2003 NHL entry draft

2003 North American ice hockey draft August 2023 2003 NHL entry draft NHL-draft-logo-nashville-2003.jpg 180px June 21–22, 2003 Gaylord Entertainment CenterNashville, Tennessee, U.S. CAN Marc-Andre Fleury(Pittsburgh Penguins) 292 9 2 C Patrice Bergeron D Shea Weber 2002 2004 The 2003 NHL entry draft was the 41st draft for the National Hockey League. 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.Michael Traikos Further proof that the 2003 NHL Entry Draft was the best of all time https://nationalpost.com/sports/nhl/further-proof-that-the-2003-nhl-entry-draft-was-the-best-of-all-time National Post July 9, 2010 May 23, 202110 years later: Redrafting great 2003 NHL class https://www.sportsnet.ca/2010/20-years-of-hindisight-the-great-2003-nhl-re-draft/ Sportsnet June 23, 2013 May 23, 2021Eric Duhatschek The 2003 NHL draft changed the fortunes of a number of teams https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/the-2003-nhl-draft-changed-the-fortunes-of-a-number-of-teams/article12882068/ The Globe and Mail June 28, 2013 May 23, 2021Doug Harrison NHL Draft: Can this year's class rival 2003? https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-draft-can-this-year-s-class-rival-2003-1.3126035 CBC Sports June 24, 2015 May 23, 2021Sean O'Leary 2003 redrafted: Staal, Getzlaf sit atop deepest class ever https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1551809 theScore June 22, 2018 May 23, 2021 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). The Florida Panthers attempted to draft Alexander Ovechkin (the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL entry draft), who was born September 17, 1985 - two days later than the cutoff for the 2003 draft - four times during the draft (including a formal submission in writing in the ninth round), arguing that if not due to leap years, he would have been born four days earlier, but were denied.https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4628689/2023/06/22/alex-ovechkin-panthers-2003-nhl-draft/ Alex Ovechkin a Panther? The story behind the legendary 2003 NHL Draft plot to pick Ovi a year early The Athletic Michael Russo June 22, 2023https://novacapsfans.com/2020/04/13/how-the-florida-panthers-schemed-to-draft-alex-ovechkin-in-2003/ How The Florida Panthers Schemed To Draft Alex Ovechkin in 2003 April 13, 2020 Jon Sorensen Nova Caps Fans As of 2026, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are Brent Burns, Corey Perry, and Ryan Suter. Draft day trades The following trades were made on the day of the draft: The Pittsburgh Penguins traded the third overall pick (Nathan Horton), the 55th pick (Stefan Meyer), and Mikael Samuelsson to the Florida Panthers for the first overall pick (Marc-Andre Fleury) and the 73rd pick (Daniel Carcillo)Slate Ralph 2003 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2003e.html HockeyDB HockeyDB 29 June 2025Lapointe Joe Hockey; Penguins Trade Up to Pick Goalie No. 1 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/sports/hockey-penguins-trade-up-to-pick-goalie-no-1.html 29 June 2025 The New York Times 22 June 2003 The St. Louis Blues traded Cory Stillman to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 62nd pick (David Backes). The New Jersey Devils traded Mike Danton and the 101st pick (Konstantin Zakharov) to the St. Louis Blues for the 93rd pick (Ivan Khomutov). The Chicago Blackhawks traded Andrei Nikolishin to the Colorado Avalanche for the 120th pick (Mitch Maunu) The St. Louis Blues traded Tyson Nash to the Phoenix Coyotes for the 148th pick (Lee Stempniak) Final central scouting rankings Skaters North American European 1 CAN Eric Staal (C) RUS Nikolay Zherdev (RW) 2 USA Dustin Brown (RW) CZE Milan Michalek (LW) 3 AUT Thomas Vanek (LW) BLR 1995 Andrei Kostitsyn (RW) 4 CAN Nathan Horton (C) RUS Dmitri Chernykh (RW) 5 CAN Ryan Getzlaf (C) RUS Konstantin Glazachev (LW) 6 CAN Braydon Coburn (D) RUS Igor Mirnov (C) 7 USA Ryan Suter (D) RUS Grigory Shafigulin (C) 8 CAN Dion Phaneuf (D) RUS Yevgeni Tunik (C) 9 USA Zach Parise (C) SWE Robert Nilsson (RW) 10 USA Dan Fritsche (C) CZE Michal Barinka (D) Goaltenders North American European 1 CAN Marc-Andre Fleury RUS Konstantin Barulin 2 USA Jimmy Howard FIN Teemu Lassila 3 CAN Ryan Munce GER Patrick Ehelechner Selections by round yes yes Round one # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 1Marc-Andre Fleury (G) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Florida) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) 2Eric Staal (C) Carolina Hurricanes Peterborough Petes (OHL) 3 Nathan Horton (RW) Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh) Oshawa Generals (OHL) 4 Nikolay Zherdev (RW) Columbus Blue Jackets CSKA Moscow (Russia) 5Thomas Vanek (LW) Buffalo Sabres University of Minnesota (NCAA) 6Milan Michalek (LW) San Jose Sharks HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) 7Ryan Suter (D) Nashville Predators US Nat'l U-18 (NAHL) 8 Braydon Coburn (D) Atlanta Thrashers Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 9 Dion Phaneuf (D) Calgary Flames Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 10 Andrei Kostitsyn (RW) Belarus 1995 Montreal Canadiens CSKA Moscow (Russia) 11Jeff Carter (C) Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 12Hugh Jessiman (RW) New York Rangers Dartmouth College (NCAA) 13Dustin Brown (RW) Los Angeles Kings Guelph Storm (OHL) 14Brent Seabrook (D) Chicago Blackhawks Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 15 Robert Nilsson (RW) New York Islanders Leksands IF (Sweden) 16 Steve Bernier (RW) San Jose Sharks (from Boston) Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 17Zach Parise (LW) New Jersey Devils (from Edmonton) University of North Dakota (NCAA) 18 Eric Fehr (RW) Washington Capitals Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 19Ryan Getzlaf (C) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 20Brent Burns (RW) Minnesota Wild Brampton Battalion (OHL) 21 Mark Stuart (D) Boston Bruins (from Toronto via San Jose) Colorado College (NCAA) 22 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (C) Edmonton Oilers (from St. Louis via New Jersey) Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 23Ryan Kesler (C) Vancouver Canucks Ohio State University (NCAA) 24Mike Richards (C) Philadelphia Flyers Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 25 Anthony Stewart (RW) Florida Panthers (from Tampa Bay) Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 26 Brian Boyle (C) Los Angeles Kings (from Colorado) Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA) 27 Jeff Tambellini (LW) Los Angeles Kings (from Detroit) University of Michigan (NCAA) 28Corey Perry (RW) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Dallas) London Knights (OHL) 29 Patrick Eaves (RW) Ottawa Senators Boston College (NCAA) 30 Shawn Belle (D) St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey) Tri-City Americans (WHL) Round two # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 31 Danny Richmond (RW) Carolina Hurricanes University of Michigan (NCAA) 32 Ryan Stone (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 33Loui Eriksson (LW) Dallas Stars (from Columbus) Frolunda HC (Sweden) 34 Mike Egener (D) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Florida) Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 35 Konstantin Glazachev (LW) Nashville Predators (from Buffalo) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) 36 Vojtech Polak (RW) Dallas Stars (from San Jose via Anaheim) Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) 37 Kevin Klein (D) Nashville Predators Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 38 Kamil Kreps (C) Florida Panthers (from Atlanta) Brampton Battalion (OHL) 39 Tim Ramholt (D) Calgary Flames ZSC Lions (Switzerland) 40 Cory Urquhart (C) Montreal Canadiens Montreal Rocket (QMJHL) 41 Matt Smaby (D) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Phoenix via Florida) Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA) 42 Petr Vrana (LW) New Jersey Devils (compensatory) Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 43 Josh Hennessy (C) San Jose Sharks (from New York Rangers) Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 44 Konstantin Pushkaryov (LW) Los Angeles Kings Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan) 45Patrice Bergeron (C) Boston Bruins (compensatory) Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) 46 Dan Fritsche (C) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago) Sarnia Sting (OHL) 47 Matt Carle (D) San Jose Sharks (from Calgary; compensatory) River City Lancers (USHL) 48 Dmitri Chernykh (RW) New York Islanders Khimik Moscow Oblast (Russia) 49Shea Weber (D) Nashville Predators (compensatory) Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 50 Ivan Baranka (D) New York Rangers (from Boston via San Jose) Dubnica Spartak (Slovakia) 51 Colin McDonald (RW) Edmonton Oilers New England Jr. Coyotes (EJHL) 52Corey Crawford (G) Chicago Blackhawks (compensatory) Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 53 Yevgeni Tunik (C) New York Islanders (from Washington via Edmonton) Kristall Elektrostal (Russia) 54 B. J. Crombeen (RW) Dallas Stars (from Anaheim) Barrie Colts (OHL) 55 Stefan Meyer (LW) Florida Panthers (from Pittsburgh; compensatory) Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 56 Patrick O'Sullivan (C) Minnesota Wild Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) 57 John Doherty (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Phillips Academy (USHS-MA) 58 Jeremy Colliton (C) New York Islanders (from St. Louis) Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 59 Michal Barinka (D) Chicago Blackhawks (compensatory) HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) 60 Marc-Andre Bernier (RW) Vancouver Canucks Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 61 Maxim Lapierre (C) Montreal Canadiens (from Philadelphia) Montreal Rocket (QMJHL) 62David Backes (RW) St. Louis Blues (from Tampa Bay) Lincoln Stars (USHL) 63 David Liffiton (D) Colorado Avalanche Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 64Jimmy Howard (G) Detroit Red Wings University of Maine (NCAA) 65 Branislav Fabry (RW) Buffalo Sabres (from Dallas) Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) 66 Masi Marjamaki (LW) Boston Bruins (from San Jose; compensatory) Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 67 Igor Mirnov (C) Ottawa Senators Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 68 Jean-Francois Jacques (LW) Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey) Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) Round three # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 69 Colin Fraser (C) Philadelphia Flyers (from Carolina) Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 70 Jonathan Filewich (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins Prince George Cougars (WHL) 71 Dmitri Kosmachev (D) Columbus Blue Jackets CSKA Moscow (Russia) 72 Mikhail Zhukov (RW) Edmonton Oilers (compensatory) IFK Arboga IK (Sweden) 73 Daniel Carcillo (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Florida) Sarnia Sting (OHL) 74 Clarke MacArthur (LW) Buffalo Sabres Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 75 Ken Roche (C) New York Rangers (from San Jose) Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA) 76 Richard Stehlik (D) Nashville Predators Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) 77 Tyler Redenbach (LW) Phoenix Coyotes (from Atlanta via Philadelphia) Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 78 Danny Irmen (C) Minnesota Wild (from Calgary via Toronto) Lincoln Stars (USHL) 79 Ryan O'Byrne (D) Montreal Canadiens Cornell University (ECAC) 80 Dmitri Pestunov (C) Phoenix Coyotes (from Phoenix via Vancouver) Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia) 81 Stefan Ruzicka (RW) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers) Ardo Nitra (Slovakia) 82 Ryan Munce (G) Los Angeles Kings Sarnia Sting (OHL) 83 Stephen Werner (RW) Washington Capitals (from Chicago) University of Massachusetts (NCAA) 84 Konstantin Barulin (G) St. Louis Blues (from New York Islanders) Rubin Tyumen (Russia) 85 Alexandre Picard (D) Philadelphia Flyers (compensatory) Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 86 Shane Hynes (RW) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Boston) Cornell University (NCAA) 87 Ryan Potulny (C) Philadelphia Flyers (from Edmonton) Lincoln Stars (USHL) 88 Zack Fitzgerald (D) St. Louis Blues (compensatory) Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 89 Paul Brown (RW) Nashville Predators (from Washington) Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 90 Juha Alen (D) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Northern Michigan University (NCAA) 91 Martin Sagat (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Minnesota) Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) 92 Alexander Sulzer (D) Nashville Predators (from Toronto) Hamburg Freezers (Germany) 93 Ivan Khomutov (C) New Jersey Devils (from St. Louis) Kristall Elektrostal (Russia) 94 Zack Stortini (RW) Edmonton Oilers (from Vancouver via Washington) Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 95 Rick Kozak (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 96 Jonathan Boutin (G) Tampa Bay Lightning Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 97 Ryan Donally (LW) Calgary Flames (from Colorado via San