2003 NHL entry draft

2003 NHL entry draft
General information
Date(s)June 21–22, 2003
LocationGaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Overview
292 total selections in 9 rounds
First selectionCanada Marc-Andre Fleury
(Pittsburgh Penguins)
Hall of Famers
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The 2003 NHL entry draft was the 41st NHL entry draft. It was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21 and 22, 2003.

Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was only the third time a goaltender was selected first overall in the draft, after Michel Plasse in 1968 and Rick DiPietro in 2000. Eric Staal was selected second, by the Carolina Hurricanes, and Nathan Horton was the third selection, by the Florida Panthers.

Many analysts rate this draft as having one of the most talented groups of players, some say even better than the 1979 NHL draft.[1][2][3][4][5] Every first-round pick went on to play in a regular season NHL game. Among those, two played only a handful of games: Hugh Jessiman (2 games) and Shawn Belle (20). All other first round picks had much more substantial NHL careers: the third-fewest games was Marc-Antoine Pouliot with 192. Fleury, Staal, Horton, Nikolay Zherdev, and Patrice Bergeron all became NHL regulars immediately after they were drafted. Milan Michalek was expected to do the same, and was selected for the San Jose Sharks' NHL roster after training camp, but suffered a serious knee injury that ruled him out for the season. All of the top ten selections played at least nine games in the NHL in the 2005–06 season. Calgary Flames' first round selection Dion Phaneuf scored 20 goals in his rookie campaign, becoming the third defenceman to do so, after Brian Leetch and Barry Beck. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter (Flyers), Zach Parise (Devils), Ryan Getzlaf (Ducks), and Eric Staal (Hurricanes) all led their teams in scoring in the 2007–08 regular season, and Dustin Brown (Kings) went on to break the record for most Stanley Cups won by an American team captain (two, in 2012 and 2014).

Later rounds of the draft also featured more players than usual that went on to have substantial NHL careers. These included Shea Weber (49th overall pick), Corey Crawford (52nd), David Backes (62nd), Jimmy Howard (64th), Clarke MacArthur (74th), Jan Hejda (106th), Paul Bissonnette (121st), Kyle Quincey (132nd), Lee Stempniak (148th), Nigel Dawes (149th), Marc Methot (168th), Nate Thompson (183rd), Drew Miller (186th), Joe Pavelski (205th), Kyle Brodziak (214th), Tobias Enstrom (239th), Dustin Byfuglien (245th), Shane O'Brien (250th), Matt Moulson (263rd), Jaroslav Halak (271st), David Jones (288th), and Brian Elliott (291st).

As of 2024, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are Corey Perry, Brent Burns, Ryan Suter, and Marc-Andre Fleury.

Draft day trades

The following trades were made on the day of the draft:

Final central scouting rankings

Skaters

North American European
1 Canada Eric Staal (C) Russia Nikolay Zherdev (RW)
2 United States Dustin Brown (RW) Czech Republic Milan Michalek (LW)
3 Austria Thomas Vanek (LW) Belarus Andrei Kostitsyn (RW)
4 Canada Nathan Horton (C) Russia Dmitri Chernykh (RW)
5 Canada Ryan Getzlaf (C) Russia Konstantin Glazachev (LW)
6 Canada Braydon Coburn (D) Russia Igor Mirnov (C)
7 United States Ryan Suter (D) Russia Grigory Shafigulin (C)
8 Canada Dion Phaneuf (D) Russia Yevgeni Tunik (C)
9 United States Zach Parise (C) Sweden Robert Nilsson (RW)
10 United States Dan Fritsche (C) Czech Republic Michal Barinka (D)

Goaltenders

North American European
1 Canada Marc-Andre Fleury Russia Konstantin Barulin
2 United States Jimmy Howard Finland Teemu Lassila
3 Canada Ryan Munce Germany Patrick Ehelechner

Selections by round

 = NHL All-Star team ·  = NHL All-Star[a] ·  = NHL All-Star[a] and NHL All-Star team ·  = Hall of Famers

