2003 NHL Draft
David Jones in the 2003 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected David Jones 288th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 9.
It was the eighth and last of the 8 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 462 games put him 50th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 288
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 27
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 285–291 in the 2003 draft
- 285Matthew HansenDVANVancouver Canucks
- 286Zbynek HrdelCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 287Nick TarnaskyL245 GP · 30 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 288David JonesR462 GP · 191 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 289Mikael JohanssonFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 290Loic BurkhalterFPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 291Brian ElliottG543 GP · 279 WOTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
288th
of 292 players selected
173rd
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
David Jones made his NHL debut on December 21, 2007, 4 years and 182 days after the draft.
462
Games
104
Goals
87
Assists
191
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2003 draft
- 63David LiffitonD7 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 131David SvagrovskyRCOLColorado Avalanche
- 146Mark McCutcheonCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 163Brad RichardsonR869 GP · 254 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 204Linus VidellLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 225Brett HemingwayFCOLColorado Avalanche
- 257Darryl YacboskiDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 288David JonesR462 GP · 191 PCOLColorado Avalanche