2003 NHL Draft
Brett Sterling in the 2003 NHL Draft
Atlanta Thrashers selected Brett Sterling 145th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Atlanta Thrashers made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 30 games put him 96th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 145
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 9
- Drafting team
- ATLAtlanta Thrashers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 142–148 in the 2003 draft
- 142Tim CookDOTTOttawa Senators
- 143Greg MooreR10 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 144Eero KilpelainenGDALDallas Stars
- 145Brett SterlingL30 GP · 9 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 146Mark McCutcheonCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 147Kalle OlssonFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 148Lee StempniakR911 GP · 469 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
145th
of 292 players selected
91st
of 176 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Marc-Andre FleuryG1051 GP · 575 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Eric StaalC1365 GP · 1063 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 3Nathan HortonR627 GP · 421 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Nikolay ZherdevR421 GP · 261 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 5Thomas VanekL1029 GP · 789 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6Milan MichalekL747 GP · 446 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 7Ryan SuterD1526 GP · 696 PNSHNashville Predators
- 8Braydon CoburnD983 GP · 234 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 9Dion PhaneufD1048 GP · 494 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 10Andrei KostitsynL398 GP · 222 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 282 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brett Sterling made his NHL debut on October 5, 2007, 4 years and 105 days after the draft.
30
Games
5
Goals
4
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Thrashers picks in the 2003 draft
- 8Braydon CoburnD983 GP · 234 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 110James SharrowDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 116Guillaume DesbiensR23 GP · 0 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 136Michael VannelliDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 145Brett SterlingL30 GP · 9 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 175Mike HamiltonFATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 203Denis LoginovCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 239Tobias EnströmD719 GP · 308 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 269Rylan KaipCATLAtlanta Thrashers