Round one

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
1 Marc-Andre Fleury (G)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Florida)1 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
2 Eric Staal (C)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 Nathan Horton (RW)  Canada Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh)2 Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 Nikolay Zherdev (RW)  Russia Columbus Blue Jackets CSKA Moscow (Russia)
5 Thomas Vanek (LW)  Austria Buffalo Sabres University of Minnesota (NCAA)
6 Milan Michalek (LW)  Czech Republic San Jose Sharks HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
7 Ryan Suter (D)  United States Nashville Predators US Nat'l U-18 (NAHL)
8 Braydon Coburn (D)  Canada Atlanta Thrashers Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
9 Dion Phaneuf (D)  Canada Calgary Flames Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
10 Andrei Kostitsyn (RW)  Belarus Montreal Canadiens CSKA Moscow (Russia)
11 Jeff Carter (C)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix)3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
12 Hugh Jessiman (RW)  United States New York Rangers Dartmouth College (NCAA)
13 Dustin Brown (RW)  United States Los Angeles Kings Guelph Storm (OHL)
14 Brent Seabrook (D)  Canada Chicago Blackhawks Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
15 Robert Nilsson (RW)  Sweden New York Islanders Leksands IF (Sweden)
16 Steve Bernier (RW)  Canada San Jose Sharks (from Boston)4 Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
17 Zach Parise (LW)  United States New Jersey Devils (from Edmonton)5 University of North Dakota (NCAA)
18 Eric Fehr (RW)  Canada Washington Capitals Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
19 Ryan Getzlaf (C)  Canada Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
20 Brent Burns (RW)  Canada Minnesota Wild Brampton Battalion (OHL)
21 Mark Stuart (D)  United States Boston Bruins (from Toronto via San Jose)6 Colorado College (NCAA)
22 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (C)  Canada Edmonton Oilers (from St. Louis via New Jersey)7 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
23 Ryan Kesler (C)  United States Vancouver Canucks Ohio State University (NCAA)
24 Mike Richards (C)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
25 Anthony Stewart (RW)  Canada Florida Panthers (from Tampa Bay)8 Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
26 Brian Boyle (C)  United States Los Angeles Kings (from Colorado)9 Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
27 Jeff Tambellini (LW)  Canada Los Angeles Kings (from Detroit)10 University of Michigan (NCAA)
28 Corey Perry (RW)  Canada Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Dallas)11 London Knights (OHL)
29 Patrick Eaves (RW)  United States Ottawa Senators Boston College (NCAA)
30 Shawn Belle (D)  Canada St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey)12 Tri-City Americans (WHL)
  1. Florida's first-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent Mikael Samuelsson, a first-round pick (# 3 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. Pittsburgh's first-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 1 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Pittsburgh in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson, a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  3. Phoenix's first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on July 2, 2001 that sent Daymond Langkow to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
  4. Boston's first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 21 overall), a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  5. Edmonton's first-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 22 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
  6. San Jose's acquired first-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 16 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2003 that sent Owen Nolan to Toronto in exchange for Brad Boyes, Alyn McCauley and this pick.
  7. New Jersey's acquired first-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 17 overall) to New Jersey in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
    New Jersey previously acquired this pick from St. Louis on January 4, 1999 as penalty for Scott Stevens tampering. New Jersey received a choice of a first-round pick between 1999 and 2003 Entry Drafts (selected in the 2001 Entry Draft, an option to swap first-round picks with St. Louis between 1999 and 2003 Entry Drafts (subject to St. Louis deferring one time - this pick) and $1.425M in cash.
  8. Tampa Bay's first-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent two second round picks (# 34 and 41 overall) and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  9. Colorado's first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on February 21, 2001 that sent Rob Blake and Steven Reinprecht to Colorado in exchange for Adam Deadmarsh, Aaron Miller, first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft, future considerations (Jared Aulin) and this pick.
  10. Detroit's first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Mathieu Schneider to Detroit in exchange for Sean Avery, Maxim Kuznetsov, a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
  11. Dallas' first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent two second-round picks (# 36 & 54 overall) to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
  12. St. Louis acquired this pick from New Jersey on January 4, 1999 as penalty for Scott Stevens tampering. New Jersey received a choice of a first-round pick between 1999 and 2003 Entry Drafts (selected in the 2001 Entry Draft, an option to swap first-round picks with St. Louis between 1999 and 2003 Entry Drafts (subject to St. Louis deferring one time - this pick) and $1.425M in cash.

Round two

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
31 Danny Richmond (RW)  United States Carolina Hurricanes University of Michigan (NCAA)
32 Ryan Stone (C)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
33 Loui Eriksson (LW)  Sweden Dallas Stars (from Columbus)1 Frolunda HC (Sweden)
34 Mike Egener (D)  Canada Tampa Bay Lightning (from Florida)2 Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
35 Konstantin Glazachev (LW)  Russia Nashville Predators (from Buffalo)3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
36 Vojtech Polak (RW)  Czech Republic Dallas Stars (from San Jose via Anaheim)4 Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
37 Kevin Klein (D)  Canada Nashville Predators Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
38 Kamil Kreps (C)  Czech Republic Florida Panthers (from Atlanta)5 Brampton Battalion (OHL)
39 Tim Ramholt (D)  Switzerland Calgary Flames ZSC Lions (Switzerland)
40 Cory Urquhart (C)  Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
41 Matt Smaby (D)  United States Tampa Bay Lightning (from Phoenix via Florida)6 Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA)
42 Petr Vrana (LW)  Czech Republic New Jersey Devils (compensatory)7 Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
43 Josh Hennessy (C)  United States San Jose Sharks (from New York Rangers)8 Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
44 Konstantin Pushkaryov (LW)  Kazakhstan Los Angeles Kings Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
45 Patrice Bergeron (C)  Canada Boston Bruins (compensatory)9 Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
46 Dan Fritsche (C)  United States Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago)10 Sarnia Sting (OHL)
47 Matt Carle (D)  United States San Jose Sharks (from Calgary; compensatory)11 River City Lancers (USHL)
48 Dmitri Chernykh (RW)  Russia New York Islanders Khimik Moscow Oblast (Russia)
49 Shea Weber (D)  Canada Nashville Predators (compensatory)12 Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
50 Ivan Baranka (D)  Slovakia New York Rangers (from Boston via San Jose)13 Dubnica Spartak (Slovakia)
51 Colin McDonald (RW)  United States Edmonton Oilers New England Jr. Coyotes (EJHL)
52 Corey Crawford (G)  Canada Chicago Blackhawks (compensatory)14 Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
53 Yevgeni Tunik (C)  Russia New York Islanders (from Washington via Edmonton)15 Kristall Elektrostal (Russia)
54 B. J. Crombeen (RW)  United States Dallas Stars (from Anaheim)16 Barrie Colts (OHL)
55 Stefan Meyer (LW)  Canada Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh; compensatory)17 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
56 Patrick O'Sullivan (C)  United States Minnesota Wild Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
57 John Doherty (D)  United States Toronto Maple Leafs Phillips Academy (USHS-MA)
58 Jeremy Colliton (C)  Canada New York Islanders (from St. Louis)18 Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
59 Michal Barinka (D)  Czech Republic Chicago Blackhawks (compensatory)19 HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
60 Marc-Andre Bernier (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
61 Maxim Lapierre (C)  Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Philadelphia)20 Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
62 David Backes (RW)  United States St. Louis Blues (from Tampa Bay)21 Lincoln Stars (USHL)
63 David Liffiton (D)  Canada Colorado Avalanche Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
64 Jimmy Howard (G)  United States Detroit Red Wings University of Maine (NCAA)
65 Branislav Fabry (RW)  Slovakia Buffalo Sabres (from Dallas)22 Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
66 Masi Marjamaki (LW)  Finland Boston Bruins (from San Jose; compensatory)23 Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
67 Igor Mirnov (C)  Russia Ottawa Senators Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
68 Jean-Francois Jacques (LW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey)24 Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
  1. Columbus' second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on August 29, 2001 that sent Grant Marshall to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  2. Florida's second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick (# 41 overall) and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  3. Buffalo's second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
  4. Anaheim's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for a second-round pick (# 54 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2001 that sent Teemu Selanne to San Jose in exchange for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields and this pick.
  5. Atlanta's second-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent Ivan Majesky to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
  6. Florida's acquired second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick (# 34 overall) and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2003 that sent Brad Ference to Florida in exchange for Darcy Hordichuk and this pick.
  7. New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed Group III free agent Bobby Holik on July 1, 2002.
  8. The Ranger' second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a second-round pick (# 50 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
  9. Boston acquired this pick as compensation after Dallas signed Group III free agent Bill Guerin on July 3, 2002.
  10. Chicago's second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Lyle Odelein to Chicago in exchange for Jaroslav Spacek and this pick.
  11. Calgary's acquired second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a third-round pick, a fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
    Calgary previously acquired this pick as compensation after Detroit signed Group III free agent Curtis Joseph on July 2, 2002.
  12. Nashville acquired this pick as compensation after Toronto signed Group III free agent Ed Belfour on July 2, 2002.
  13. San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a second-round pick (# 43 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Dan McGillis to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  14. Chicago acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix signed Group III free agent Tony Amonte on July 12, 2002.
  15. Edmonton's acquired second-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres to Edmonton in exchange for Janne Niinimaa and this pick.
    Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 7, 2002 that sent Mike Grier to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  16. Anaheim's second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for a second-round pick (# 36 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  17. Pittsburgh's acquired second-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 1 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Pittsburgh in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson, a first-round pick (# 3 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as compensation after Washington signed Group III free agent Robert Lang on July 1, 2002.
  18. St. Louis' second-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Chris Osgood and a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Justin Papineau and this pick.
  19. Chicago acquired this pick as compensation after they could not sign their first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft, Adam Munro.
  20. Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on January 29, 2003 that sent Eric Chouinard to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
  21. Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent Cory Stillman to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  22. Dallas' second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent Stu Barnes to Dallas in exchange for Michael Ryan and this pick.
  23. San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 16 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick (# 21 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as compensation after Chicago signed Group III free agent Theoren Fleury on August 15, 2002.
  24. New Jersey's second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 17 overall) to New Jersey in exchange for a first-round pick (# 22 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round three

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
69 Colin Fraser (C)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Carolina)1 Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
70 Jonathan Filewich (RW)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Prince George Cougars (WHL)
71 Dmitri Kosmachev (D)  Russia Columbus Blue Jackets CSKA Moscow (Russia)
72 Mikhail Zhukov (RW)  Russia Edmonton Oilers (compensatory)2 IFK Arboga IK (Sweden)
73 Daniel Carcillo (LW)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Florida)3 Sarnia Sting (OHL)
74 Clarke MacArthur (LW)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
75 Ken Roche (C)  United States New York Rangers (from San Jose)4 Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
76 Richard Stehlik (D)  Slovakia Nashville Predators Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
77 Tyler Redenbach (LW)  Canada Phoenix Coyotes (from Atlanta via Philadelphia)5 Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
78 Danny Irmen (C)  United States Minnesota Wild (from Calgary via Toronto)6 Lincoln Stars (USHL)
79 Ryan O'Byrne (D)  Canada Montreal Canadiens Cornell University (ECAC)
80 Dmitri Pestunov (C)  Russia Phoenix Coyotes (from Phoenix via Vancouver)7 Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)
81 Stefan Ruzicka (RW)  Slovakia Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers)8 Ardo Nitra (Slovakia)
82 Ryan Munce (G)  Canada Los Angeles Kings Sarnia Sting (OHL)
83 Stephen Werner (RW)  United States Washington Capitals (from Chicago)9 University of Massachusetts (NCAA)
84 Konstantin Barulin (G)  Russia St. Louis Blues (from New York Islanders)10 Rubin Tyumen (Russia)
85 Alexandre Picard (D)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (compensatory)11 Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
86 Shane Hynes (RW)  Canada Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Boston)12 Cornell University (NCAA)
87 Ryan Potulny (C)  United States Philadelphia Flyers (from Edmonton)13 Lincoln Stars (USHL)
88 Zack Fitzgerald (D)  United States St. Louis Blues (compensatory)14 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
89 Paul Brown (RW)  Canada Nashville Predators (from Washington)15 Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
90 Juha Alen (D)  Finland Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Northern Michigan University (NCAA)
91 Martin Sagat (LW)  Slovakia Toronto Maple Leafs (from Minnesota)16 Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)
92 Alexander Sulzer (D)  Germany Nashville Predators (from Toronto)17 Hamburg Freezers (Germany)
93 Ivan Khomutov (C)  Russia New Jersey Devils (from St. Louis)18 Kristall Elektrostal (Russia)
94 Zack Stortini (RW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers (from Vancouver via Washington)19 Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
95 Rick Kozak (RW)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
96 Jonathan Boutin (G)  Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
97 Ryan Donally (LW)  Canada Calgary Flames (from Colorado via San Jose)20 Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
98 Grigory Shafigulin (C)  Russia Nashville Predators (from Detroit)21 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
99 Matt Nickerson (D)  United States Dallas Stars Texas Tornado (NAHL)
100 Philippe Seydoux (D)  Switzerland Ottawa Senators Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)
101 Konstantin Zakharov (F)  Belarus St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey)22 Yunost Minsk (Belarus)
  1. Carolina's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed Group III free agent Mike Richter on July 4, 2002.
  3. Florida's third-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent Mikael Samuelsson, a first-round pick (# 3 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a first-round pick (# 1 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  4. San Jose's third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a second-round pick (# 43 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for second-round pick (# 75 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  5. Philadelphia's acquired third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent Tony Amonte to Philadelphia in exchange for Guillaume Lefebvre a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 15, 2002 that sent Francis Lessard to Atlanta in exchange for David Harlock, a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  6. Toronto's acquired third-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a third-round pick (# 91 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
    Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2002 that sent the rights to Curtis Joseph to Calgary in exchange for a conditional eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick. The conditions of the eighth-round pick are unknown and was not exercised.
  7. Phoenix's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Brad May to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
    Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 27, 2001 that sent Drake Berehowsky and Denis Pederson to Phoenix in exchange for Trevor Letowski, Todd Warriner, Tyler Bouck and this pick.
  8. The Rangers' third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on August 20, 2001 that sent Eric Lindros and a conditional first-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Pavel Brendl, Jan Hlavac, Kim Johnsson and this pick. The conditions of this pick was the Rangers would gain a 2003 first-round draft pick if Lindros sustained a concussion during the preseason or the first 50 regular season games and did not return for at least 12 months. The conditions were not met.
  9. Chicago's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on November 1, 2002 that sent Andrei Nikolishin and Chris Simon to Chicago in exchange for Michael Nylander, future considerations and this pick.
  10. The Islanders' third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Justin Papineau and a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for Chris Osgood and this pick.
  11. Philadelphia acquired this pick as compensation after Anaheim signed Group III free agent Adam Oates on July 1, 2002.
  12. Boston's third-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 25, 2002 that sent Steve Shields to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  13. Edmonton's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 18, 2002 that sent Jiri Dopita to Edmonton in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick. The conditions of this pick are unknown and was not exercised.
  14. St. Louis acquired this pick as compensation after Dallas signed Group III free agent Scott Young on July 5, 2002.
  15. Washington's third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Petr Sykora to Washington in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2003 Entry Draft (this pick). The conditions of this pick are unknown.
  16. Minnesota's third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a third-round pick (# 78 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  17. Toronto's third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  18. St. Louis' third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent Mike Danton and a third-round pick (# 101 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
  19. Washington's acquired third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on October 7, 2002 that sent Mike Grier to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 10, 2001 that sent Trevor Linden and a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
  20. San Jose's acquired third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for two fifth-round picks in the 2003 Entry Draft (# 143 & 173 overall) and this pick.
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2003 that sent Bryan Marchment to Colorado in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  21. Detroit's third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
  22. New Jersey's third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a third-round pick (# 93 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for Mike Danton and this pick.

Round four

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
102 Aaron Dawson (D)  United States Carolina Hurricanes Peterborough Petes (OHL)
103 Kevin Jarman (LW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Pittsburgh)1 Stouffville Spirit (OPJHL)
104 Philippe Dupuis (C)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
105 Martin Lojek (D)  Czech Republic Florida Panthers Brampton Battalion (OHL)
106 Jan Hejda (D)  Czech Republic Buffalo Sabres Slavia Praha (Czech Republic)
107 Byron Bitz (RW)  Canada Boston Bruins (from San Jose Sharks)2 Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
108 Kevin Romy (RW)  Switzerland Philadelphia Flyers (compensatory)3 Geneve-Servette HC (Switzerland)
109 Andreas Valdix (LW)  Sweden Washington Capitals (from Nashville via Montreal)4 Malmo Redhawks (Sweden)
110 Jim Sharrow (D)  United States Atlanta Thrashers Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
111 Brandon Nolan (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks (compensatory)5 Oshawa Generals (OHL)
112 Jamie Tardif (RW)  Canada Calgary Flames Peterborough Petes (OHL)
113 Corey Locke (C)  Canada Montreal Canadiens Ottawa 67's (OHL)
114 Denis Ezhov (D)  Russia Buffalo Sabres (compensatory)6 Lada Togliatti (Russia)
115 Liam Lindstrom (C)  Sweden Phoenix Coyotes Mora IK (Sweden)
116 Guillaume Desbiens (RW)  Canada Atlanta Thrashers (from New York Rangers via Florida)7 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
117 Teemu Lassila (G)  Finland Nashville Predators (from Los Angeles)8 TPS (Finland)
118 Frank Rediker (D)  United States Boston Bruins (compensatory)9 Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
119 Nathan Saunders (D)  Canada Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Chicago via Nashville)10 Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
120 Stefan Blaho (RW)  Slovakia New York Islanders Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)
121 Paul Bissonnette (D)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from Boston)11 Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
122 Corey Potter (D)  United States New York Rangers (from Edmonton)12 Michigan State University (NCAA)
123 Danny Stewart (LW)  Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Washington)13 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
124 James Pemberton (D)  United States Florida Panthers (from Anaheim)14 Providence College (NCAA)
125 Konstantin Volkov (RW)  Russia Toronto Maple Leafs (from Minnesota)15 Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
126 Kevin Nastiuk (G)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto)16 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
127 Alexandre Bolduc (C)  Canada St. Louis Blues Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
128 Ty Morris (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks St. Albert (AJHL)
129 Patrik Valcak (RW)  Czech Republic Boston Bruins (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles)17 HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
130 Matej Trojovsky (D)  Czech Republic Carolina Hurricanes (from Tampa Bay)18 Regina Pats (WHL)
131 David Svagrovsky (RW)  Czech Republic Colorado Avalanche Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
132 Kyle Quincey (D)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
133 Rustam Sidikov (G)  Russia Nashville Predators (compensatory)19 CSKA Moscow (Russia)
134 Alexander Naurov (RW)  Russia Dallas Stars Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
135 Mattias Karlsson (D)  Sweden Ottawa Senators Brynas IF (Sweden)
136 Michael Vannelli (D)  United States Atlanta Thrashers (from New Jersey)20 Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
  1. Pittsburgh's fourth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on March 15, 2002 that sent Jamie Pushor to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
  2. San Jose's fourth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 16 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick (# 21 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  3. Philadelphia acquired this pick as compensation after Columbus signed Group III free agent Luke Richardson on July 4, 2002.
  4. Montreal's acquired fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 1, 2003 that a fourth-round pick (# 123 overall) and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
    Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2003 that sent Oleg Petrov to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  5. Vancouver acquired this pick as compensation after Columbus signed Group III free agent Andrew Cassels on August 15, 2002.
  6. Buffalo acquired this pick as compensation after Atlanta signed Group III free agent Richard Smehlik on July 11, 2002.
  7. Florida's acquired fourth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent future considerations (Atlanta's promise not to draft Jay Bouwmeester #2 overall in the 2002 Entry Draft) to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 2002 that sent Pavel Bure and a second-round pick (# 33 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novak a first-round pick and a second-round pick (# 40 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  8. Los Angeles' fourth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on March 16, 2002 that sent Cliff Ronning to Los Angeles in exchange for Jere Karalahti and a conditional pick in the 2003 Entry Draft (this pick). The conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
  9. Boston acquired this pick as compensation after Atlanta signed Group III free agent Byron Dafoe on November 19, 2002.
  10. Nashville's acquired fourth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 23, 2003 that sent a fourth-round pick and fifth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 13, 2002 that sent Tom Fitzgerald to Chicago in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
  11. Boston's fourth-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Ian Moran to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  12. Edmonton's fourth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2002 that sent the rights to Mike Richter to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
  13. Washington's fourth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 1, 2003 that a fourth-round pick (# 109 overall) to Washington in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  14. Anaheim's fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on January 30, 2003 that sent Sandis Ozolinsh and Lance Ward to Anaheim in exchange for Matt Cullen, Pavel Trnka and this pick.
  15. Minnesota's fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a third-round pick (# 78 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick (# 91 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft this pick.
  16. Toronto's fourth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 15, 2002 that sent Tom Barrasso to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  17. Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent Jozef Stümpel and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2003 that sent Dmitry Yushkevich to Philadelphia in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
  18. Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a sixth-round pick, two eight-round picks (# 255 & 256 overall) and a ninth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  19. Nashville acquired this pick as compensation after Toronto signed Group III free agent Tie Domi on July 14, 2002.
  20. New Jersey's fourth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent Richard Smehlik, a sixth-round pick and an eight-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.

Round five

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
137 Tyson Strachan (D)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes (compensatory)1 Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
138 Arsi Piispanen (RW)  Finland Columbus Blue Jackets (from Carolina)2 Jokerit (Finland)
139 Patrick Ehelechner (G)  Germany San Jose Sharks (from Pittsburgh)3 Hannover Scorpions (Germany)
140 David Tremblay (G)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers (from Columbus)4 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
141 Dan Travis (RW)  United States Florida Panthers Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
142 Tim Cook (D)  United States Ottawa Senators (from Buffalo)5 River City Lancers (USHL)
143 Greg Moore (RW)  United States Calgary Flames (from San Jose)6 University of Maine (NCAA)
144 Eero Kilpelainen (G)  Finland Dallas Stars (from Nashville)7 KalPa (Finland)
145 Brett Sterling (LW)  United States Atlanta Thrashers Colorado College (NCAA)
146 Mark McCutcheon (C)  United States Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary)8 New England Junior Falcons (EJHL)
147 Kalle Olsson (RW)  Sweden Edmonton Oilers (from Montreal)9 Frolunda HC (Sweden)
148 Lee Stempniak (RW)  United States St. Louis Blues (from Phoenix)10 Dartmouth College (NCAA)
149 Nigel Dawes (LW)  Canada New York Rangers Kootenay Ice (WHL)
150 Thomas Morrow (D)  United States Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles)11 Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
151 Lasse Kukkonen (D)  Finland Chicago Blackhawks Karpat (Finland)
152 Brady Murray (C)  Canada Los Angeles Kings (from New York Islanders via Florida)12 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
153 Mike Brown (G)  United States Boston Bruins Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
154 David Rohlfs (RW)  United States Edmonton Oilers Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
155 Josh Robertson (C)  United States Washington Capitals Proctor High School (USHS-MN)
156 Alexei Ivanov (C)  Russia Chicago Blackhawks (from Anaheim)13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
157 Marcin Kolusz (F)  Poland Minnesota Wild Podhale Nowy Targ (Poland)
158 John Mitchell (C)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
159 Chris Beckford-Tseu (G)  Canada St. Louis Blues Oshawa Generals (OHL)
160 Nicklas Danielsson (RW)  Sweden Vancouver Canucks Brynas IF (Sweden)
161 Evgeny Isakov (LW)  Russia Pittsburgh Penguins (from Philadelphia via New York Islanders)14 Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
162 Martin Tuma (D)  Czech Republic Florida Panthers (from Tampa Bay)15 HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Republic)
163 Brad Richardson (C)  Canada Colorado Avalanche (from Colorado via San Jose)16 Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
164 Ryan Oulahen (C)  Canada Detroit Red Wings Brampton Battalion (OHL)
165 Gino Guyer (C)  United States Dallas Stars University of Minnesota (NCAA)
166 Sergei Gimayev (D)  Russia Ottawa Senators Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
167 Zach Tarkir (D)  United States New Jersey Devils Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
  1. Carolina acquired this pick as compensation after Calgary signed Group III free agent Martin Gelinas on July 2, 2002.
  2. Carolina's fifth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent a fourth-round pick 2004 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  3. Pittsburgh's fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on February 9, 2003 that sent Shawn Heins to Pittsburgh in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft (this pick). The conditions of this pick are unknown.
  4. Columbus' fifth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a sixth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  5. Buffalo's fifth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on February 25, 2003 that sent Jakub Klepis to Buffalo in exchange for Vaclav Varada and this pick.
  6. San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  7. Nashville's fifth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 29, 2002 that sent the rights to Ed Belfour and the rights to Cameron Mann to Nashville in exchange for David Gosselin and this pick.
  8. Calgary's fifth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Dean McAmmond to Calgary in exchange for Colorado's option of a fifth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft (this pick) or a fifth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft.
  9. Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation on January 17, 2003 after Montreal hired Claude Julien as head coach.
  10. Phoenix's fifth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent Tyson Nash to Phoenix in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft (this pick) or a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft.
  11. Los Angeles' fifth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on July 24, 2002 that sent Erik Rasmussen to Los Angeles in exchange for Adam Mair and this pick.
  12. Florida's acquired fifth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on November 26, 2002 that sent Jaroslav Bednar and Andreas Lilja to Florida in exchange for Dmitry Yushkevich and this pick.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Darren Van Impe to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
  13. Anaheim's fifth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Steve Thomas to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
  14. The Islanders' acquired fifth-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on March 9, 2003 that sent Randy Robitaille to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
    The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 9, 2003 that sent Claude Lapointe to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
  15. Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on January 7, 2002 that sent Dan Boyle to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  16. Colorado's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent Scott Parker to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2003 that sent Bryan Marchment to Colorado in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round six

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
168 Marc Methot (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Carolina)1 London Knights (OHL)
169 Lukas Bolf (D)  Czech Republic Pittsburgh Penguins Sparta Praha (Czech Republic)
170 Andreas Sundin (LW)  Sweden Detroit Red Wings (from Columbus)2 Linkopings HC (Sweden)
171 Denis Stasyuk (C)  Russia Florida Panthers Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
172 Pavel Voroshnin (D)  Russia Buffalo Sabres Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
173 Tyler Johnson (C)  Canada Calgary Flames (from San Jose)3 Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
174 Esa Pirnes (C)  Finland Los Angeles Kings (from Nashville)4 Tappara (Finland)
175 Mike Hamilton (F)  Canada Atlanta Thrashers Merritt Centennials (BCHL)
176 Ivan Dornic (C)  Slovakia New York Rangers (from Calgary)5 Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
177 Christopher Heino-Lindberg (G)  Sweden Montreal Canadiens Hammarby IF (Sweden)
178 Ryan Gibbons (RW)  Canada Phoenix Coyotes Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
179 Philippe Furrer (D)  Switzerland New York Rangers (from New York Rangers via San Jose)6 Bern (Switzerland)
180 Chris Holt (G)  United States New York Rangers (from Los Angeles)7 US Nat'l U-18 (NAHL)
181 Johan Andersson (C)  Sweden Chicago Blackhawks Troja (Sweden)
182 Bruno Gervais (D)  Canada New York Islanders Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
183 Nate Thompson (C)  United States Boston Bruins Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
184 Dragan Umicevic (LW)  Sweden Edmonton Oilers Sodertalje SK (Sweden)
185 Francis Wathier (LW)  Canada Dallas Stars (from Washington)8 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
186 Drew Miller (LW)  United States Mighty Ducks of Anaheim River City Lancers (USHL)
187 Miroslav Kopriva (G)  Czech Republic Minnesota Wild Rabat Kladno (Czech Republic)
188 Mark Flood (D)  Canada Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto)9 Peterborough Petes (OHL)
189 Jonathan Lehun (C)  United States St. Louis Blues St. Cloud State University (NCAA)
190 Chad Brownlee (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
191 Rejean Beauchemin (G)  Canada Philadelphia Flyers Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
192 Doug O'Brien (D)  Canada Tampa Bay Lightning (from Tampa Bay via Florida)10 Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
193 Ville Hostikka (G)  Finland Philadelphia Flyers (from Colorado)11 SaiPa (Finland)
194 Stefan Blom (D)  Sweden Detroit Red Wings Hammarby IF (Sweden)
195 Drew Bagnall (D)  Canada Dallas Stars (from Dallas via Atlanta)12 Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)
196 Elias Granath (D)  Sweden Dallas Stars (from Ottawa)13 Leksands IF (Sweden)
197 Jason Smith (G)  Canada New Jersey Devils Lennoxville Cougars (LHJAAAQ)
  1. Carolina's sixth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent a fourth-round pick 2004 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. Columbus's sixth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on August 17, 2000 that sent Kent McDonell to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  3. San Jose's sixth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  4. Nashville's sixth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent two seventh-round picks (#210 & 213 overall) to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  5. Calgary's sixth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on January 22, 2003 that sent Mike Mottau to Calgary in exchange for a Ranger's option of a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft (this pick) or in the 2004 Entry Draft.
  6. San Jose's' acquired sixth-round pick was returned to the Rangers as the result of the conditions of this pick was subject to the completion of the future considerations part of the trade. The pick was returned when the Rangers sent the rights to Theoren Fleury to San Jose to completed the trade on June 26, 2002.
    San Jose's previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for future considerations (rights to Theoren Fleury) and this pick. The trade completed on June 26, 2002.
  7. Los Angeles' sixth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on July 16, 2002 that sent Derek Armstrong to Los Angeles in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft (this pick). The conditions of this pick are unknown.
  8. Washington's sixth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 12, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 13 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for a first-round pick (# 26 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  9. Toronto's sixth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Doug Gilmour to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  10. Tampa Bay's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for two second-round picks (# 34 & # 41 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 10, 2001 that sent Vaclav Prospal to Tampa Bay in exchange for Ryan Johnson and this pick.
  11. Colorado's sixth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on February 5, 2003 that sent Chris McAllister to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
  12. Dallas' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent the rights to Anthony Aquino to Atlanta in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
    Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 4, 2002 that sent Stephane Robidas to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
  13. Ottawa's sixth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on March 16, 2002 that sent Benoit Brunet to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.

Round seven

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
198 Shay Stephenson (LW)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
199 Andy Chiodo (G)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
200 Aleksandr Guskov (D)  Russia Columbus Blue Jackets Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
201 Jonathan Tremblay (RW)  Canada San Jose Sharks (from Florida)1 Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
202 Nathan Paetsch (D)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
203 Denis Loginov (C)  Russia Atlanta Thrashers (from San Jose)2 Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
204 Linus Videll (LW)  Sweden Colorado Avalanche (from Nashville)3 Sodertalje SK (Sweden)
205 Joe Pavelski (C)  United States San Jose Sharks (from Atlanta via Philadelphia)4 Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
206 Thomas Bellemare (D)  Canada Calgary Flames Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
207 Georgi Misharin (D)  Russia Minnesota Wild (from Montreal)5 Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia)
208 Randall Gelech (RW)  Canada Phoenix Coyotes Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
209 Dylan Reese (D)  United States New York Rangers Pittsburgh (NAHL)
210 Andrei Mukhachyov (D)  Russia Nashville Predators (from Los Angeles)6 CSKA Moscow (Russia)
211 Mike Brodeur (G)  Canada Chicago Blackhawks Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
212 Denis Rehak (D)  Slovakia New York Islanders Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia)
213 Miroslav Hanuljak (G)  Czech Republic Nashville Predators (from Boston via Los Angeles)7 HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Republic)
214 Kyle Brodziak (C)  Canada Edmonton Oilers (compensatory)8 Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
215 Mathieu Roy (D)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
216 Kai Hospelt (C)  Germany San Jose Sharks (compensatory)9 Kolner Haie (Germany)
217 Oskari Korpikari (D)  Finland Montreal Canadiens (from Washington)10 Karpat (Finland)
218 Dirk Southern (C)  Canada Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Northern Michigan University (NCAA)
219 Adam Courchaine (C)  Canada Minnesota Wild Vancouver Giants (WHL)
220 Jeremy Williams (C)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
221 Evgeny Skachkov (LW)  Russia St. Louis Blues Kapitan Stupino Jr. (Russia)
222 Francois-Pierre Guenette (C)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
223 Dany Roussin (LW)  Canada Florida Panthers (from Philadelphia)11 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
224 Gerald Coleman (G)  United States Tampa Bay Lightning London Knights (OHL)
225 Brett Hemingway (RW)  Canada Colorado Avalanche Coquitlam Express (BCHL)
226 Tomas Kollar (LW)  Sweden Detroit Red Wings Hammarby IF (Sweden)
227 Jay Rosehill (LW)  Canada Tampa Bay Lightning (from Dallas)12 Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)
228 Will Colbert (D)  Canada Ottawa Senators Ottawa 67's (OHL)
229 Stephen Dixon (C)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins (from New Jersey)13 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
  1. Florida's seventh-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on July 16, 2002 that sent Hannes Hyvonen to Florida in exchange for this pick.
  2. San Jose's seventh-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a seventh-round in the 2002 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
  3. Nashville's seventh-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Alexander Riazantsev to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  4. Philadelphia's acquired seventh-round pick went to San Jose as part of a three team trade on June 22, 2003 also involving Florida. The deal was that Florida received a seventh-round pick (# 223 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft. Philadelphia received two sixth-round picks (# 170 & 191 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft and San Jose received this pick.
    Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 15, 2002 that sent Francis Lessard to Atlanta in exchange for David Harlock, a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  5. Montreal's seventh-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on October 31, 2002 that sent Sylvain Blouin to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
  6. Los Angeles' seventh-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a seventh-round pick (# 213 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  7. Los Angeles' acquired seventh-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a seventh-round pick (# 210 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for Jozef Stumpel and this pick.
  8. Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation after for an invalid pick in the 2002 Entry Draft (fourth-round pick - #123 overall).
  9. San Jose acquired this pick as compensation after Florida signed Group III free agent Stephane Matteau on August 2, 2002.
  10. Washington's seventh-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 1, 2003 that a fourth-round pick (# 109 overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick (# 123 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  11. Philadelphia's seventh-round pick went to Florida as part of a three team trade on June 22, 2003 also involving San Jose. The deal was that San Jose received a seventh-round pick (# 205 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft. Philadelphia received two sixth-round picks (# 170 & 191 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft and Florida received this pick.
  12. Dallas' seventh-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for Brad Lukowich and this pick.
  13. New Jersey's seventh-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Stephane Richer to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.

Round eight

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
230 Jamie Hoffmann (C)  United States Carolina Hurricanes Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
231 Matt Zaba (G)  Canada Los Angeles Kings (compensatory)1 Vernon (BCHL)
232 Joe Jensen (RW)  United States Pittsburgh Penguins St. Cloud State University (NCAA)
233 Mathieu Gravel (LW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
234 Petr Kadlec (D)  Czech Republic Florida Panthers Slavia Praha (Czech Republic)
235 Jeff Weber (G)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
236 Alexander Hult (C)  Sweden San Jose Sharks Tranas AIF (Sweden)
237 Shaun Landolt (RW)  Canada Toronto Maple Leafs (from Nashville)2 Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
238 Cody Blanshan (D)  United States New York Islanders (compensatory)3 University of Nebraska Omaha (NCAA)
239 Tobias Enstrom (D)  Sweden Atlanta Thrashers MODO (Sweden)
240 Cam Cunning (LW)  Canada Calgary Flames Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
241 Jimmy Bonneau (LW)  Canada Montreal Canadiens Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
242 Eduard Lewandowski (F)  Germany Phoenix Coyotes Kolner Haie (Germany)
243 Jan Marek (F)  Czech Republic New York Rangers HC Ocelari Trinic (Czech Republic)
244 Mike Sullivan (C)  Canada Los Angeles Kings Stouffville Spirit (OPJRA)
245 Dustin Byfuglien (D)  United States Chicago Blackhawks Prince George Cougars (WHL)
246 Igor Volkov (RW)  Russia New York Islanders Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia)
247 Patrick Devito (LW)  United States Boston Bruins Twin Cities Northern Lights (MNJHL)
248 Josef Hrabal (D)  Czech Republic Edmonton Oilers HC Vsetin (Czech Republic)
249 Andrew Joudrey (C)  Canada Washington Capitals Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
250 Shane O'Brien (D)  Canada Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
251 Mathieu Melanson (LW)  Canada Minnesota Wild Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
252 Sergei Topol (C)  Russia Vancouver Canucks (from Toronto)4 Avangard Omsk (Russia)
253 Andrei Pervyshin (D)  Russia St. Louis Blues Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
254 Nathan McIver (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
255 Raimonds Danilics (RW)  Latvia Tampa Bay Lightning (from Philadelphia)5 Stalkers Jr. (Latvia)
256 Brady Greco (D)  United States Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Steel (USHL)
257 Darryl Yacboski (D)  Canada Colorado Avalanche Regina Pats (WHL)
258 Vladimir Kutny (LW)  Slovakia Detroit Red Wings Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
259 Niko Vainio (D)  Finland Dallas Stars Jokerit (Finland)
260 Ossi Louhivaara (F)  Finland Ottawa Senators KooKoo Kouvola (Finland)
261 Joey Tenute (C)  Canada New Jersey Devils Sarnia Sting (OHL)
  1. Los Angeles acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix signed Group III free agent Kelly Buchberger on July 7, 2002.
  2. Nashville's eighth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 30, 2002 that sent the rights to Tie Domi to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Islanders acquired this pick as compensation after Washington signed Group III free agent Kip Miller on July 9, 2002.
  4. Toronto's eighth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on June 25, 2002 that sent Ryan Bonni to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  5. Philadelphia's eighth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent a seventh-round pick and a ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a ninth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round nine

# Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team
262 Ryan Rorabeck (C)  Canada Carolina Hurricanes Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
263 Matt Moulson (LW)  Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Cornell University (NCAA)
264 John Hecimovic (RW)  Canada Florida Panthers (from Columbus)1 Sarnia Sting (OHL)
265 Tanner Glass (F)  Canada Florida Panthers Dartmouth College (ECAC)
266 Louis-Philippe Martin (RW)  Canada Buffalo Sabres Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
267 Brian O'Hanley (D)  United States San Jose Sharks Boston College High School (USHS-MA)
268 Lauris Darzins (F)  Latvia Nashville Predators Lukko Jr. (Finland)
269 Rylan Kaip (C)  Canada Atlanta Thrashers Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
270 Kevin Harvey (LW)  Canada Calgary Flames Georgetown Raiders (OPJRA)
271 Jaroslav Halak (G)  Slovakia Montreal Canadiens Slovan Bratislava Jr. (Slovakia)
272 Sean Sullivan (D)  United States Phoenix Coyotes St. Sebastian's (USHS)
273 Albert Vishnyakov (LW)  Russia Tampa Bay Lightning (from New York Rangers via Pittsburgh)2 Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
274 Marty Guerin (RW)  United States Los Angeles Kings Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
275 Michael Grenzy (D)  United States Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Steel (USHL)
276 Carter Lee (F)  United States San Jose Sharks (from New York Islanders via Florida and Chicago)3 Canterbury High School (USHS-CT)
277 Kevin Regan (G)  United States Boston Bruins St. Sebastian's (USHS)
278 Troy Bodie (RW)  Canada Edmonton Oilers Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
279 Mark Olafson (RW)  Canada Washington Capitals (from Washington via Ottawa)4 Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
280 Ville Mantymaa (D)  Finland Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Tappara (Finland)
281 Jean-Michel Bolduc (D)  United States Minnesota Wild Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
282 Chris Porter (C)  Canada Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)5 Lincoln Stars (USHL)
283 Trevor Hendrikx (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles; compensatory)6 Peterborough Petes (OHL)
284 Juhamatti Aaltonen (LW)  Finland St. Louis Blues Karpat (Finland)
285 Matthew Hansen (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
286 Zbynek Hrdel (C)  Czech Republic Tampa Bay Lightning (from Philadelphia)7 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
287 Nick Tarnasky (C)  Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
288 David Jones (RW)  Canada Colorado Avalanche Coquitlam Express (BCHL)
289 Mikael Johansson (C)  Sweden Detroit Red Wings Arvika (Sweden)
290 Loic Burkhalter (F)  Switzerland Phoenix Coyotes (from Dallas)8 HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)
291 Brian Elliott (G)  Canada Ottawa Senators Ajax Axemen (OPJRA)
292 Arseny Bondarev (LW)  Russia New Jersey Devils Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
  1. Columbus' ninth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  2. Pittsburgh's acquired ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on May 12, 2003 that sent Marc Bergevin to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
    Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent Krzysztof Oliwa to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
  3. Chicago's acquired ninth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent an eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
    Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent Dmitri Tolkunov to Florida in exchange for this pick.
    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 11, 2002 that sent Sven Butenschon to the Islanders in exchange for Juraj Kolnik and this pick.
  4. Washington's ninth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
    Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 15, 2003 that sent Joel Kwiatkowski to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  5. Toronto's ninth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Phil Housley to Toronto in exchange for a Chicago's option of a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft or 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.[6]
  6. Los Angeles' acquired ninth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed Group III free agent Ted Donato on July 8, 2002.
  7. Philadelphia's ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent a seventh-round pick and a ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
  8. Dallas' ninth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent an eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

Draftees based on nationality

Rank Country Picks Percent Top selection
North America 188 64.5%
1  Canada 126 43.2% Marc-Andre Fleury, 1st
2  United States 62 21.2% Ryan Suter, 7th
Europe 104 35.6%
3  Russia 30 10.3% Nikolay Zherdev, 4th
4  Czech Republic 18 6.2% Milan Michalek, 6th
5  Sweden 17 5.8% Robert Nilsson, 15th
6  Finland 13 4.5% Masi Marjamaki, 66th
7  Slovakia 10 3.4% Ivan Baranka, 50th
8   Switzerland 5 1.7% Tim Ramholt, 39th
9  Germany 4 1.4% Alexander Sulzer, 92nd
10  Belarus 2 0.7% Andrei Kostitsyn, 10th
 Latvia 2 0.7% Raimonds Danilics, 255th
12  Austria 1 0.3% Thomas Vanek, 5th
 Poland 1 0.3% Marcin Kolusz, 157th
Asia 1 0.3%
12  Kazakhstan 1 0.3% Konstantin Pushkaryov, 44th

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

References

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