2003 NHL Draft
Jan Hejda in the 2003 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Jan Hejda 106th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 4.
He was the seventh of the 18 Czechs selected that year. It was the fourth of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 627 games put him 35th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 106
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 5
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 25 years
The picks around it
Picks 103–109 in the 2003 draft
- 103Kevin JarmanLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 104Philippe DupuisC116 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 105Martin LojekD5 GP · 1 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 106Jan HejdaD627 GP · 135 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 107Byron BitzR97 GP · 22 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 108Kevin RomyFPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 109Andreas ValdixLWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
7th
of 18 Czechs selected
29th
of 87 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 6Milan MichalekL747 GP · 446 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 36Vojtech PolakL5 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 38Kamil KrepsC232 GP · 60 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 42Petr VranaL16 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 59Michal BarinkaD34 GP · 2 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 105Martin LojekD5 GP · 1 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 106Jan HejdaD627 GP · 135 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 129Patrik ValcakFBOSBoston Bruins
- 130Matej TrojovskyDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 131David SvagrovskyRCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 8 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jan Hejda made his NHL debut on November 3, 2006, 3 years and 134 days after the draft.
627
Games
25
Goals
110
Assists
135
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2003 draft
- 5Thomas VanekL1029 GP · 789 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 65Branislav FabryRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 74Clarke MacArthurL552 GP · 304 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 106Jan HejdaD627 GP · 135 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 114Denis EzhovDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 150Thomas MorrowDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 172Pavel VoroshninDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 202Nathan PaetschD167 GP · 42 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 235Jeff WeberGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 266Louis Philippe MartinRBUFBuffalo Sabres