2003 NHL Draft
Tyson Strachan in the 2003 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Tyson Strachan 137th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
It was the sixth 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 186 games put him 71st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 137
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 134–140 in the 2003 draft
- 134Alexander NaurovFDALDallas Stars
- 135Mattias KarlssonDOTTOttawa Senators
- 136Michael VannelliDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 137Tyson StrachanD186 GP · 20 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 138Arsi PiispanenRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 139Patrick EhelechnerGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 140David TremblayGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
137th
of 292 players selected
41st
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
Tyson Strachan made his NHL debut on December 18, 2008, 5 years and 179 days after the draft.
186
Games
1
Goals
19
Assists
20
Points
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