NHL Entry Draft 2004

NHL Entry Draft 2004
overview
date	June 26-27, 2004
place	Raleigh , North Carolina , USA
Round	9
Selected players	291
1st position	Alexander Ovechkin Elected by: Washington Capitals
2nd position	Yevgeny Malkin Elected By: Pittsburgh Penguins
3rd position	Cam Barker Elected By: Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Entry Draft  <2003 2005>

The NHL Entry Draft 2004 , the annual talent draw of the National Hockey League , took place on June 26, 2004 at the RBC Center in Raleigh , North Carolina , USA .

A total of 291 players were drawn in nine rounds. Due to the subsequent lockout of the 2004/05 season , the selected players did not have the chance to prove their skills in the following season. The top draft pick Alexander Ovetschkin was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best rookie in the 2005/06 season . A year later, Yevgeny Malkin also repeated winning the trophy.

Draft result

Pick	player	country	NHL team	College / junior / professional team
1 round
1.	Alexander Ovetschkin (LW)		Washington Capitals	HK Dynamo Moscow
2.	Yevgeny Malkin (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
3.	Cam Barker (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Medicine Hat Tigers ( WHL )
4th	Andrew Ladd (LW)		Carolina Hurricanes	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
5.	Blake Wheeler (RW)		Phoenix Coyotes	Breck School
6th	Al Montoya (G)		New York Rangers	University of Michigan ( CCHA )
7th	Rostislav Olesz (C)		Florida panthers	HC Vítkovice Steel
8th.	Alexandre Picard (LW)		Columbus Blue Jackets	Lewiston MAINEiacs ( QMJHL )
9.	Ladislav Šmíd (D)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Bílí Tygři Liberec
10.	Boris Valábik (D)		Atlanta Thrashers	Kitchener Rangers ( OHL )
Other notable players
11.	Lauri Tukonen (RW)		Los Angeles Kings	Espoo Blues
12.	AJ Thelen (D)		Minnesota Wild	Michigan State University (CCHA)
13.	Drew Stafford (RW)		Buffalo Sabers	University of North Dakota ( WCHA )
14th	Devan Dubnyk (G)		Edmonton Oilers	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
15th	Alexander Radulow (RW)		Nashville Predators	HK Dynamo Moscow
16.	Petteri Nokelainen (RW)		New York Islanders	SaiPa Lappeenranta
18th	Kyle Chipchura (C)		Montréal Canadiens	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
19th	Lauri Korpikoski (LW)		New York Rangers	TPS
20th	Travis Zajac (C)		New Jersey Devils	Salmon Arm Silverbacks
21st	Wojtek Wolski (LW)		Colorado Avalanche	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
22nd	Lukáš Kašpar (LW)		San Jose Sharks	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov
23.	Andrej Meszároš (D)		Ottawa Senators	HC Dukla Trenčín
25th	Rob Schremp (C)		Edmonton Oilers	London Knights (OHL)
26th	Cory Schneider (G)		Vancouver Canucks	USA Hockey National Team Development Program
27.	Jeff Schultz (D)		Washington Capitals	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
28.	Mark Fistric (D)		Dallas Stars	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
29	Mike Green (D)		Washington Capitals	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2nd round
32.	Dave Bolland (C)		Chicago Blackhawks	London Knights (OHL)
33.	Chris Bourque (LW)		Washington Capitals	Cushing Academy
36.	Therein Olver (C)		New York Rangers	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
48.	Dane Byers (LW)		New York Rangers	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
50.	Enwer Lissin (RW)		Phoenix Coyotes	Crystal Saratov
56.	Nicklas Grossmann (D)		Dallas Stars	Södertälje SK
60.	Brandon Dubinsky (C)		New York Rangers	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
62.	Mikhail Junkov (C)		Washington Capitals	Krylya Sovetov Moscow
63.	David Krejčí (C)		Boston Bruins	HC Rabat Kladno
3rd round
66.	Sami Lepistö (C)		Washington Capitals	Jokerit Helsinki
69.	Casey Borer (D)		Carolina Hurricanes	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
70.	Brandon Prust (LW)		Calgary Flames	London Knights (OHL)
71.	Andrej Sekera (D)		Buffalo Sabers	HC Dukla Trenčín
76.	Scott Lehman (D)		Atlanta Thrashers	Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
77.	Shawn Weller (LW)		Ottawa Senators	Capital District Selects (EJHL)
83.	Viktor Alexandrov (RW)		St. Louis Blues	Metallurg Novokuznetsk
84.	Alexei Jemelin (D)		Montréal Canadiens	ZSK WWS Samara
87.	Peter Regin (C)		Ottawa Senators	Herning Blue Fox
88	Clayton Barthel (D)		Washington Capitals	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
89.	Jeff Glass (G)		Ottawa Senators	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
91.	Alexander Edler (G)		Vancouver Canucks	Jämtland HF
94.	Thomas Greiss (G)		San Jose Sharks	Cologne Sharks
97.	Johan Franzén (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Linköpings HC
98	Dustin Boyd (C)		Calgary Flames	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
4th round
99	Tyler Kennedy (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
100.	JT Wyman (RW / D)		Montréal Canadiens	Dartmouth College ( ECAC )
111.	Ryan Jones (C)		Minnesota Wild	Chatham Maroons (OHA-B)
114.	Patrick Bordeleau (LW)		Minnesota Wild	Foreurs de Val-d'Or (LHJMQ)
116.	Michal Birner (LW)		St. Louis Blues	HC Slavia Prague ( Extraliga )
117.	Julien Sprunger (LW)		Minnesota Wild	Friborg-Gottéron
122.	Alexander Nikulin (C)		Ottawa Senators	HK CSKA Moscow
125.	Andrew Sarauer (C)		Vancouver Canucks	Langley Hornets ( BCHL )
126.	Torrey Mitchell (RW)		San Jose Sharks	University of Vermont ( HE )
127.	Ryan Callahan (RW)		New York Rangers	Guelph Storm ( OHL )
128.	Evan McGrath (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5th round
134.	Kris Versteeg (RW)		Boston Bruins	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
136.	Nikita Nikitin (D)		St. Louis Blues	HK Awangard Omsk
146.	Bryan Young (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
150.	Mikhail Hrabouski (C)		Montréal Canadiens	Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk
151	Sjarhej Kolassau (D)		Detroit Red Wings	HK Dinamo Minsk
156.	Roman Wick (RW)		Ottawa Senators	Kloten Flyers
157.	Dmitri Vorobjow (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	HK Lada Tolyatti
6th round
166.	Peter Guggisberg (W)		Washington Capitals	HC Davos
173.	Adam Pardy (D)		Calgary Flames	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
178.	Mike Santorelli (C)		Nashville Predators	Vernon Vipers ( BCHL )
7th round
200.	Matt Schneider (C)		Calgary Flames	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
206.	Anton Chudobin (G)		Minnesota Wild	HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
207.	Mark Mancari (RW)		Buffalo Sabers	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
214.	Troy Brouwer (RW)		Chicago Blackhawks	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
220.	Maxim Semjonow (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	HK Lada Tolyatti
224.	Matt Hunwick (D)		Boston Bruins	University of Michigan (CCHA)
227.	Chris Campoli (D)		New York Islanders	Erie Otters (OHL)
8th round
238.	Yutaka Fukufuji (G)		Los Angeles Kings	Japanese national team
243.	Denis Kuljasch (D)		Nashville Predators	HK CSKA Moscow
250.	Nathan Perkovich (RW)		New Jersey Devils	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders ( USHL )
251.	Matt McIlvane (C)		Ottawa Senators	Chicago Steel (USHL)
257.	Gennady Stolyarov (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	HK MWD Tver
258.	Pekka gutter (G)		Nashville Predators	Kärpät Oulu
9th round
259.	Brian Ihnacak (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Brown University
262.	Mark Streit (D)		Montréal Canadiens	ZSC Lions
263.	Travis Morin (C)		Washington Capitals	Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA)
269.	Janne Pesonen (W)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Kärpät Oulu
287.	Jannik Hansen (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	Rødovre SIK

Web links

• 2004 NHL Entry Draft at hockeydb.com