# 2003 NHL entry draft

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. 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:
* 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 | Eric Staal (C) | Nikolay Zherdev (RW) |
| 2 | Dustin Brown (RW) | Milan Michalek (LW) |
| 3 | Thomas Vanek (LW) | Andrei Kostitsyn (RW) |
| 4 | Nathan Horton (C) | Dmitri Chernykh (RW) |
| 5 | Ryan Getzlaf (C) | Konstantin Glazachev (LW) |
| 6 | Braydon Coburn (D) | Igor Mirnov (C) |
| 7 | Ryan Suter (D) | Grigory Shafigulin (C) |
| 8 | Dion Phaneuf (D) | Yevgeni Tunik (C) |
| 9 | Zach Parise (C) | Robert Nilsson (RW) |
| 10 | Dan Fritsche (C) | Michal Barinka (D) |

### Goaltenders

| | North American | European |
| 1 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Konstantin Barulin |
| 2 | Jimmy Howard | Teemu Lassila |
| 3 | Ryan Munce | Patrick Ehelechner |

## Selections by round

| = NHL All-Star team · | = NHL All-Star · | = NHL All-Star 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) |
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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) |
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed Group III free agent Bobby Holik on July 1, 2002.
* 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.
* Boston acquired this pick as compensation after Dallas signed Group III free agent Bill Guerin on July 3, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* Nashville acquired this pick as compensation after Toronto signed Group III free agent Ed Belfour on July 2, 2002.
* 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.
* Chicago acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix signed Group III free agent Tony Amonte on July 12, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Chicago acquired this pick as compensation after they could not sign their first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft, Adam Munro.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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) |
* 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.
* Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed Group III free agent Mike Richter on July 4, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Philadelphia acquired this pick as compensation after Anaheim signed Group III free agent Adam Oates on July 1, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* St. Louis acquired this pick as compensation after Dallas signed Group III free agent Scott Young on July 5, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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) |
* 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.
* 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.
* Philadelphia acquired this pick as compensation after Columbus signed Group III free agent Luke Richardson on July 4, 2002.
* 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.
* Vancouver acquired this pick as compensation after Columbus signed Group III free agent Andrew Cassels on August 15, 2002.
* Buffalo acquired this pick as compensation after Atlanta signed Group III free agent Richard Smehlik on July 11, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* Boston acquired this pick as compensation after Atlanta signed Group III free agent Byron Dafoe on November 19, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Nashville acquired this pick as compensation after Toronto signed Group III free agent Tie Domi on July 14, 2002.
* 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) |
* Carolina acquired this pick as compensation after Calgary signed Group III free agent Martin Gelinas on July 2, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation on January 17, 2003 after Montreal hired Claude Julien as head coach.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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) |
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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) |
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation after for an invalid pick in the 2002 Entry Draft (fourth-round pick - #123 overall).
* San Jose acquired this pick as compensation after Florida signed Group III free agent Stephane Matteau on August 2, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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) |
* Los Angeles acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix signed Group III free agent Kelly Buchberger on July 7, 2002.
* 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.
* The Islanders acquired this pick as compensation after Washington signed Group III free agent Kip Miller on July 9, 2002.
* 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.
* 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) |
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 |
| 10 | Latvia | 2 | 0.7% | Raimonds Danilics, 255th |
| 12 | Austria | 1 | 0.3% | Thomas Vanek, 5th |
| 12 | Poland | 1 | 0.3% | Marcin Kolusz, 157th |
| | Asia | 1 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.3% | Konstantin Pushkaryov, 44th |