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Round 1 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
1 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Rimouski 842 316 406 722 -88 601
2 Nashville Predators David Legwand Plymouth 677 151 247 398 18 366
3 San Jose Sharks Brad Stuart Regina 702 63 192 255 -11 410
4 Vancouver Canucks Bryan Allen Oshawa 424 23 60 83 17 531
5 Anaheim Ducks Vitaly Vishnevski Torpedo Yaroslavl 2 552 16 52 68 -27 494
6 Calgary Flames Rico Fata London 230 27 36 63 -60 104
7 New York Rangers Manny Malhotra Guelph 684 85 135 220 -19 358
8 Chicago Blackhawks Mark Bell Ottawa 445 87 95 182 -45 597
9 New York Islanders Mike Rupp Erie 392 38 30 68 -24 485
10 Toronto Maple Leafs Nik Antropov Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 578 145 201 346 70 507
11 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Heerema Sarnia 32 4 2 6 -7 6
12 Colorado Avalanche Alex Tanguay Halifax 713 201 408 609 161 371
13 Edmonton Oilers Michael Henrich Barrie
14 Phoenix Coyotes Patrick DesRochers Sarnia 11 0 0 0 0 2 11 2 6 1 3.67 .872
15 Ottawa Senators Mathieu Chouinard Shawinigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.000
16 Montreal Canadiens Eric Chouinard Quebec 90 11 11 22 -8 16
17 Colorado Avalanche Martin Skoula Barrie 757 44 149 193 9 324
18 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin Traktor Chelyabinsk 539 36 126 162 2 321
19 Colorado Avalanche Robyn Regehr Kamloops 721 26 116 142 26 717
21 Los Angeles Kings Mathieu Biron Shawinigan 253 12 32 44 -69 177
22 Philadelphia Flyers Simon Gagne Quebec 636 248 258 506 141 253
23 Pittsburgh Penguins Milan Kraft Keramika Plzen Jr. 207 41 41 82 -45 52
24 St. Louis Blues Christian Backman Vastra Frolunda Jr. 302 23 56 79 1 182
25 Detroit Red Wings Jiri Fischer Hull 305 11 49 60 29 295
26 New Jersey Devils Mike Van Ryn U. of Michigan 353 30 99 129 5 260
27 New Jersey Devils Scott Gomez Tri-City 759 155 458 613 59 500
Round 2 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
28 Colorado Avalanche Ramzi Abid Chicoutimi 68 14 16 30 -11 78
29 San Jose Sharks Jonathan Cheechoo Belleville 496 170 134 304 33 324
30 Florida Panthers Kyle Rossiter Spokane 11 0 1 1 -3 9
31 Vancouver Canucks Artem Chubarov Dynamo Moscow 228 25 33 58 -3 40
32 Anaheim Ducks Stephen Peat Red Deer 130 8 2 10 -16 234
33 Calgary Flames Blair Betts Prince George 374 34 24 58 -16 106
34 Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters Oshawa 223 4 3 7 -16 606
35 Toronto Maple Leafs Petr Svoboda Havlickuv Brod 18 1 2 3 -5 10
36 New York Islanders Chris Nielsen Calgary 52 6 8 14 1 8
37 New Jersey Devils Christian Berglund Farjestad Jr. 86 11 16 27 -6 42
38 Colorado Avalanche Philippe Sauve Rimouski 32 0 0 0 0 23 32 10 14 3 3.45 .888
39 Dallas Stars John Erskine London 310 7 23 30 -25 617
40 New York Rangers Randy Copley Cape Breton
41 St. Louis Blues Maxim Linnik St. Thomas Jr. B
42 Philadelphia Flyers Jason Beckett Seattle
43 Phoenix Coyotes Ossi Vaananen Jokerit Helsinki Jr. 479 13 55 68 26 482
44 Ottawa Senators Mike Fisher Sudbury 595 147 165 312 52 489
45 Montreal Canadiens Mike Ribeiro Rouyn-Noranda 558 127 279 406 4 230
46 Los Angeles Kings Justin Papineau Belleville 81 11 8 19 2 12
47 Buffalo Sabres Norm Milley Laval 29 2 4 6 -4 12
48 Boston Bruins Jonathan Girard Laval 150 10 34 44 6 46
49 Washington Capitals Jomar Cruz Brandon
50 Buffalo Sabres Jaroslav Kristek ZPS Zlin 6 0 0 0 -2 4
51 Philadelphia Flyers Ian Forbes Guelph
52 Boston Bruins Bobby Allen Boston College 51 0 3 3 -3 12
53 Colorado Avalanche Steve Moore Harvard 69 5 7 12 -9 41
54 Pittsburgh Penguins Alexander Zevakhin CSKA Moscow
55 Detroit Red Wings Ryan Barnes Sudbury 2 0 0 0 0 0
56 Detroit Red Wings Tomek Valtonen Ilves Tampere Jr.
57 Dallas Stars Tyler Bouck Prince George 91 4 8 12 -9 93
58 Ottawa Senators Chris Bala Harvard 6 0 1 1 1 0
Round 3 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
59 Washington Capitals Todd Hornung Portland
60 Nashville Predators Denis Arkhipov Ak Bars Kazan 352 56 82 138 -51 128
61 Florida Panthers Joe DiPenta Boston U. 174 6 17 23 15 110
62 Calgary Flames Paul Manning Colorado College 8 0 0 0 0 2
64 Tampa Bay Lightning Brad Richards Rimouski 674 184 424 608 -74 149
65 San Jose Sharks Eric Laplante Halifax
66 New York Rangers Jason LaBarbera Portland 118 0 2 2 0 6 118 41 48 11 2.92 .904
67 Edmonton Oilers Alex Henry London 177 2 9 11 -7 269
68 Vancouver Canucks Jarkko Ruutu HIFK Helsinki 553 51 71 122 -21 949
69 Toronto Maple Leafs Jamie Hodson Brandon
70 Carolina Hurricanes Kevin Holdridge Plymouth
71 Carolina Hurricanes Erik Cole Clarkson 518 153 177 330 4 496
72 Tampa Bay Lightning Dmitry Afanasenkov Torpedo Yaroslavl 2 227 27 27 54 -36 52
73 Phoenix Coyotes Pat O'Leary Robbinsdale (High-MN)
74 Ottawa Senators Julien Vauclair Lugano 1 0 0 0 1 2
75 Montreal Canadiens Francois Beauchemin Laval 303 26 87 113 -13 193
76 Los Angeles Kings Alexei Volkov Krylja Sovetov 2
77 Buffalo Sabres Mike Pandolfo St. Sebastian's (High-MA) 3 0 0 0 -2 0
78 Boston Bruins Peter Nordstrom Farjestad Jr. 2 0 0 0 -1 0
79 Colorado Avalanche Evgeny Lazarev Kitchener Jr. B
80 Pittsburgh Penguins David Cameron Prince Albert
81 Vancouver Canucks Justin Morrison Colorado College
82 New Jersey Devils Brian Gionta Boston College 509 166 172 338 65 243
83 St. Louis Blues Matt Walker Portland 284 2 25 27 7 423
84 Detroit Red Wings Jake McCracken Sault Ste. Marie
85 Nashville Predators Geoff Koch U. of Michigan
86 Dallas Stars Gabriel Karlsson HV 71 Jonkoping Jr.
Round 4 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
87 Toronto Maple Leafs Alexei Ponikarovsky Dynamo-2 Moscow 473 114 142 256 55 314
88 Nashville Predators Kent Sauer North Iowa Jr. A
89 Florida Panthers Ryan Jardine Sault Ste. Marie 8 0 2 2 0 2
90 Vancouver Canucks Regan Darby Tri-City
91 Carolina Hurricanes Josef Vasicek Slavia Praha Jr. 460 77 106 183 -38 311
92 Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Beaudoin Guelph 53 3 8 11 -15 41
93 Carolina Hurricanes Tommy Westlund Brynas Gavle 203 9 13 22 -27 48
94 Chicago Blackhawks Matthias Trattnig U. of Maine
95 New York Islanders Andy Burnham Windsor
96 New Jersey Devils Mikko Jokela HIFK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
97 Carolina Hurricanes Chris Madden Guelph
98 San Jose Sharks Rob Davison North Bay 218 3 15 18 -5 321
99 Edmonton Oilers Shawn Horcoff Michigan State 609 129 229 358 -18 401
100 Phoenix Coyotes Ryan Vanbuskirk Sarnia
101 Ottawa Senators Petr Schastlivy Torpedo Yaroslavl 129 18 22 40 3 30
102 Calgary Flames Shaun Sutter Lethbridge
103 Los Angeles Kings Kip Brennan Sudbury 61 1 1 2 -2 222
104 San Jose Sharks Miroslav Zalesak Plastika Nitra 12 1 2 3 -3 0
106 Washington Capitals Krys Barch London 191 8 13 21 -1 425
107 Washington Capitals Chris Corrinet Princeton 8 0 1 1 -4 6
108 Calgary Flames Dany Sabourin Sherbrooke 57 0 1 1 0 4 57 18 25 4 2.87 .898
109 Philadelphia Flyers Jean-Philippe Morin Drummondville
110 Pittsburgh Penguins Scott Myers Prince George
111 Detroit Red Wings Brent Hobday Moose Jaw
112 Anaheim Ducks Viktor Wallin HV 71 Jonkoping Jr.
113 Edmonton Oilers Kristian Antila Ilves Tampere
Round 5 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
115 Phoenix Coyotes Jay Leach Providence 49 0 2 2 6 44
116 Phoenix Coyotes Josh Blackburn Lincoln
117 Florida Panthers Jaroslav Spacek Farjestad 753 76 243 319 32 555
118 Washington Capitals Mike Siklenka Lloydminster 2 0 0 0 0 0
119 New Jersey Devils Anton But Torpedo Yaroslavl 2
120 Calgary Flames Brent Gauvreau Oshawa
121 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Rich Calgary
122 New York Rangers Patrick Leahy Miami University 50 4 4 8 -1 19
124 Philadelphia Flyers Francis Belanger Rimouski 10 0 0 0 -3 29
125 Washington Capitals Erik Wendell Maple Grove H.S.
126 Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Warren Moncton
127 San Jose Sharks Brandon Coalter Oshawa
128 Edmonton Oilers Paul Elliott Medicine Hat
130 Ottawa Senators Gavin McLeod Kelowna
131 New York Rangers Tomas Kloucek Slavia Praha Jr. 141 2 8 10 -9 250
132 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Bashkirov Fort Wayne/Las Vegas 30 0 3 3 -5 0
133 Los Angeles Kings Joe Rullier Rimouski
134 Pittsburgh Penguins Rob Scuderi Boston College 347 3 43 46 23 126
135 Boston Bruins Andrew Raycroft Sudbury 241 0 3 3 0 10 241 99 99 26 2.88 .899
136 Vancouver Canucks David Ytfeldt Leksand
137 Buffalo Sabres Aaron Goldade Brandon
138 Nashville Predators Martin Beauchesne Sherbrooke
