2004 NHL Draft
Victor Oreskovich in the 2004 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Victor Oreskovich 55th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 9 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 67 games put him 79th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 25
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 2004 draft
- 52Raymond SawadaR11 GP · 1 PDALDallas Stars
- 53David BoothL530 GP · 236 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 54Jakub SindelCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 55Victor OreskovichR67 GP · 9 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 56Nicklas GrossmannD592 GP · 86 PDALDallas Stars
- 57Geoff PaukovichLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 58Kirill LyaminDOTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
55th
of 291 players selected
34th
of 172 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alex OvechkinL1587 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1283 GP · 1418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Cam BarkerD310 GP · 96 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Andrew LaddL1001 GP · 550 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 5Blake WheelerR1172 GP · 943 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 6Al MontoyaG168 GP · 67 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Rostislav OleszL365 GP · 134 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 8Alexandre PicardL67 GP · 2 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 10Boris ValabikD80 GP · 7 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
+ 281 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Victor Oreskovich made his NHL debut on October 31, 2009, 5 years and 127 days after the draft.
67
Games
2
Goals
7
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2004 draft
- 21Wojtek WolskiL451 GP · 267 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 55Victor OreskovichR67 GP · 9 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 72Denis ParshinLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 154Richard Demen-WillaumeDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 184Derek PeltierD14 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 215Ian KeserichGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 239Brandon YipR174 GP · 56 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 249J.D. CorbinLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 281Stephen McClellanDCOLColorado Avalanche