2003 NHL Draft
Shane O'Brien in the 2003 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Shane O'Brien 250th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 8.
It was the eighth of the 9 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 537 games put him 47th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 250
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 21
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 247–253 in the 2003 draft
- 247Benoit MondouCBOSBoston Bruins
- 248Josef HrabalDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 249Andrew JoudreyC1 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Shane O'BrienD537 GP · 92 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 251Mathieu MelansonLMINMinnesota Wild
- 252Sergei TopolFVANVancouver Canucks
- 253Andrei PervyshinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
250th
of 292 players selected
75th
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
Shane O'Brien made his NHL debut on October 6, 2006, 3 years and 106 days after the draft.
537
Games
13
Goals
79
Assists
92
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2003 draft
- 19Ryan GetzlafC1157 GP · 1019 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 28Corey PerryR1476 GP · 974 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 86Shane HynesRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 90Juha AlenDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 119Nathan SaundersDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 186Drew MillerL571 GP · 122 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 218Dirk SouthernCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 250Shane O'BrienD537 GP · 92 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 280Ville MantymaaDANAAnaheim Ducks