2004 NHL Draft
Johan Franzén in the 2004 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Johan Franzén 97th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 32nd pick of round 3.
He was the sixth of the 19 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 602 games put him 25th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 97
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 32
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 24 years
The picks around it
Picks 94–100 in the 2004 draft
- 94Thomas GreissG368 GP · 162 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 95Paul BaierDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 96Andrey PlekhanovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 97Johan FranzénR602 GP · 370 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 98Dustin BoydC220 GP · 63 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 99Tyler KennedyC527 GP · 215 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 100JT WymanR44 GP · 11 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
6th
of 19 Swedes selected
57th
of 172 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 31Johannes SalmonssonFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 34Johan FranssonDDALDallas Stars
- 49Carl SöderbergC597 GP · 297 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 56Nicklas GrossmannD592 GP · 86 PDALDallas Stars
- 91Alexander EdlerD1030 GP · 439 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 97Johan FranzénR602 GP · 370 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 104Fredrik NaslundRDALDallas Stars
- 132Oscar HedmanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 137Magnus AkerlundGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 147Janne NiskalaD6 GP · 3 PNSHNashville Predators
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Johan Franzén made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 1 year and 101 days after the draft.
602
Games
187
Goals
183
Assists
370
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2004 draft
- 97Johan FranzénR602 GP · 370 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 128Evan McGrathCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 151Sergei KolosovDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 162Tyler HaskinsCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 192Anton AxelssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 226Steven CovingtonRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 257Gennady StolyarovRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 290Nils BackstromDDETDetroit Red Wings