2003 NHL Draft
Colin McDonald in the 2003 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Colin McDonald 51st overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 12 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 148 games put him 76th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 51
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 21
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 48–54 in the 2003 draft
- 48Dimitri ChernykhRNYINew York Islanders
- 49Shea WeberD1038 GP · 589 PNSHNashville Predators
- 50Ivan BarankaD1 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Colin McDonaldR148 GP · 46 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 52Corey CrawfordG488 GP · 260 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 53Evgeni TunikFNYINew York Islanders
- 54B.J. CrombeenR445 GP · 80 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
51st
of 292 players selected
36th
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
Colin McDonald made his NHL debut on November 27, 2009, 6 years and 159 days after the draft.
148
Games
20
Goals
26
Assists
46
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2003 draft
- 22Marc-Antoine PouliotC192 GP · 57 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 51Colin McDonaldR148 GP · 46 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 68Jean-Francois JacquesL166 GP · 17 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 72Mishail JoukovFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 94Zack StortiniR257 GP · 41 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 147Kalle OlssonFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 154David RohlfsREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 184Dragan UmicevicLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 214Kyle BrodziakC917 GP · 296 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 215Mathieu RoyD66 GP · 13 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 248Josef HrabalDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 278Troy BodieR159 GP · 21 PEDMEdmonton Oilers