashville, tallying 3 assists.
Jason Arnott was drafted 7th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 1993. The 5th Captain in Nashville Predators history, and I am counting Scott Walker's Interim period because the team counts it on their website, would sign a 5-year $22.5 million contract on the 2007 offseason. He played 275 games for the Preds, scoring 107 goals and tallying 122 assists for a total of 229 points. In an 18-year career, Arnott would play 1,244 games, scoring 417 goals and tallied 521 assists for a total of 938 points. He would score the game-winning and cup-winning goal at 8:20 of double overtime in Game 6 against the Dallas Stars to claim the 2000 Stanley Cup Championship with the New Jersey Devils.
Bobby Butler went undrafted and played 20 games for the Preds, scoring 3 goals and 6 assists.
Calle Järnkrok was drafted 51st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 2010. On March 5th, 2014, Järnkrok was traded along with Patrick Eaves to Nashville for David Legwand. A tremendously solid and reliable player, he would play 508 games for Nashville, scoring 94 goals and tallying 117 assists for a total of 211 points. He was left exposed during the 2021 Expansion Draft and would be acquired by the Seattle Kraken. He is currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.