2003 NHL Draft
Jimmy Howard in the 2003 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Jimmy Howard 64th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 34th pick of round 2.
It was the first of the 8 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 543 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 64
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 34
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 61–67 in the 2003 draft
- 61Maxim LapierreC614 GP · 139 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 62David BackesR965 GP · 561 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 63David LiffitonD7 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 64Jimmy HowardG543 GP · 246 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 65Branislav FabryRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 66Masi MarjamakiL1 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 67Igor MirnovFOTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
64th
of 292 players selected
3rd
of 29 goaltenders 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
Jimmy Howard made his NHL debut on November 28, 2005, 2 years and 160 days after the draft.
543
Games
246
Wins
24
Shutouts
.912
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2003 draft
- 64Jimmy HowardG543 GP · 246 WDETDetroit Red Wings
- 132Kyle QuinceyD586 GP · 158 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 164Ryan OulahenCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 170Andreas SundinLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 194Stefan BlomDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 226Tomas KollarLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 258Vladimir KutnyLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 289Mikael JohanssonFDETDetroit Red Wings