2003 NHL Draft
Patrick Eaves in the 2003 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Patrick Eaves 29th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 633 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 29
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 29
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 26–32 in the 2003 draft
- 26Brian BoyleC871 GP · 252 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 27Jeff TambelliniL242 GP · 63 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 28Corey PerryR1475 GP · 974 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 29Patrick EavesR633 GP · 242 POTTOttawa Senators
- 30Shawn BelleD20 GP · 1 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 31Danny RichmondD49 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 32Ryan StoneC35 GP · 7 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
29th
of 292 players selected
23rd
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
Patrick Eaves made his NHL debut on October 11, 2005, 2 years and 112 days after the draft.
633
Games
132
Goals
110
Assists
242
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 2003 draft
- 29Patrick EavesR633 GP · 242 POTTOttawa Senators
- 67Igor MirnovFOTTOttawa Senators
- 100Philippe SeydouxDOTTOttawa Senators
- 135Mattias KarlssonDOTTOttawa Senators
- 142Tim CookDOTTOttawa Senators
- 166Sergei GimayevDOTTOttawa Senators
- 228William ColbertDOTTOttawa Senators
- 260Ossi LouhivaaraFOTTOttawa Senators
- 291Brian ElliottG543 GP · 279 WOTTOttawa Senators