2004 NHL Draft
Dane Byers in the 2004 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Dane Byers 48th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 13 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 14 games put him 99th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 48
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 18
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 45–51 in the 2004 draft
- 45Ryan GarlockCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Adam PineaultR3 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 47Blake ComeauL909 GP · 334 PNYINew York Islanders
- 48Dane ByersL14 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Carl SöderbergC597 GP · 297 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 50Enver LisinR135 GP · 42 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 51Bruce GrahamCNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
48th
of 291 players selected
27th
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
Dane Byers made his NHL debut on February 5, 2008, 3 years and 224 days after the draft.
14
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2004 draft
- 6Al MontoyaG168 GP · 67 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 19Lauri KorpikoskiL609 GP · 201 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 36Darin OlverCNYRNew York Rangers
- 48Dane ByersL14 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Bruce GrahamCNYRNew York Rangers
- 60Brandon DubinskyC823 GP · 438 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Zdenek BahenskyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Billy RyanCNYRNew York Rangers
- 127Ryan CallahanR757 GP · 386 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 135Roman PsurnyLNYRNew York Rangers
- 169Jordan FooteLNYRNew York Rangers
- 247Jonathan PaiementDNYRNew York Rangers
- 266Jakub PetruzalekC2 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers