2003 NHL Draft
David Liffiton in the 2003 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected David Liffiton 63rd overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 33rd pick of round 2.
It was the first 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 7 games put him 107th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 33
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 2003 draft
- 60Marc-Andre BernierRVANVancouver Canucks
- 61Maxim LapierreC614 GP · 139 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 62David BackesR965 GP · 561 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 63David LiffitonD7 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 64Jimmy HowardG543 GP · 246 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 65Branislav FabryRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 66Masi MarjamakiL1 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
63rd
of 292 players selected
17th
of 87 defensemen 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 Liffiton made his NHL debut on April 11, 2006, 2 years and 294 days after the draft.
7
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
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