2004 NHL Draft
Patrick Kaleta in the 2004 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Patrick Kaleta 176th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 6.
It was the fifth of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 348 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 176
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 13
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 173–179 in the 2004 draft
- 173Adam PardyD342 GP · 52 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 174Scott ParseL73 GP · 30 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 175Aaron BoogaardRMINMinnesota Wild
- 176Patrick KaletaR348 GP · 54 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 177Max GordichukDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 178Mike SantorelliC406 GP · 138 PNSHNashville Predators
- 179Jaroslav MrazekDNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
176th
of 291 players selected
111th
of 172 forwards selected
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 MalkinC1282 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
Patrick Kaleta made his NHL debut on February 22, 2007, 2 years and 240 days after the draft.
348
Games
27
Goals
27
Assists
54
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2004 draft
- 13Drew StaffordR841 GP · 428 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Michael FunkD9 GP · 2 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 71Andrej SekeraD842 GP · 253 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 145Michal ValentGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 176Patrick KaletaR348 GP · 54 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 207Mark MancariR42 GP · 13 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 241Mike CardD4 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 273Dylan HunterLBUFBuffalo Sabres