2004 NHL Draft
Blake Wheeler in the 2004 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Blake Wheeler 5th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Phoenix Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 2 of them have played more games than his 1172, and only 2 have scored more points than his 943.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 2004 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
5th
of 291 players selected
4th
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
Blake Wheeler made his NHL debut on October 9, 2008, 4 years and 105 days after the draft.
1172
Games
321
Goals
622
Assists
943
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Phoenix Coyotes picks in the 2004 draft
- 5Blake WheelerR1172 GP · 943 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 35Logan StephensonDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 50Enver LisinR135 GP · 42 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 103Roman TomanekRPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 119Kevin PorterC249 GP · 58 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 168Kevin CormierFPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 199Chad KolarikC6 GP · 1 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 240Aaron GagnonC38 GP · 5 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 261William EngasserLPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 265Daniel WinnikL798 GP · 251 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes