2004 NHL Draft
David Krejci in the 2004 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected David Krejci 63rd overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 33rd pick of round 2.
He was the sixth of the 21 Czechs selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1032, and only 3 have scored more points than his 786.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 33
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 2004 draft
- 60Brandon DubinskyC823 GP · 438 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 61Alex GoligoskiD1078 GP · 475 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 62Michail YunkovFWSHWashington Capitals
- 63David KrejciC1032 GP · 786 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 64Martins KarsumsR24 GP · 6 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 65Mark TobinLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 7Rostislav OleszL365 GP · 134 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 17Marek SchwarzG6 GP · 0 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 22Lukas KasparL16 GP · 4 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 54Jakub SindelCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 63David KrejciC1032 GP · 786 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 73Zdenek BahenskyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 81Vaclav MeidlCNSHNashville Predators
- 116Michal BirnerLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 123Karel HromasLCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
David Krejci made his NHL debut on January 30, 2007, 2 years and 218 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 2004 draft
- 63David KrejciC1032 GP · 786 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 64Martins KarsumsR24 GP · 6 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 108Ashton RomeRBOSBoston Bruins
- 134Kris VersteegR643 GP · 358 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 160Ben WalterC24 GP · 1 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 224Matt HunwickD535 GP · 119 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 255Anton HedmanFBOSBoston Bruins