2004 NHL Draft
Ladislav Smid in the 2004 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Ladislav Smid 9th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 21 Czechs selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 583 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 9
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 9
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 6–12 in the 2004 draft
- 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
- 11Lauri TukonenR5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12A.J. ThelenDMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
2nd
of 21 Czechs selected
2nd
of 86 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 7Rostislav OleszL365 GP · 134 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 17Marek SchwarzG6 GP · 0 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 22Lukas KasparL16 GP · 4 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 54Jakub SindelCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 63David KrejciC1032 GP · 786 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 73Zdenek BahenskyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 81Vaclav MeidlCNSHNashville Predators
- 116Michal BirnerLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 123Karel HromasLCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ladislav Smid made his NHL debut on October 5, 2006, 2 years and 101 days after the draft.
583
Games
12
Goals
60
Assists
72
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2004 draft
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 39Jordan SmithDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 74Kyle KlubertanzDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 75Tim BrentC207 GP · 48 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 172Matt AuffreyRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 203Gabriel BouthilletteGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 236Matt ChristieCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 269Janne PesonenL7 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks