2004 NHL Draft
Nick Johnson in the 2004 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Nick Johnson 67th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 12 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 113 games put him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 67
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 2
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 64–70 in the 2004 draft
- 64Martins KarsumsR24 GP · 6 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 65Mark TobinLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 67Nick JohnsonR113 GP · 37 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 68Adam BertiL2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 69Casey BorerD16 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 70Brandon PrustL486 GP · 115 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alex OvechkinL1587 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1283 GP · 1418 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
Nick Johnson made his NHL debut on January 21, 2010, 5 years and 209 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2004 draft
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1283 GP · 1418 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 31Johannes SalmonssonFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 61Alex GoligoskiD1078 GP · 475 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 67Nick JohnsonR113 GP · 37 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 85Brian GiffordCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 99Tyler KennedyC527 GP · 215 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 130Michal SersenDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 164Moises GutierrezRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 194Chris PelusoDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 222Jordan MorrisonCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 228David BrownGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 259Brian IhnacakCPITPittsburgh Penguins