2003 NHL Draft
Stefan Ruzicka in the 2003 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Stefan Ruzicka 81st overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 3.
He was the fourth of the 10 Slovaks selected that year. It was the fourth of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 55 games put him 89th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 81
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 13
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 78–84 in the 2003 draft
- 78Danny IrmenC2 GP · 0 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 79Ryan O'ByrneD308 GP · 39 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 80Dimitri PestunovCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 81Stefan RuzickaR55 GP · 17 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 82Ryan MunceGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 83Stephen WernerRWSHWashington Capitals
- 84Konstantin BarulinGSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
4th
of 10 Slovaks selected
58th
of 176 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 50Ivan BarankaD1 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 65Branislav FabryRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 76Richard StehlikDNSHNashville Predators
- 81Stefan RuzickaR55 GP · 17 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 91Martin SagatLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 120Stefan BlahoRNYINew York Islanders
- 176Ivan DornicCNYRNew York Rangers
- 212Denis RehakDNYINew York Islanders
- 258Vladimir KutnyLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 271Jaroslav HalakG581 GP · 295 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Stefan Ruzicka made his NHL debut on February 8, 2006, 2 years and 232 days after the draft.
55
Games
4
Goals
13
Assists
17
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2003 draft
- 11Jeff CarterC1321 GP · 851 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 24Mike RichardsC749 GP · 487 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 69Colin FraserC359 GP · 58 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 81Stefan RuzickaR55 GP · 17 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 85Alexandre PicardD253 GP · 69 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 87Ryan PotulnyC126 GP · 49 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 95Rick KozakRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 108Kevin RomyFPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 140David TremblayGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 191Rejean BeaucheminGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 193Ville HostikkaGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers