2003 NHL Draft
Ryan Kesler in the 2003 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Ryan Kesler 23rd overall in the 2003 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 1001 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 23
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 2003 draft
- 20Brent BurnsD1599 GP · 951 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 21Mark StuartD673 GP · 93 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Marc-Antoine PouliotC192 GP · 57 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 23Ryan KeslerC1001 GP · 573 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 24Mike RichardsC749 GP · 487 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 25Anthony StewartR262 GP · 71 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 26Brian BoyleC871 GP · 252 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
23rd
of 292 players selected
17th
of 176 forwards selected
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
Ryan Kesler made his NHL debut on November 24, 2003, 156 days after the draft.
1001
Games
258
Goals
315
Assists
573
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 2003 draft
- 23Ryan KeslerC1001 GP · 573 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 60Marc-Andre BernierRVANVancouver Canucks
- 111Brandon NolanC6 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 128Ty MorrisLVANVancouver Canucks
- 160Nicklas DanielssonRVANVancouver Canucks
- 190Chad BrownleeDVANVancouver Canucks
- 222Francois-Pierre GuenetteFVANVancouver Canucks
- 252Sergei TopolFVANVancouver Canucks
- 254Nathan McIverD36 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 285Matthew HansenDVANVancouver Canucks