2004 NHL Draft
Chris Bourque in the 2004 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Chris Bourque 33rd overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 51 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 33
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 3
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 30–36 in the 2004 draft
- 30Andy RogersDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 31Johannes SalmonssonFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 32Dave BollandC433 GP · 208 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 33Chris BourqueL51 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Johan FranssonDDALDallas Stars
- 35Logan StephensonDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 36Darin OlverCNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
33rd
of 291 players selected
20th
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
Chris Bourque made his NHL debut on November 6, 2007, 3 years and 133 days after the draft.
51
Games
2
Goals
6
Assists
8
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2004 draft
- 1Alex OvechkinL1587 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Jeff SchultzD409 GP · 76 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 29Mike GreenD880 GP · 501 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 33Chris BourqueL51 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 62Michail YunkovFWSHWashington Capitals
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Clayton BarthelDWSHWashington Capitals
- 132Oscar HedmanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 138Pasi SalonenFWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Peter GuggisbergFWSHWashington Capitals
- 197Andrew GordonR55 GP · 7 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 230Justin MrazekGWSHWashington Capitals
- 263Travis MorinC13 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals