2003 NHL Draft
Shay Stephenson in the 2003 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Shay Stephenson 198th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 7.
It was the seventh of the 9 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 116th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 198
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 1
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
Edmonton Oilers had already picked him in 2001, 278th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 195–201 in the 2003 draft
- 195Drew BagnallD2 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 196Elias GranathDDALDallas Stars
- 197Jason SmithGNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 198Shay StephensonL2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 199Andy ChiodoG8 GP · 3 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 200Alexander GuskovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 201Jonathan TremblayRSJSSan 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
Shay Stephenson made his NHL debut on March 1, 2007, 3 years and 252 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 2003 draft
- 2Eric StaalC1365 GP · 1063 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 31Danny RichmondD49 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 102Aaron DawsonDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 126Kevin NastiukGNo NHL gamesCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 130Matej TrojovskyDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 137Tyson StrachanD186 GP · 20 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 198Shay StephensonL2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 230Jamie HoffmannCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 262Ryan RorabeckCCARCarolina Hurricanes