Jose) Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 98 Grigory Shafigulin (C) Nashville Predators (from Detroit) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) 99 Matt Nickerson (D) Dallas Stars Texas Tornado (NAHL) 100 Philippe Seydoux (D) Ottawa Senators Kloten Flyers (Switzerland) 101 Konstantin Zakharov (F) Belarus 1995 St. Louis Blues (from New Jersey) Yunost Minsk (Belarus) Round four # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 102 Aaron Dawson (D) Carolina Hurricanes Peterborough Petes (OHL) 103 Kevin Jarman (LW) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Pittsburgh) Stouffville Spirit (OPJHL) 104 Philippe Dupuis (C) Columbus Blue Jackets Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 105 Martin Lojek (D) Florida Panthers Brampton Battalion (OHL) 106 Jan Hejda (D) Buffalo Sabres Slavia Praha (Czech Republic) 107 Byron Bitz (RW) Boston Bruins (from San Jose Sharks) Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 108 Kevin Romy (RW) Philadelphia Flyers (compensatory) Geneve-Servette HC (Switzerland) 109 Andreas Valdix (LW) Washington Capitals (from Nashville via Montreal) Malmo Redhawks (Sweden) 110 Jim Sharrow (D) Atlanta Thrashers Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 111 Brandon Nolan (LW) Vancouver Canucks (compensatory) Oshawa Generals (OHL) 112 Jamie Tardif (RW) Calgary Flames Peterborough Petes (OHL) 113 Corey Locke (C) Montreal Canadiens Ottawa 67's (OHL) 114 Denis Ezhov (D) Buffalo Sabres (compensatory) Lada Togliatti (Russia) 115 Liam Lindstrom (C) Phoenix Coyotes Mora IK (Sweden) 116 Guillaume Desbiens (RW) Atlanta Thrashers (from New York Rangers via Florida) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 117 Teemu Lassila (G) Nashville Predators (from Los Angeles) TPS (Finland) 118 Frank Rediker (D) Boston Bruins (compensatory) Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 119 Nathan Saunders (D) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Chicago via Nashville) Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 120 Stefan Blaho (RW) New York Islanders Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) 121 Paul Bissonnette (D) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Boston) Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 122 Corey Potter (D) New York Rangers (from Edmonton) Michigan State University (NCAA) 123 Danny Stewart (LW) Montreal Canadiens (from Washington) Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 124 James Pemberton (D) Florida Panthers (from Anaheim) Providence College (NCAA) 125 Konstantin Volkov (RW) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Minnesota) Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 126 Kevin Nastiuk (G) Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto) Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 127 Alexandre Bolduc (C) St. Louis Blues Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 128 Ty Morris (LW) Vancouver Canucks St. Albert (AJHL) 129 Patrik Valcak (RW) Boston Bruins (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles) HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Republic) 130 Matej Trojovsky (D) Carolina Hurricanes (from Tampa Bay) Regina Pats (WHL) 131 David Svagrovsky (RW) Colorado Avalanche Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 132 Kyle Quincey (D) Detroit Red Wings Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) 133 Rustam Sidikov (G) Nashville Predators (compensatory) CSKA Moscow (Russia) 134 Alexander Naurov (RW) Dallas Stars Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) 135 Mattias Karlsson (D) Ottawa Senators Brynas IF (Sweden) 136 Michael Vannelli (D) Atlanta Thrashers (from New Jersey) Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) Round five # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 137 Tyson Strachan (D) Carolina Hurricanes (compensatory) Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 138 Arsi Piispanen (RW) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Carolina) Jokerit (Finland) 139 Patrick Ehelechner (G) San Jose Sharks (from Pittsburgh) Hannover Scorpions (Germany) 140 David Tremblay (G) Philadelphia Flyers (from Columbus) Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 141 Dan Travis (RW) Florida Panthers Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA) 142 Tim Cook (D) Ottawa Senators (from Buffalo) River City Lancers (USHL) 143 Greg Moore (RW) Calgary Flames (from San Jose) University of Maine (NCAA) 144 Eero Kilpelainen (G) Dallas Stars (from Nashville) KalPa (Finland) 145 Brett Sterling (LW) Atlanta Thrashers Colorado College (NCAA) 146 Mark McCutcheon (C) Colorado Avalanche (from Calgary) New England Junior Falcons (EJHL) 147 Kalle Olsson (RW) Edmonton Oilers (from Montreal) Frolunda HC (Sweden) 148 Lee Stempniak (RW) St. Louis Blues (from Phoenix) Dartmouth College (NCAA) 149 Nigel Dawes (LW) New York Rangers Kootenay Ice (WHL) 150 Thomas Morrow (D) Buffalo Sabres (from Los Angeles) Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 151 Lasse Kukkonen (D) Chicago Blackhawks Karpat (Finland) 152 Brady Murray (C) Los Angeles Kings (from New York Islanders via Florida) Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 153 Mike Brown (G) Boston Bruins Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 154 David Rohlfs (RW) Edmonton Oilers Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) 155 Josh Robertson (C) Washington Capitals Proctor High School (USHS-MN) 156 Alexei Ivanov (C) Chicago Blackhawks (from Anaheim) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) 157 Marcin Kolusz (F) Minnesota Wild Podhale Nowy Targ (Poland) 158 John Mitchell (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 159 Chris Beckford-Tseu (G) St. Louis Blues Oshawa Generals (OHL) 160 Nicklas Danielsson (RW) Vancouver Canucks Brynas IF (Sweden) 161 Evgeny Isakov (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Philadelphia via New York Islanders) Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) 162 Martin Tuma (D) Florida Panthers (from Tampa Bay) HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Republic) 163 Brad Richardson (C) Colorado Avalanche (from Colorado via San Jose) Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 164 Ryan Oulahen (C) Detroit Red Wings Brampton Battalion (OHL) 165 Gino Guyer (C) Dallas Stars University of Minnesota (NCAA) 166 Sergei Gimayev (D) Ottawa Senators Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) 167 Zach Tarkir (D) New Jersey Devils Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) Round six # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 168 Marc Methot (D) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Carolina) London Knights (OHL) 169 Lukas Bolf (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Sparta Praha (Czech Republic) 170 Andreas Sundin (LW) Detroit Red Wings (from Columbus) Linkopings HC (Sweden) 171 Denis Stasyuk (C) Florida Panthers Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia) 172 Pavel Voroshnin (D) Buffalo Sabres Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) 173 Tyler Johnson (C) Calgary Flames (from San Jose) Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 174 Esa Pirnes (C) Los Angeles Kings (from Nashville) Tappara (Finland) 175 Mike Hamilton (F) Atlanta Thrashers Merritt Centennials (BCHL) 176 Ivan Dornic (C) New York Rangers (from Calgary) Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) 177 Christopher Heino-Lindberg (G) Montreal Canadiens Hammarby IF (Sweden) 178 Ryan Gibbons (RW) Phoenix Coyotes Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 179 Philippe Furrer (D) New York Rangers (from New York Rangers via San Jose) Bern (Switzerland) 180 Chris Holt (G) New York Rangers (from Los Angeles) US Nat'l U-18 (NAHL) 181 Johan Andersson (C) Chicago Blackhawks Troja (Sweden) 182 Bruno Gervais (D) New York Islanders Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) 183 Nate Thompson (C) Boston Bruins Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 184 Dragan Umicevic (LW) Edmonton Oilers Sodertalje SK (Sweden) 185 Francis Wathier (LW) Dallas Stars (from Washington) Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 186 Drew Miller (LW) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim River City Lancers (USHL) 187 Miroslav Kopriva (G) Minnesota Wild Rabat Kladno (Czech Republic) 188 Mark Flood (D) Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto) Peterborough Petes (OHL) 189 Jonathan Lehun (C) St. Louis Blues St. Cloud State University (NCAA) 190 Chad Brownlee (D) Vancouver Canucks Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 191 Rejean Beauchemin (G) Philadelphia Flyers Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) 192 Doug O'Brien (D) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Tampa Bay via Florida) Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 193 Ville Hostikka (G) Philadelphia Flyers (from Colorado) SaiPa (Finland) 194 Stefan Blom (D) Detroit Red Wings Hammarby IF (Sweden) 195 Drew Bagnall (D) Dallas Stars (from Dallas via Atlanta) Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) 196 Elias Granath (D) Dallas Stars (from Ottawa) Leksands IF (Sweden) 197 Jason Smith (G) New Jersey Devils Lennoxville Cougars (LHJAAAQ) Round seven # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 198 Shay Stephenson (LW) Carolina Hurricanes Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 199 Andy Chiodo (G) Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 200 Aleksandr Guskov (D) Columbus Blue Jackets Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) 201 Jonathan Tremblay (RW) San Jose Sharks (from Florida) Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) 202 Nathan Paetsch (D) Buffalo Sabres Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 203 Denis Loginov (C) Atlanta Thrashers (from San Jose) Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) 204 Linus Videll (LW) Colorado Avalanche (from Nashville) Sodertalje SK (Sweden) 205Joe Pavelski (C) San Jose Sharks (from Atlanta via Philadelphia) Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) 206 Thomas Bellemare (D) Calgary Flames Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 207 Georgi Misharin (D) Minnesota Wild (from Montreal) Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia) 208 Randall Gelech (RW) Phoenix Coyotes Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 209 Dylan Reese (D) New York Rangers Pittsburgh (NAHL) 210 Andrei Mukhachyov (D) Nashville Predators (from Los Angeles) CSKA Moscow (Russia) 211 Mike Brodeur (G) Chicago Blackhawks Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 212 Denis Rehak (D) New York Islanders Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia) 213 Miroslav Hanuljak (G) Nashville Predators (from Boston via Los Angeles) HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Republic) 214 Kyle Brodziak (C) Edmonton Oilers (compensatory) Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 215 Mathieu Roy (D) Edmonton Oilers Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 216 Kai Hospelt (C) San Jose Sharks (compensatory) Kolner Haie (Germany) 217 Oskari Korpikari (D) Montreal Canadiens (from Washington) Karpat (Finland) 218 Dirk Southern (C) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Northern Michigan University (NCAA) 219 Adam Courchaine (C) Minnesota Wild Vancouver Giants (WHL) 220 Jeremy Williams (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 221 Evgeny Skachkov (LW) St. Louis Blues Kapitan Stupino Jr. (Russia) 222 Francois-Pierre Guenette (C) Vancouver Canucks Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 223 Dany Roussin (LW) Florida Panthers (from Philadelphia) Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 224 Gerald Coleman (G) Tampa Bay Lightning London Knights (OHL) 225 Brett Hemingway (RW) Colorado Avalanche Coquitlam Express (BCHL) 226 Tomas Kollar (LW) Detroit Red Wings Hammarby IF (Sweden) 227 Jay Rosehill (LW) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Dallas) Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) 228 Will Colbert (D) Ottawa Senators Ottawa 67's (OHL) 229 Stephen Dixon (C) Pittsburgh Penguins (from New Jersey) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) Round eight # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 230 Jamie Hoffmann (C) Carolina Hurricanes Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 231 Matt Zaba (G) Los Angeles Kings (compensatory) Vernon (BCHL) 232 Joe Jensen (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins St. Cloud State University (NCAA) 233 Mathieu Gravel (LW) Columbus Blue Jackets Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 234 Petr Kadlec (D) Florida Panthers Slavia Praha (Czech Republic) 235 Jeff Weber (G) Buffalo Sabres Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 236 Alexander Hult (C) San Jose Sharks Tranas AIF (Sweden) 237 Shaun Landolt (RW) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Nashville) Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 238 Cody Blanshan (D) New York Islanders (compensatory) University of Nebraska Omaha (NCAA) 239Tobias Enstrom (D) Atlanta Thrashers MODO (Sweden) 240 Cam Cunning (LW) Calgary Flames Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 241 Jimmy Bonneau (LW) Montreal Canadiens Montreal Rocket (QMJHL) 242 Eduard Lewandowski (F) Phoenix Coyotes Kolner Haie (Germany) 243 Jan Marek (F) New York Rangers HC Ocelari Trinic (Czech Republic) 244 Mike Sullivan (C) Los