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The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Quebec goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was selected 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Eric Staal was 2nd, picked by the Carolina Hurricanes, and Nathan Horton was selected 3rd by the Florida Panthers.
Many analysts have pegged this draft as one of the most talented groups ever selected in a single draft. Fleury, Staal, Horton, and Zherdev all played significant time in the NHL immediately after they were drafted. Milan Michalek also made the San Jose Sharks out of training camp that year, but suffered a serious knee injury that cost him the season. Each one of the top 10 selections played at least 9 games in the NHL in the 2005-06 season (Braydon Coburn is the only one who has played less than 10 games). Additionally, only 3 players from the draft's first round (Hugh Jessiman, Brian Boyle, and Shawn Belle) have failed to play at least one game in the NHL in either the 03-04 season or 05-06 season.
Draft Day Trades
- The Florida Panthers trade the 1st pick(Marc-Andre Fleury) and 73rd pick(Daniel Carcillo) to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 3rd pick(Nathan Horton), the 55th pick(Stefan Meyer) and Mikael Samuelsson.
- The St. Louis Blues trade Cory Stillman to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 62nd pick(David Backes).
- The New Jersey Devils trade Mike Danton and the 101st pick(Konstantin Zakharov) to the St. Louis Blues for the 93rd pick(Ivan Khomutov).
Draft order
| Selections By Round |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Aaron Dawson (D) | Carolina Hurricanes | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
| 103 | Kevin Jarman (LW) | Columbus Blue Jackets | Stouffville (OPJRA) | |
| 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 | HC Slavia Praha (CZE) | |
| 107 | Byron Bitz (RW) | Boston Bruins | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | |
| 108 | Kevin Romy (RW) | Philadelphia Flyers | Genève-Servette HC (SUI) | |
| 109 | Andreas Valdix (LW) | Washington Capitals | Malmö Redhawks (SWE) | |
| 110 | James Sharrow (D) | Atlanta Thrashers | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | |
| 111 | Brandon Nolan (LW) | Vancouver Canucks | 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 | Lada Togliatti (RUS) | |
| 115 | Liam Lindstrom (C) | Phoenix Coyotes | Mora IK (SWE) | |
| 116 | Guillaume Desbiens (RW) | Atlanta Thrashers | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | |
| 117 | Teemu Lassila (G) | Nashville Predators | TPS (FIN) | |
| 118 | Frank Rediker (D) | Boston Bruins | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | |
| 119 | Nathan Saunders (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | |
| 120 | Stefan Blaho (RW) | New York Islanders | Dukla Trenčín (SVK) | |
| 121 | Paul Bissonnette (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | |
| 122 | Corey Potter (D) | New York Rangers | Michigan State University (NCAA) | |
| 123 | Danny Stewart (LW) | Montreal Canadiens | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) | |
| 124 | James Pemberton (D) | Florida Panthers | Providence College (NCAA) | |
| 125 | Konstantin Volkov (RW) | Toronto Maple Leafs | HC Dynamo Moscow (RUS) | |
| 126 | Kevin Nastiuk (G) | Carolina Hurricanes | 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 | Ostrava Jr. (CZE) | |
| 130 | Matej Trojovsky (D) | Carolina Hurricanes | Regina Pats (WHL) | |
| 131 | David Svagorovsky (RW) | Colorado Avalanche | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | |
| 132 | Kyle Quincey (D) | Detroit Red Wings | London Knights (OHL) | |
| 133 | Rustam Sidikov (G) | Nashville Predators | CSKA Moscow (RUS) | |
| 134 | Alexander Naurov (RW) | Dallas Stars | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RUS) | |
| 135 | Mattias Karlsson (D) | Ottawa Senators | Brynäs IF (SWE) | |
| 136 | Michael Vannelli (D) | Atlanta Thrashers | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
Round 5
Round 6
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | Marc Methot (D) | Columbus Blue Jackets | London Knights (OHL) | |
| 169 | Lukas Bolf (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins | HC Sparta Praha (CZE) | |
| 170 | Andreas Sundin (LW) | Detroit Red Wings | Linköpings HC (SWE) | |
| 171 | Denis Stasyuk (C) | Florida Panthers | Novokuznetsk (RUS) | |
| 172 | Pavel Voroshnin (D) | Buffalo Sabres | Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) | |
| 173 | Tyler Johnson (C) | Calgary Flames | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
| 174 | Esa Pirnes (C) | Los Angeles Kings | Tappara (FIN) | |
| 175 | Mike Hamilton (F) | Atlanta Thrashers | Merritt Centennials (BCHL) | |
| 176 | Ivan Dornic (C) | New York Rangers | HC Slovan Bratislava (SVK) | |
| 177 | Christopher Heino-Lindberg (G) | Montreal Canadiens | Hammarby IF (SWE) | |
| 178 | Ryan Gibbons (RW) | Phoenix Coyotes | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | |
| 179 | Philippe Furrer (D) | New York Rangers | Bern (SUI) | |
| 180 | Chris Holt (G) | New York Rangers | U.S. National Development Program | |
| 181 | Johan Anderson (C) | Chicago Blackhawks | Troja (SWE) | |
| 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 | Södertälje SK (SWE) | |
| 185 | Francis Wathier (LW) | Dallas Stars | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | |
| 186 | Andrew Miller (LW) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | River City Lancers (USHL) | |
| 187 | Miroslav Kopriva (G) | Minnesota Wild | HC Rabat Kladno (CZE) | |
| 188 | Mark Flood (D) | Montreal Canadiens | 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 | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | |
| 193 | Ville Hostikka (G) | Philadelphia Flyers | SaiPa (FIN) | |
| 194 | Stefan Blom (D) | Detroit Red Wings | Hammarby IF Hockey (SWE) | |
| 195 | Drew Bagnall (D) | Dallas Stars | Battleford (SJHL) | |
| 196 | Elias Granath (D) | Dallas Stars | Leksands IF (SWE) | |
| 197 | Jason Smith (G) | New Jersey Devils | Lennoxville (LHJAAAQ) |
Round 7
| # | 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 | Alexander Guskov (D) | Columbus Blue Jackets | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RUS) | |
| 201 | Jonathan Tremblay (RW) | San Jose Sharks | Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) | |
| 202 | Nathan Paetsch (D) | Buffalo Sabres | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
| 203 | Denis Loginov (C) | Atlanta Thrashers | Ak Bars Kazan (RUS) | |
| 204 | Linus Videll (LW) | Colorado Avalanche | Södertälje SK (SWE) | |
| 205 | Joe Pavelski (C) | San Jose Sharks | Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) | |
| 206 | Thomas Bellemare (D) | Calgary Flames | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | |
| 207 | Grigory Misharin (D) | Minnesota Wild | Yekaterinburg (RUS) | |
| 208 | Randall Gelech (RW) | Phoenix Coyotes | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | |
| 209 | Dylan Reese (D) | New York Rangers | Pittsburgh (NAHL) | |
| 210 | Andrei Mukhachev (D) | Nashville Predators | HC CSKA Moscow (RUS) | |
| 211 | Mike Brodeur (G) | Chicago Blackhawks | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) | |
| 212 | Denis Rehak (D) | New York Islanders | Dukla Trencin Jr. (SVK) | |
| 213 | Miroslav Hanuljak (G) | Nashville Predators | Litvinov Jr. (CZE) | |
| 214 | Kyle Brodziak (C) | Edmonton Oilers | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
| 215 | Mathieu Roy (D) | Edmonton Oilers | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | |
| 216 | Kai Hospelt (F) | San Jose Sharks | Koln (GER) | |
| 217 | Oskari Korpikari (D) | Montreal Canadiens | Kärpät (FIN) | |
| 218 | Dirk Southern (C) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Northern Michigan (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 Jr. (RUS) | |
| 222 | Francois-Pierre Guenette (C) | Vancouver Canucks | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
Round 8
| # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245. | Dustin Byfuglien | Chicago Blackhawks | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
Round 9
| # | 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 | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | |
| 265 | Tanner Glass (F) | Florida Panthers | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | |
| 266 | Louis Philippe Martin (RW) | Buffalo Sabres | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | |
| 267 | Brian O'Hanley (D) | San Jose Sharks | Boston College High School (USHS) | |
| 268 | Lauris Darzins (F) | Nashville Predators | Lukko Jr. (FIN) | |
| 269 | Rylan Kaip (C) | Atlanta Thrashers | Notre Dame (SJHL) | |
| 270 | Kevin Harvey (LW) | Calgary Flames | Georgetown (OPJRA) | |
| 271 | Jaroslav Halak (G) | Montreal Canadiens | Bratislava Jr. (SVK) | |
| 272 | Sean Sullivan (D) | Phoenix Coyotes | St. Sebastian's (USHS) | |
| 273 | Albert Vishnyakov (LW) | Tampa Bay Lightning | Ak Bars Kazan (RUS) | |
| 274 | Martin 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 | Canterbury (USHS) | |
| 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 | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | |
| 280 | Ville Mantymaa (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Tappara (FIN) | |
| 281 | Jean-Michel Bolduc (D) | Minnesota Wild | Québec Remparts (QMJHL) | |
| 282 | Chris Porter (C) | Chicago Blackhawks | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | |
| 283 | Trevor Hendrikx (D) | Columbus Blue Jackets | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
| 284 | Juha-Matti Tapio Aaltonen (LW) | St. Louis Blues | Kärpät (FIN) | |
| 285 | Matthew Hansen (D) | Vancouver Canucks | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | |
| 286 | Zbynek Hrdel (C) | Tampa Bay Lightning | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) | |
| 287 | Nick Tarnasky (C) | Tampa Bay Lightning | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | |
| 288 | David Jones (RW) | Colorado Avalanche | Coquitlam (BCHL) | |
| 289 | Mikael Johansson (C) | Detroit Red Wings | Arvika (SWE) | |
| 290 | Loic Burkhalter (F) | Phoenix Coyotes | HC Ambri-Piotta (SUI) | |
| 291 | Brian Elliott (G) | Ottawa Senators | Ajax (OPJRA) | |
| 292 | Arseny Bondarev (LW) | New Jersey Devils | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RUS) |
See also
"2003 NHL Entry Draft"