2003 NHL Draft
Dan Fritsche in the 2003 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Dan Fritsche 46th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 256 games put him 61st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 46
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 43–49 in the 2003 draft
- 43Josh HennessyC23 GP · 1 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 44Konstantin PushkarevR17 GP · 5 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 45Patrice BergeronC1294 GP · 1040 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 46Dan FritscheC256 GP · 76 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 47Matt CarleD730 GP · 283 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 48Dimitri ChernykhRNYINew York Islanders
- 49Shea WeberD1038 GP · 589 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
46th
of 292 players selected
34th
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
Dan Fritsche made his NHL debut on October 9, 2003, 110 days after the draft.
256
Games
34
Goals
42
Assists
76
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2003 draft
- 4Nikolay ZherdevR421 GP · 261 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 46Dan FritscheC256 GP · 76 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 71Dmitri KosmachevDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 103Kevin JarmanLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 104Philippe DupuisC116 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 138Arsi PiispanenRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 168Marc MethotD624 GP · 123 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 200Alexander GuskovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 233Mathieu GravelLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 283Trevor HendrikxDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets