2004 NHL Draft
Al Montoya in the 2004 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Al Montoya 6th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 168 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2004 draft
- 3Cam BarkerD310 GP · 96 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Andrew LaddL1001 GP · 550 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 5Blake WheelerR1172 GP · 943 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 6Al MontoyaG168 GP · 67 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Rostislav OleszL365 GP · 134 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 8Alexandre PicardL67 GP · 2 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
6th
of 291 players selected
1st
of 33 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alex OvechkinL1590 GP · 1692 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1286 GP · 1424 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Cam BarkerD310 GP · 96 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Andrew LaddL1001 GP · 550 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 5Blake WheelerR1172 GP · 943 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 6Al MontoyaG168 GP · 67 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Rostislav OleszL365 GP · 134 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 8Alexandre PicardL67 GP · 2 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 10Boris ValabikD80 GP · 7 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
+ 281 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Al Montoya made his NHL debut on April 1, 2009, 4 years and 279 days after the draft.
168
Games
67
Wins
7
Shutouts
.908
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2004 draft
- 6Al MontoyaG168 GP · 67 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 19Lauri KorpikoskiL609 GP · 201 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 36Darin OlverCNYRNew York Rangers
- 48Dane ByersL14 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Bruce GrahamCNYRNew York Rangers
- 60Brandon DubinskyC823 GP · 438 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Zdenek BahenskyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Billy RyanCNYRNew York Rangers
- 127Ryan CallahanR757 GP · 386 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 135Roman PsurnyLNYRNew York Rangers
- 169Jordan FooteLNYRNew York Rangers
- 247Jonathan PaiementDNYRNew York Rangers
- 266Jakub PetruzalekC2 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers