2003 NHL Draft
Matt Carle in the 2003 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Matt Carle 47th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 730 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 47
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 44–50 in the 2003 draft
- 44Konstantin PushkarevR17 GP · 5 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 45Patrice BergeronC1294 GP · 1040 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 46Dan FritscheC256 GP · 76 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 47Matt CarleD730 GP · 283 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 48Dimitri ChernykhRNYINew York Islanders
- 49Shea WeberD1038 GP · 589 PNSHNashville Predators
- 50Ivan BarankaD1 GP · 1 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
47th
of 292 players selected
12th
of 87 defensemen 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
Matt Carle made his NHL debut on March 25, 2006, 2 years and 277 days after the draft.
730
Games
45
Goals
238
Assists
283
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 2003 draft
- 6Milan MichalekL747 GP · 446 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 16Steve BernierR637 GP · 230 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 43Josh HennessyC23 GP · 1 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 47Matt CarleD730 GP · 283 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 139Patrick EhelechnerGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 201Jonathan TremblayRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 205Joe PavelskiC1332 GP · 1068 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 216Kai HospeltFSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 236Alexander HultCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 267Brian O'HanleyDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 276Carter LeeFSJSSan Jose Sharks