2004 NHL Draft
Pekka Rinne in the 2004 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Pekka Rinne 258th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 8.
He was the eleventh of the 14 Finns selected that year. It was the tenth of the 11 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 683 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 258
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 31
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 255–261 in the 2004 draft
- 255Anton HedmanFBOSBoston Bruins
- 256Matthew FordRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 257Gennady StolyarovRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 258Pekka RinneG683 GP · 369 WNSHNashville Predators
- 259Brian IhnacakCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 260Marko AnttilaRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 261William EngasserLPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
11th
of 14 Finns selected
30th
of 33 goaltenders 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
Pekka Rinne made his NHL debut on December 15, 2005, 1 year and 171 days after the draft.
683
Games
369
Wins
60
Shutouts
.917
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2004 draft
- 15Alexander RadulovR524 GP · 368 PNSHNashville Predators
- 81Vaclav MeidlCNSHNashville Predators
- 107Nick FugereLNSHNashville Predators
- 139Kyle MoirGNSHNashville Predators
- 147Janne NiskalaD6 GP · 3 PNSHNashville Predators
- 178Mike SantorelliC406 GP · 138 PNSHNashville Predators
- 193Kevin SchaefferDNSHNashville Predators
- 209Stanislav BalanCNSHNashville Predators
- 243Denis KulyashDNSHNashville Predators
- 258Pekka RinneG683 GP · 369 WNSHNashville Predators
- 275Craig SwitzerDNSHNashville Predators