2003 NHL Draft
Joe Pavelski in the 2003 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Joe Pavelski 205th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 7.
It was the seventh of the 11 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 4 of them have played more games than his 1332, and none has scored more points than his 1068.
- Overall pick
- 205
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 8
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 202–208 in the 2003 draft
- 202Nathan PaetschD167 GP · 42 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 203Denis LoginovCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 204Linus VidellLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 205Joe PavelskiC1332 GP · 1068 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 206Thomas BellemareDCGYCalgary Flames
- 207Grigory MisharinDMINMinnesota Wild
- 208Randall GelechFPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
205th
of 292 players selected
124th
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
Joe Pavelski made his NHL debut on November 22, 2006, 3 years and 153 days after the draft.
1332
Games
476
Goals
592
Assists
1068
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 2003 draft
- 6Milan MichalekL747 GP · 446 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 16Steve BernierR637 GP · 230 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 43Josh HennessyC23 GP · 1 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 47Matt CarleD730 GP · 283 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 139Patrick EhelechnerGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 201Jonathan TremblayRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 205Joe PavelskiC1332 GP · 1068 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 216Kai HospeltFSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 236Alexander HultCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 267Brian O'HanleyDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 276Carter LeeFSJSSan Jose Sharks