2003 NHL Draft
Francis Wathier in the 2003 NHL Draft
Dallas Stars selected Francis Wathier 185th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 6.
It was the eighth of the 11 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 10 games put him 103rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 185
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 18
- Drafting team
- DALDallas Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 182–188 in the 2003 draft
- 182Bruno GervaisD418 GP · 87 PNYINew York Islanders
- 183Nate ThompsonC844 GP · 164 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 184Dragan UmicevicLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 185Francis WathierL10 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 186Drew MillerL571 GP · 122 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 187Miroslav KoprivaGNo NHL gamesMINMinnesota Wild
- 188Mark FloodD39 GP · 8 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
185th
of 292 players selected
117th
of 176 forwards 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
Francis Wathier made his NHL debut on October 21, 2009, 6 years and 121 days after the draft.
10
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Dallas Stars picks in the 2003 draft
- 33Loui ErikssonL1050 GP · 613 PDALDallas Stars
- 36Vojtech PolakL5 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 54B.J. CrombeenR445 GP · 80 PDALDallas Stars
- 99Matt NickersonDDALDallas Stars
- 134Alexander NaurovFDALDallas Stars
- 144Eero KilpelainenGDALDallas Stars
- 165Gino GuyerCDALDallas Stars
- 185Francis WathierL10 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 195Drew BagnallD2 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 196Elias GranathDDALDallas Stars
- 259Niko VainioDDALDallas Stars