2004 NHL Draft
Lauri Korpikoski in the 2004 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Lauri Korpikoski 19th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 14 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 13 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 609 games put him 24th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 19
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 19
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 16–22 in the 2004 draft
- 16Petteri NokelainenC245 GP · 41 PNYINew York Islanders
- 17Marek SchwarzG6 GP · 0 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 18Kyle ChipchuraC482 GP · 104 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Lauri KorpikoskiL609 GP · 201 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 20Travis ZajacC1037 GP · 552 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 21Wojtek WolskiL451 GP · 267 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 22Lukas KasparL16 GP · 4 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
3rd
of 14 Finns selected
12th
of 172 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 11Lauri TukonenR5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 16Petteri NokelainenC245 GP · 41 PNYINew York Islanders
- 19Lauri KorpikoskiL609 GP · 201 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 118Aki SeitsonenCCGYCalgary Flames
- 138Pasi SalonenFWSHWashington Capitals
- 190Lennart PetrellL95 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 191Karri RamoG159 GP · 60 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 196Petri KontiolaC12 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 204Miikka TuomainenLATLAtlanta Thrashers
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Lauri Korpikoski made his NHL debut in the playoffs on May 4, 2008, 3 years and 313 days after the draft.
609
Games
86
Goals
115
Assists
201
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2004 draft
- 6Al MontoyaG168 GP · 67 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 19Lauri KorpikoskiL609 GP · 201 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 36Darin OlverCNYRNew York Rangers
- 48Dane ByersL14 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Bruce GrahamCNYRNew York Rangers
- 60Brandon DubinskyC823 GP · 438 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Zdenek BahenskyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Billy RyanCNYRNew York Rangers
- 127Ryan CallahanR757 GP · 386 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 135Roman PsurnyLNYRNew York Rangers
- 169Jordan FooteLNYRNew York Rangers
- 247Jonathan PaiementDNYRNew York Rangers
- 266Jakub PetruzalekC2 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers