2004 NHL Draft
Mike Green in the 2004 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Mike Green 29th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
It was the third of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 880, and only 6 have scored more points than his 501.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 29
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 2004 draft
- 26Cory SchneiderG410 GP · 171 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 27Jeff SchultzD409 GP · 76 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 28Mark FistricD325 GP · 34 PDALDallas Stars
- 29Mike GreenD880 GP · 501 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 30Andy RogersDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 31Johannes SalmonssonFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 32Dave BollandC433 GP · 208 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
29th
of 291 players selected
8th
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 MalkinC1285 GP · 1423 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
Mike Green made his NHL debut on October 12, 2005, 1 year and 108 days after the draft.
880
Games
150
Goals
351
Assists
501
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2004 draft
- 1Alex OvechkinL1588 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Jeff SchultzD409 GP · 76 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 29Mike GreenD880 GP · 501 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 33Chris BourqueL51 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 62Michail YunkovFWSHWashington Capitals
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Clayton BarthelDWSHWashington Capitals
- 132Oscar HedmanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 138Pasi SalonenFWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Peter GuggisbergFWSHWashington Capitals
- 197Andrew GordonR55 GP · 7 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 230Justin MrazekGWSHWashington Capitals
- 263Travis MorinC13 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals