2003 NHL Draft
Nathan Paetsch in the 2003 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Nathan Paetsch 202nd overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 7.
It was the eighth of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 167 games put him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 202
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 5
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
Washington Capitals had already picked him in 2001, 58th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 199–205 in the 2003 draft
- 199Andy ChiodoG8 GP · 3 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 200Alexander GuskovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 201Jonathan TremblayRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 202Nathan PaetschD167 GP · 42 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 203Denis LoginovCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 204Linus VidellLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 205Joe PavelskiC1332 GP · 1068 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Marc-Andre FleuryG1051 GP · 575 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Eric StaalC1365 GP · 1063 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 3Nathan HortonR627 GP · 421 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Nikolay ZherdevR421 GP · 261 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 5Thomas VanekL1029 GP · 789 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6Milan MichalekL747 GP · 446 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 7Ryan SuterD1526 GP · 696 PNSHNashville Predators
- 8Braydon CoburnD983 GP · 234 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 9Dion PhaneufD1048 GP · 494 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 10Andrei KostitsynL398 GP · 222 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
+ 282 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nathan Paetsch made his NHL debut on January 7, 2006, 2 years and 199 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2003 draft
- 5Thomas VanekL1029 GP · 789 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 65Branislav FabryRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Clarke MacArthurL552 GP · 304 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Jan HejdaD627 GP · 135 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 114Denis EzhovDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 150Thomas MorrowDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 172Pavel VoroshninDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 202Nathan PaetschD167 GP · 42 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 235Jeff WeberGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 266Louis Philippe MartinRBUFBuffalo Sabres