2004 NHL Draft
Janne Pesonen in the 2004 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Janne Pesonen 269th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 9.
He was the 14th of the 14 Finns selected that year. It was the eighth and last of the 8 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 7 games put him 108th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 269
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 11
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 22 years
The picks around it
Picks 266–272 in the 2004 draft
- 266Jakub PetruzalekC2 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 267Spencer DillonDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 268Martin VagnerDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 269Janne PesonenL7 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 270Matthew SiddallRATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 271Grant ClitsomeD205 GP · 71 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 272Kyle WilsonC39 GP · 13 PMINMinnesota Wild
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 Finns selected
- 11Lauri TukonenR5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 16Petteri NokelainenC245 GP · 41 PNYINew York Islanders
- 19Lauri KorpikoskiL609 GP · 201 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 118Aki SeitsonenCCGYCalgary Flames
- 138Pasi SalonenFWSHWashington Capitals
- 190Lennart PetrellL95 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 191Karri RamoG159 GP · 60 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 196Petri KontiolaC12 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 204Miikka TuomainenLATLAtlanta Thrashers
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Janne Pesonen made his NHL debut on November 1, 2008, 4 years and 127 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2004 draft
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 39Jordan SmithDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 74Kyle KlubertanzDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 75Tim BrentC207 GP · 48 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 172Matt AuffreyRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 203Gabriel BouthilletteGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 236Matt ChristieCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 269Janne PesonenL7 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks