2004 NHL Draft
Kris Versteeg in the 2004 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Kris Versteeg 134th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 7 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 643 games put him 22nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 134
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 5
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 131–137 in the 2004 draft
- 131Trevor KellRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Oscar HedmanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 133Petr PohlRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 134Kris VersteegR643 GP · 358 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 135Roman PsurnyLNYRNew York Rangers
- 136Nikita NikitinD259 GP · 76 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 137Magnus AkerlundGCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
134th
of 291 players selected
85th
of 172 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alex OvechkinL1588 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1284 GP · 1421 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
Kris Versteeg made his NHL debut on November 22, 2007, 3 years and 148 days after the draft.
643
Games
149
Goals
209
Assists
358
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 2004 draft
- 63David KrejciC1032 GP · 786 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 64Martins KarsumsR24 GP · 6 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 108Ashton RomeRBOSBoston Bruins
- 134Kris VersteegR643 GP · 358 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 160Ben WalterC24 GP · 1 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 224Matt HunwickD535 GP · 119 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 255Anton HedmanFBOSBoston Bruins