2003 NHL Draft
Corey Crawford in the 2003 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Corey Crawford 52nd overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 488 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 52
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 22
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 49–55 in the 2003 draft
- 49Shea WeberD1038 GP · 589 PNSHNashville Predators
- 50Ivan BarankaD1 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 51Colin McDonaldR148 GP · 46 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 52Corey CrawfordG488 GP · 260 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 53Evgeni TunikFNYINew York Islanders
- 54B.J. CrombeenR445 GP · 80 PDALDallas Stars
- 55Stefan MeyerL20 GP · 2 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
52nd
of 292 players selected
2nd
of 29 goaltenders 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
Corey Crawford made his NHL debut on January 22, 2006, 2 years and 215 days after the draft.
488
Games
260
Wins
26
Shutouts
.918
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2003 draft
- 14Brent SeabrookD1114 GP · 464 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 52Corey CrawfordG488 GP · 260 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 59Michal BarinkaD34 GP · 2 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 151Lasse KukkonenD159 GP · 22 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 156Alexei IvanovCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 181Johan AnderssonCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 211Mike BrodeurG7 GP · 3 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 245Dustin ByfuglienD869 GP · 525 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 275Michael GrenzyDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 282Chris PorterL234 GP · 34 PCHIChicago Blackhawks