2003 NHL Draft

Loui Eriksson in the 2003 NHL Draft

Dallas Stars selected Loui Eriksson 33rd overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.

He was the first of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1050 games put him 13th in the class.

Overall pick: 33
Round and pick: Round 2, pick 3
Drafting team: DALDallas Stars
Date: June 21, 2003
Age at the draft: 17 years

The picks around it

Picks 30–36 in the 2003 draft

30Shawn BelleD20 GP · 1 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
31Danny RichmondD49 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
32Ryan StoneC35 GP · 7 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
33Loui ErikssonL1050 GP · 613 PDALDallas Stars
34Mike EgenerDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
35Konstantin GlazachevLNSHNashville Predators
36Vojtech PolakL5 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2003 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2003 class

1st

of 17 Swedes selected

25th

of 176 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

33Loui ErikssonL1050 GP · 613 PDALDallas Stars
109Andreas ValdixLWSHWashington Capitals
115Liam LindstromCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
135Mattias KarlssonDOTTOttawa Senators
147Kalle OlssonFEDMEdmonton Oilers
160Nicklas DanielssonRVANVancouver Canucks
170Andreas SundinLDETDetroit Red Wings
177Christopher Heino-LindbergGMTLMontréal Canadiens
181Johan AnderssonCCHIChicago Blackhawks
184Dragan UmicevicLEDMEdmonton Oilers

+ 7 more

Every Swede in the 2003 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Loui Eriksson made his NHL debut on October 4, 2006, 3 years and 105 days after the draft.

1050

Games

253

Goals

360

Assists

613

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 30–36 in the 2003 draft

Where he came in the 2003 class

First Swedes selected

The road to the NHL

Dallas Stars picks in the 2003 draft