2004 NHL Draft
Drew Stafford in the 2004 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Drew Stafford 13th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 841 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 2004 draft
- 10Boris ValabikD80 GP · 7 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 11Lauri TukonenR5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12A.J. ThelenDMINMinnesota Wild
- 13Drew StaffordR841 GP · 428 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Devan DubnykG542 GP · 253 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 15Alexander RadulovR524 GP · 368 PNSHNashville Predators
- 16Petteri NokelainenC245 GP · 41 PNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
13th
of 291 players selected
8th
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 OvechkinL1588 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1285 GP · 1423 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
Drew Stafford made his NHL debut on November 5, 2006, 2 years and 132 days after the draft.
841
Games
196
Goals
232
Assists
428
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2004 draft
- 13Drew StaffordR841 GP · 428 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Michael FunkD9 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 71Andrej SekeraD842 GP · 253 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 145Michal ValentGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 176Patrick KaletaR348 GP · 54 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 207Mark MancariR42 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 241Mike CardD4 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 273Dylan HunterLBUFBuffalo Sabres