2003 NHL Draft
Eric Fehr in the 2003 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Eric Fehr 18th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 6 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 652 games put him 31st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 2003 draft
- 15Robert NilssonC252 GP · 118 PNYINew York Islanders
- 16Steve BernierR637 GP · 230 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 17Zach PariseL1254 GP · 889 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 18Eric FehrC652 GP · 221 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 19Ryan GetzlafC1157 GP · 1019 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 20Brent BurnsD1596 GP · 951 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 21Mark StuartD673 GP · 93 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
18th
of 292 players selected
13th
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
Eric Fehr made his NHL debut on December 18, 2005, 2 years and 180 days after the draft.
652
Games
113
Goals
108
Assists
221
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2003 draft
- 18Eric FehrC652 GP · 221 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 83Stephen WernerRWSHWashington Capitals
- 109Andreas ValdixLWSHWashington Capitals
- 155Josh RobertsonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 249Andrew JoudreyC1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 279Mark OlafsonRWSHWashington Capitals