2004 NHL Draft
Alex Goligoski in the 2004 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Alex Goligoski 61st overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 1078, and only 7 have scored more points than his 475.
- Overall pick
- 61
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 31
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 58–64 in the 2004 draft
- 58Kirill LyaminDOTTOttawa Senators
- 59Kyle WhartonDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 60Brandon DubinskyC823 GP · 438 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 61Alex GoligoskiD1078 GP · 475 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Michail YunkovFWSHWashington Capitals
- 63David KrejciC1032 GP · 786 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 64Martins KarsumsR24 GP · 6 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
61st
of 291 players selected
19th
of 86 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alex OvechkinL1589 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
Alex Goligoski made his NHL debut on February 13, 2008, 3 years and 232 days after the draft.
1078
Games
87
Goals
388
Assists
475
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2004 draft
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1286 GP · 1424 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 31Johannes SalmonssonFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Alex GoligoskiD1078 GP · 475 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 67Nick JohnsonR113 GP · 37 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 85Brian GiffordCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 99Tyler KennedyC527 GP · 215 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 130Michal SersenDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 164Moises GutierrezRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 194Chris PelusoDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 222Jordan MorrisonCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 228David BrownGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 259Brian IhnacakCPITPittsburgh Penguins