2003 NHL Entry Draft Results

Nashville, TN – The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was completed today with rounds four through nine at the Gaylord Entertainment Centre.

44 Ontario Hockey League players were selected in the nine-round draft, including Eric Staal of the Peterborough Petes, who was the second overall pick of the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday and Nathan Horton of the Oshawa Generals, who went third overall to the FLorida Panthers. It was the most OHL players selected in the draft since 1999 when 52 OHL’ers were selected.

Aaron Dawson of the Peterborough Petes was the first player selected on Sunday when Carolina used the 102nd overall pick to claim the 6’4″ defenceman. Corey Locke (pictured) of the Ottawa 67’s, the Red Tilson Trophy winner and CHL Player of the Year, was also selected in the fourth round, 113th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens.

The Peterborough Petes, Sarnia Sting and Toronto St. Michael’s Majors led the way for
the OHL with five players selected in the draft. The Brampton Battalion and London Knights each had four players selected.

2003 NHL Entry Draft – OHL Players Selected

Round 1

2. Carolina – Eric Staal (Peterborough Petes)

3. Florida – Nathan Horton (Oshawa Generals)

11. Philadelphia – Jeff Carter (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)

13. Los Angeles – Dustin Brown (Guelph Storm)

20. Minnesota – Brent Burns (Brampton Battalion)

24. Philadelphia – Mike Richards (Kitchener Rangers)

25. Florida – Anthony Stewart (Kingston Frontenacs)

28. Anaheim – Corey Perry (London Knights)

Round 2

37. Nashville – Kevin Klein (Toronto St. Michael’s Majors)

38. Florida – Kamil Kreps (Brampton Battalion)

46. Columbus – Dan Fritsche (Sarnia Sting)

54. Dallas – B.J. Crombeen (Barrie Colts)

56. Minnesota – Patrick O’Sullivan (Mississauga IceDogs)

63. Colorado – David Liffiton (Plymouth Whalers)

Round 3

73. Pittsburgh – Daniel Carcillo (Sarnia Sting)

82. Los Angeles – Ryan Munce (Sarnia Sting)

94. Edmonton – Zach Stortini (Sudbury Wolves)

97. Calgary – Ryan Donally (Windsor)

Round 4

102. Carolina – Aaron Dawson (Peterborough Petes)

105. Florida – Martin Lojek (Brampton Battalion)

111. Vancouver – Brandon Nolan (Oshawa Generals)

112. Calgary – Jamie Tardif (Peterborough Petes)

113. Montreal – Corey Locke (Ottawa 67’s)

118. Boston – Frank Rediker (Windsor Spitfires)

121. Pittsburgh – Paul Bissonnette (Saginaw Spirit)

132. Detroit – Kyle Quincey (London Knights)

Round 5

153. Boston – Mike Brown (Saginaw Spirit)

158. Toronto – Jon Mitchell (Plymouth Whalers)

159. St. Louis – Chris Beckford-Tseu (Oshawa Generals)

163. Colorado – Brad Richardson (Owen Sound Attack)

161. Detroit – Ryan Oulahen (Brampton Battalion)

Round 6

168. Columbus – Marc Methot (London Knights)

172. Buffalo – Pavel Voroshnin (Mississauga IceDogs)

188. Montreal – Mark Flood (Peterborough Petes)

Round 7

199. Pittsburgh – Andy Chiodo (Toronto St. Michael’s Majors)

223. Tampa Bay – Gerald Coleman (London Knights)

228. Ottawa – Wil Colbert (Ottawa 67’s)

Round 8

235. Buffalo – Jeff Weber (Plymouth Whalers)

250. Anaheim – Shane O’Brien (Toronto St. Michael’s Majors)

254. Vancouver – Nathan McIver (Toronto St. Michael’s Majors)

261. New Jersey – Joey Tenute (Barrie Colts)

Round 9

262. Carolina – Ryan Rorabeck (Toronto St. Michael’s Majors)

264. Florida – John Hecimovic (Sarnia Sting)

283. Columbus – Trevor Hendrikx (Peterborough Petes)

2003 NHL Entry Draft – Selections by OHL Team

Barrie Colts

2/54. Dallas – B.J. Crombeen

Brampton

1/20. Minnesota – Brent Burns

2/38. Florida – Kamil Kreps

4/105. Florida – Martin Lojek

5/161. Detroit – Ryan Oulahen

Guelph Storm

1/13. Los Angeles – Dustin Brown

Kingston Frontenacs

1/25. Florida – Anthony Stewart

Kitchener Rangers

1/24. Philadelphia – Mike Richards

London Knights

1/28. Anaheim – Corey Perry

4/132. Detroit – Kyle Quincey

6/168. Columbus – Marc Methot

7/223. Tampa Bay – Gerald Coleman

Mississauga IceDogs

2/56. Minnesota – Patrick O’Sullivan

6/172. Buffalo – Pavel Voroshnin

Oshawa Generals

1/3. Florida – Nathan Horton

4/111. Vancouver – Brandon Nolan

5/159. St. Louis – Chris Beckford-Tseu

Ottawa 67’s

4/113. Montreal – Corey Locke

7/228. Ottawa – Wil Colbert

Owen Sound Attack

5/163. Colorado – Brad Richardson

Peterborough Petes

1/2. Carolina – Eric Staal

4/102. Carolina – Aaron Dawson

4/112. Calgary – Jamie Tardif

6/188. Montreal – Mark Flood

9/283. Columbus – Trevor Hendrikx

Plymouth Whalers

2/63. Colorado – David Liffiton

5/158. Toronto – Jon Mitchell

8/235. Buffalo – Jeff Weber

Saginaw Spirit

4/121. Pittsburgh – Paul Bissonnette

5/153. Boston – Mike Brown

Sarnia Sting

2/46. Columbus – Dan Fritsche

3/73. Pittsburgh – Daniel Carcillo

3/82. Los Angeles – Ryan Munce

8/261. New Jersey – Joey Tenute

9/264. Florida – John Hecimovic

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

1/11. Philadelphia – Jeff Carter

Sudbury Wolves

3/94. Edmonton – Zach Stortini

Toronto St. Michael’s Majors

2/37. Nashville – Kevin Klein

7/199. Pittsburgh – Andy Chiodo

8/250. Anaheim – Shane O’Brien

8/254. Vancouver – Nathan McIver

9/262. Carolina – Ryan Rorabeck

Windsor Spitfires

3/97. Calgary – Ryan Donally

4/118. Boston – Frank Rediker