2004 NHL Draft
Michael Funk in the 2004 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Michael Funk 43rd overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 9 games put him 107th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 2004 draft
- 40Grant LewisD1 GP · 0 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 41Bryan BickellL395 GP · 136 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 42Roman VoloshenkoLMINMinnesota Wild
- 43Michael FunkD9 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 44Roman TeslyukDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 45Ryan GarlockCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 46Adam PineaultR3 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
43rd
of 291 players selected
14th
of 86 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alex OvechkinL1588 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1284 GP · 1421 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Cam BarkerD310 GP · 96 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Andrew LaddL1001 GP · 550 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 5Blake WheelerR1172 GP · 943 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 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
+ 281 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michael Funk made his NHL debut on November 18, 2006, 2 years and 145 days after the draft.
9
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2004 draft
- 13Drew StaffordR841 GP · 428 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Michael FunkD9 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 71Andrej SekeraD842 GP · 253 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 145Michal ValentGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 176Patrick KaletaR348 GP · 54 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 207Mark MancariR42 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 241Mike CardD4 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 273Dylan HunterLBUFBuffalo Sabres