139 Philadelphia Flyers Garrett Prosofsky Saskatoon
140 Vancouver Canucks Rick Bertran Kitchener
141 Colorado Avalanche K.C. Timmons Tri-City
142 Detroit Red Wings Calle Steen Hammarby
143 New Jersey Devils Ryan Flinn Laval 31 1 0 1 0 84
144 Edmonton Oilers Oleg Smirnov Kristall Elektrostal
145 San Jose Sharks Mikael Samuelsson Sodertalje 521 105 140 245 46 284
Round 6 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
146 Tampa Bay Lightning Sergei Kuznetsov Torpedo Yaroslavl 2
147 Nashville Predators Craig Brunel Prince Albert
148 Florida Panthers Chris Ovington Red Deer
149 Vancouver Canucks Paul Cabana Fort McMurray
150 Anaheim Ducks Trent Hunter Prince George 422 96 123 219 5 168
151 Detroit Red Wings Adam DeLeeuw Barrie
153 Dallas Stars Pavel Patera AIK Solna 32 2 7 9 -9 8
154 Toronto Maple Leafs Allan Rourke Kitchener 55 1 4 5 4 31
155 New York Islanders Kevin Clauson Western Michigan
156 Chicago Blackhawks Kent Huskins Clarkson 198 8 34 42 37 143
157 St. Louis Blues Brad Voth Medicine Hat
158 Chicago Blackhawks Jari Viuhkola Karpat Oulu
159 Edmonton Oilers Trevor Ettinger Cape Breton
160 Phoenix Coyotes Rickard Wallin Farjestad Jr. 55 6 8 14 -4 32
161 Ottawa Senators Chris Neil North Bay 553 67 81 148 26 1430
162 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Khimik Voskresensk 593 77 269 346 22 335
163 Los Angeles Kings Tomas Zizka ZPS Zlin 25 2 6 8 -8 16
164 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Ceske Budejovice Jr. 490 129 144 273 -40 311
165 Boston Bruins Ryan Milanovic Kitchener
166 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Pelletier Drummondville
167 Colorado Avalanche Alexander Ryazantsev Victoriaville
168 Philadelphia Flyers Antero Niittymaki TPS Turku Jr. 190 0 3 3 0 4 190 75 70 28 2.93 .904
169 Pittsburgh Penguins Jan Fadrny Slavia Praha
170 St. Louis Blues Andrei Troschinsky Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
171 Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk Yekaterinburg 580 185 381 566 171 153
172 New Jersey Devils Jacques Lariviere Moncton
173 Dallas Stars Niko Kapanen HPK Hameenlinna 397 36 90 126 -25 160
Round 7 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
174 Tampa Bay Lightning Brett Allan Swift Current
175 Philadelphia Flyers Cam Ondrik Medicine Hat
176 Florida Panthers B.J. Ketcheson Peterborough
177 Vancouver Canucks Vincent Malts Hull
178 Anaheim Ducks Jesse Fibiger Minnesota-Duluth 16 0 0 0 -5 2
179 Washington Capitals Nate Forster Seattle
180 New York Rangers Stefan Lundqvist Brynas Gavle
181 Toronto Maple Leafs Jonathan Gagnon Cape Breton
183 Chicago Blackhawks Tyler Arnason St. Cloud State 487 88 157 245 -33 140
184 Carolina Hurricanes Don Smith Clarkson
185 San Jose Sharks Robert Mulick Sault Ste. Marie
186 Edmonton Oilers Mike Morrison U. of Maine 29 0 1 1 0 2 29 11 7 3 3.28 .871
187 Phoenix Coyotes Erik Westrum U. of Minnesota 27 1 2 3 -4 22
188 Ottawa Senators Michel Periard Shawinigan
189 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kruchinin Lada Togliatti
190 Los Angeles Kings Tommi Hannus TPS Turku Jr.
191 Buffalo Sabres Brad Moran Calgary 8 1 2 3 -1 4
192 Calgary Flames Radek Duda Sparta Praha
193 Washington Capitals Rastislav Stana Kosice 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 3.13 .890
194 Tampa Bay Lightning Oak Hewer North Bay
195 Philadelphia Flyers Tomas Divisek Slavia Praha 5 1 0 1 0 0
196 Pittsburgh Penguins Joel Scherban London
197 St. Louis Blues Brad Twordik Brandon
198 Detroit Red Wings Jeremy Goetzinger Prince Albert
199 New Jersey Devils Erik Jensen Des Moines (USHL)
200 Dallas Stars Scott Perry Boston U.
Round 8 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
201 Montreal Canadiens Craig Murray U. of Michigan
202 Nashville Predators Martin Bartek Sherbrooke
203 Florida Panthers Ian Jacobs Ottawa
204 Vancouver Canucks Greg Mischler Northeastern
206 Calgary Flames Jonas Frogren Farjestad 41 1 6 7 0 28
207 New York Rangers Johan Witehall Leksand 54 2 5 7 -5 16
208 Carolina Hurricanes Jaroslav Svoboda Olomouc 134 12 17 29 -5 62
209 New York Islanders Frederik Brindamour Sherbrooke
210 Chicago Blackhawks Sean Griffin Kingston
211 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Kosick U. of Michigan
212 San Jose Sharks Jim Fahey Northeastern 92 1 24 25 -16 67
214 Phoenix Coyotes Justin Hansen Prince George
215 Toronto Maple Leafs Dwight Wolfe Halifax
216 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder Hull 442 138 142 280 5 192
217 Los Angeles Kings Jim Henkel Ottawa
218 Buffalo Sabres David Moravec Vitkovice 1 0 0 0 -1 0
219 Vancouver Canucks Curtis Valentine Bowling Green
220 Washington Capitals Mike Farrell Providence 13 0 0 0 0 2
221 Tampa Bay Lightning Daniel Hulak Swift Current
222 Philadelphia Flyers Lubomir Pistek Kelowna
223 Ottawa Senators Sergei Verenikin Torpedo Yaroslavl 2
224 Pittsburgh Penguins Mika Lehto Assat Pori
225 St. Louis Blues Yevgeny Pastukh Khimik Voskresensk
226 Detroit Red Wings David Petrasek HV 71 Jonkoping
227 New Jersey Devils Marko Ahosilta KalPa Kuopio
228 Toronto Maple Leafs Michal Travnicek Chemopetrol Litvinov
Round 9 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
229 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Lyness Cape Breton
230 Nashville Predators Karlis Skrastins TPS Turku 733 29 96 125 -47 327
231 Florida Panthers Adrian Wichser EHC Kloten
232 Vancouver Canucks Jason Metcalfe London
233 Anaheim Ducks Pelle Prestberg Farjestad
234 Calgary Flames Kevin Mitchell Guelph
235 New York Rangers Jan Mertzig Lulea 23 0 2 2 -5 8
236 Toronto Maple Leafs Sergei Rostov Dynamo-2 Moscow
237 New York Islanders Ben Blais Walpole (High-MA)
238 Chicago Blackhawks Alexandre Couture Sherbrooke
239 Carolina Hurricanes Brent McDonald Prince George
240 Chicago Blackhawks Andrei Yershov Khimik Voskresensk
241 Edmonton Oilers Maxim Spiridonov London
243 Philadelphia Flyers Petr Hubacek Kometa Brno 6 1 0 1 -1 2
244 Pittsburgh Penguins Toby Petersen Colorado College 272 26 39 65 -26 34
245 Anaheim Ducks Andreas Andersson HV 71 Jonkoping
246 Ottawa Senators Rastislav Pavlikovsky Dukla Trencin
247 Montreal Canadiens Darcy Harris Kitchener
248 Los Angeles Kings Matthew Yeats Olds Jr. A 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 3.02 .908
249 Buffalo Sabres Edo Terglav Baie-Comeau
250 New York Islanders Radek Matejovsky Slavia Praha
251 Washington Capitals Blake Evans Tri-City
252 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin Cibak Medicine Hat 154 5 18 23 -16 60
253 Philadelphia Flyers Bruno St. Jacques Baie-Comeau 67 3 7 10 -6 47
254 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Hussey Avon Old Farms (High-CT) 21 2 2 4 -6 2
255 St. Louis Blues John Pohl Red Wing High 115 17 21 38 -8 24
256 Detroit Red Wings Petja Pietilainen Saskatoon
257 New Jersey Devils Ryan Held Kitchener
258 Philadelphia Flyers Sergei Skrobot Dynamo-2 Moscow