2003 NHL Draft
Mike Richards in the 2003 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Mike Richards 24th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 749 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 24
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 24
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 21–27 in the 2003 draft
- 21Mark StuartD673 GP · 93 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Marc-Antoine PouliotC192 GP · 57 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 23Ryan KeslerC1001 GP · 573 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 24Mike RichardsC749 GP · 487 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 25Anthony StewartR262 GP · 71 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 26Brian BoyleC871 GP · 252 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 27Jeff TambelliniL242 GP · 63 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
24th
of 292 players selected
18th
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
Mike Richards made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 2 years and 106 days after the draft.
749
Games
181
Goals
306
Assists
487
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2003 draft
- 11Jeff CarterC1321 GP · 851 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 24Mike RichardsC749 GP · 487 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 69Colin FraserC359 GP · 58 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 81Stefan RuzickaR55 GP · 17 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 85Alexandre PicardD253 GP · 69 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 87Ryan PotulnyC126 GP · 49 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 95Rick KozakRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 108Kevin RomyFPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 140David TremblayGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 191Rejean BeaucheminGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 193Ville HostikkaGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers