2004 NHL Draft
Jeff Schultz in the 2004 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Jeff Schultz 27th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 409 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 27
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 2004 draft
- 24Kris ChuckoL2 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 25Rob SchrempC114 GP · 54 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 26Cory SchneiderG410 GP · 171 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 27Jeff SchultzD409 GP · 76 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 28Mark FistricD325 GP · 34 PDALDallas Stars
- 29Mike GreenD880 GP · 501 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 30Andy RogersDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
27th
of 291 players selected
6th
of 86 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alex OvechkinL1587 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1282 GP · 1418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Cam BarkerD310 GP · 96 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Andrew LaddL1001 GP · 550 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 5Blake WheelerR1172 GP · 943 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 6Al MontoyaG168 GP · 67 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Rostislav OleszL365 GP · 134 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 8Alexandre PicardL67 GP · 2 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 10Boris ValabikD80 GP · 7 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
+ 281 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jeff Schultz made his NHL debut on December 22, 2006, 2 years and 179 days after the draft.
409
Games
11
Goals
65
Assists
76
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2004 draft
- 1Alex OvechkinL1587 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Jeff SchultzD409 GP · 76 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 29Mike GreenD880 GP · 501 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 33Chris BourqueL51 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 62Michail YunkovFWSHWashington Capitals
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Clayton BarthelDWSHWashington Capitals
- 132Oscar HedmanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 138Pasi SalonenFWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Peter GuggisbergFWSHWashington Capitals
- 197Andrew GordonR55 GP · 7 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 230Justin MrazekGWSHWashington Capitals
- 263Travis MorinC13 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals