2004 NHL Draft
Alexandre Picard in the 2004 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Alexandre Picard 8th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Columbus Blue Jackets 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
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2004 draft
- 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
- 11Lauri TukonenR5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
8th
of 291 players selected
6th
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 MalkinC1282 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
Alexandre Picard made his NHL debut on November 18, 2005, 1 year and 145 days after the draft.
67
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2004 draft
- 8Alexandre PicardL67 GP · 2 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 46Adam PineaultR3 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 59Kyle WhartonDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 93Daniel LacostaG4 GP · 2 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 96Andrey PlekhanovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 133Petr PohlRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 167Rob PageDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 190Lennart PetrellL95 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 198Justin VienneauDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 231Brian McGuirkLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 233Matt GreerFCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 271Grant ClitsomeD205 GP · 71 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets