2003 NHL Draft
Ryan Suter in the 2003 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Ryan Suter 7th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1526, and only 10 have scored more points than his 696.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 2003 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
7th
of 292 players selected
1st
of 87 defensemen 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 Suter made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 2 years and 106 days after the draft.
1526
Games
107
Goals
589
Assists
696
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 2003 draft
- 7Ryan SuterD1526 GP · 696 PNSHNashville Predators
- 35Konstantin GlazachevLNSHNashville Predators
- 37Kevin KleinD627 GP · 154 PNSHNashville Predators
- 49Shea WeberD1038 GP · 589 PNSHNashville Predators
- 76Richard StehlikDNSHNashville Predators
- 89Paul BrownRNSHNashville Predators
- 92Alexander SulzerD131 GP · 22 PNSHNashville Predators
- 98Grigory ShafigulinCNSHNashville Predators
- 117Teemu LassilaGNSHNashville Predators
- 133Rustam SidikovGNSHNashville Predators
- 210Andrei MukhachevDNSHNashville Predators
- 213Miroslav HanuljakGNSHNashville Predators
- 268Lauris DarzinsFNSHNashville Predators