2004 NHL Draft
Cam Barker in the 2004 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Cam Barker 3rd overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 17 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 310 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 2004 draft
- 1Alex OvechkinL1588 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1285 GP · 1423 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
3rd
of 291 players selected
1st
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 OvechkinL1588 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1285 GP · 1423 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
Cam Barker made his NHL debut on October 14, 2005, 1 year and 110 days after the draft.
310
Games
21
Goals
75
Assists
96
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2004 draft
- 3Cam BarkerD310 GP · 96 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 32Dave BollandC433 GP · 208 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 41Bryan BickellL395 GP · 136 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Ryan GarlockCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 54Jakub SindelCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 68Adam BertiL2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 120Mitch MaunuDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 123Karel HromasLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 131Trevor KellRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 140Jake DowellC157 GP · 33 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 165Scott McCullochLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 196Petri KontiolaC12 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 214Troy BrouwerR851 GP · 363 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 223Jared WalkerCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 229Eric HunterCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 256Matthew FordRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 260Marko AnttilaRCHIChicago Blackhawks