2003 NHL Draft
John Mitchell in the 2003 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected John Mitchell 158th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 6 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 548 games put him 44th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 158
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 22
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 155–161 in the 2003 draft
- 155Josh RobertsonCWSHWashington Capitals
- 156Alexei IvanovCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 157Marcin KoluszFMINMinnesota Wild
- 158John MitchellC548 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 159Chris Beckford-TseuG1 GP · 0 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 160Nicklas DanielssonRVANVancouver Canucks
- 161Evgeni IsakovLPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
158th
of 292 players selected
101st
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
John Mitchell made his NHL debut on October 9, 2008, 5 years and 109 days after the draft.
548
Games
70
Goals
107
Assists
177
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 2003 draft
- 57John DohertyDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 91Martin SagatLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 125Konstantin VolkovRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 158John MitchellC548 GP · 177 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 220Jeremy WilliamsR32 GP · 11 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 237Shaun LandoltRTORToronto Maple Leafs