2004 NHL Draft
Andrew Ladd in the 2004 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Andrew Ladd 4th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1001, and only 5 have scored more points than his 550.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 2004 draft
- 1Alex OvechkinL1587 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1283 GP · 1418 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
4th
of 291 players selected
3rd
of 172 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alex OvechkinL1587 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1283 GP · 1418 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
Andrew Ladd made his NHL debut on November 20, 2005, 1 year and 147 days after the draft.
1001
Games
256
Goals
294
Assists
550
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2004 draft
- 4Andrew LaddL1001 GP · 550 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 38Justin PetersG83 GP · 25 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 69Casey BorerD16 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 109Brett CarsonD90 GP · 13 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 137Magnus AkerlundGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 202Ryan PottruffDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 235Jonas FiedlerRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 268Martin VagnerDCARCarolina Hurricanes