2003 NHL Draft
Lasse Kukkonen in the 2003 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Lasse Kukkonen 151st overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 5.
He was the sixth of the 13 Finns selected that year. It was the fourth of the 10 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 159 games put him 74th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 151
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 15
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 148–154 in the 2003 draft
- 148Lee StempniakR911 GP · 469 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 149Nigel DawesL212 GP · 84 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 150Thomas MorrowDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 151Lasse KukkonenD159 GP · 22 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 152Brady MurrayL4 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 153Mike BrownGBOSBoston Bruins
- 154David RohlfsREDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
6th
of 13 Finns selected
44th
of 87 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 66Masi MarjamakiL1 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 90Juha AlenDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 117Teemu LassilaGNSHNashville Predators
- 138Arsi PiispanenRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 144Eero KilpelainenGDALDallas Stars
- 151Lasse KukkonenD159 GP · 22 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 174Esa PirnesC57 GP · 11 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 193Ville HostikkaGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 217Oskari KorpikariDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 259Niko VainioDDALDallas Stars
+ 3 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Lasse Kukkonen made his NHL debut on October 8, 2003, 108 days after the draft.
159
Games
6
Goals
16
Assists
22
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2003 draft
- 14Brent SeabrookD1114 GP · 464 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 52Corey CrawfordG488 GP · 260 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 59Michal BarinkaD34 GP · 2 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 151Lasse KukkonenD159 GP · 22 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 156Alexei IvanovCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 181Johan AnderssonCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 211Mike BrodeurG7 GP · 3 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 245Dustin ByfuglienD869 GP · 525 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 275Michael GrenzyDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 282Chris PorterL234 GP · 34 PCHIChicago Blackhawks