Angeles Kings Stouffville Spirit (OPJRA) 245 Dustin Byfuglien (D) Chicago Blackhawks Prince George Cougars (WHL) 246 Igor Volkov (RW) New York Islanders Salavat Yulayev Ufa (Russia) 247 Patrick Devito (LW) Boston Bruins Twin Cities Northern Lights (MNJHL) 248 Josef Hrabal (D) Edmonton Oilers HC Vsetin (Czech Republic) 249 Andrew Joudrey (C) Washington Capitals Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) 250 Shane O'Brien (D) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 251 Mathieu Melanson (LW) Minnesota Wild Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) 252 Sergei Topol (C) Vancouver Canucks (from Toronto) Avangard Omsk (Russia) 253 Andrei Pervyshin (D) St. Louis Blues Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) 254 Nathan McIver (D) Vancouver Canucks Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 255 Raimonds Danilics (RW) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Philadelphia) Stalkers Jr. (Latvia) 256 Brady Greco (D) Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Steel (USHL) 257 Darryl Yacboski (D) Colorado Avalanche Regina Pats (WHL) 258 Vladimir Kutny (LW) Detroit Red Wings Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 259 Niko Vainio (D) Dallas Stars Jokerit (Finland) 260 Ossi Louhivaara (F) Ottawa Senators KooKoo Kouvola (Finland) 261 Joey Tenute (C) New Jersey Devils Sarnia Sting (OHL) Round nine # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team 262 Ryan Rorabeck (C) Carolina Hurricanes Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 263 Matt Moulson (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins Cornell University (NCAA) 264 John Hecimovic (RW) Florida Panthers (from Columbus) Sarnia Sting (OHL) 265 Tanner Glass (F) Florida Panthers Dartmouth College (ECAC) 266 Louis-Philippe Martin (RW) Buffalo Sabres Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 267 Brian O'Hanley (D) San Jose Sharks Boston College High School (USHS-MA) 268 Lauris Darzins (F) Nashville Predators Lukko Jr. (Finland) 269 Rylan Kaip (C) Atlanta Thrashers Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) 270 Kevin Harvey (LW) Calgary Flames Georgetown Raiders (OPJRA) 271Jaroslav Halak (G) Montreal Canadiens Slovan Bratislava Jr. (Slovakia) 272 Sean Sullivan (D) Phoenix Coyotes St. Sebastian's (USHS) 273 Albert Vishnyakov (LW) Tampa Bay Lightning (from New York Rangers via Pittsburgh) Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) 274 Marty Guerin (RW) Los Angeles Kings Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 275 Michael Grenzy (D) Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Steel (USHL) 276 Carter Lee (F) San Jose Sharks (from New York Islanders via Florida and Chicago) Canterbury High School (USHS-CT) 277 Kevin Regan (G) Boston Bruins St. Sebastian's (USHS) 278 Troy Bodie (RW) Edmonton Oilers Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 279 Mark Olafson (RW) Washington Capitals (from Washington via Ottawa) Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 280 Ville Mantymaa (D) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Tappara (Finland) 281 Jean-Michel Bolduc (D) Minnesota Wild Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) 282 Chris Porter (C) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto) Lincoln Stars (USHL) 283 Trevor Hendrikx (D) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles; compensatory) Peterborough Petes (OHL) 284 Juhamatti Aaltonen (LW) St. Louis Blues Karpat (Finland) 285 Matthew Hansen (D) Vancouver Canucks Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 286 Zbynek Hrdel (C) Tampa Bay Lightning (from Philadelphia) Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 287 Nick Tarnasky (C) Tampa Bay Lightning Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 288 David Jones (RW) Colorado Avalanche Coquitlam Express (BCHL) 289 Mikael Johansson (C) Detroit Red Wings Arvika (Sweden) 290 Loic Burkhalter (F) Phoenix Coyotes (from Dallas) HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland) 291Brian Elliott (G) Ottawa Senators Ajax Axemen (OPJRA) 292 Arseny Bondarev (LW) New Jersey Devils Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) Draftees based on nationality Rank Country Picks PercentTop 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 2003–04 NHL season List of NHL first overall draft choices List of NHL players Notes References External links 2003 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database Draft Category:NHL entry draft