2003 NHL Draft
Milan Michalek in the 2003 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Milan Michalek 6th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 18 Czechs selected that year. It was the first 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 747 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 2003 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
1st
of 18 Czechs selected
5th
of 176 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 6Milan MichalekL747 GP · 446 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 36Vojtech PolakL5 GP · 0 PDALDallas Stars
- 38Kamil KrepsC232 GP · 60 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 42Petr VranaL16 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 59Michal BarinkaD34 GP · 2 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 105Martin LojekD5 GP · 1 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 106Jan HejdaD627 GP · 135 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 129Patrik ValcakFBOSBoston Bruins
- 130Matej TrojovskyDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 131David SvagrovskyRCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 8 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Milan Michalek made his NHL debut on October 9, 2003, 110 days after the draft.
747
Games
208
Goals
238
Assists
446
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