2003 NHL Draft
Nikolay Zherdev in the 2003 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Nikolay Zherdev 4th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 421 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 in the 2003 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
1st
of 1 Ukrainians selected
3rd
of 176 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nikolay Zherdev made his NHL debut on December 2, 2003, 164 days after the draft.
421
Games
115
Goals
146
Assists
261
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2003 draft
- 4Nikolay ZherdevR421 GP · 261 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 46Dan FritscheC256 GP · 76 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 71Dmitri KosmachevDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 103Kevin JarmanLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 104Philippe DupuisC116 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 138Arsi PiispanenRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 168Marc MethotD624 GP · 123 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 200Alexander GuskovDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 233Mathieu GravelLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 283Trevor HendrikxDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets