2003 NHL Draft
Paul Bissonnette in the 2003 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Paul Bissonnette 121st overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 11 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 202 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 121
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 20
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 118–124 in the 2003 draft
- 118Frank RedikerDBOSBoston Bruins
- 119Nathan SaundersDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 120Stefan BlahoRNYINew York Islanders
- 121Paul BissonnetteL202 GP · 22 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 122Corey PotterD130 GP · 32 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 123Danny StewartLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 124James PembertonDFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
121st
of 292 players selected
34th
of 87 defensemen 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
Paul Bissonnette made his NHL debut on October 4, 2008, 5 years and 104 days after the draft.
202
Games
7
Goals
15
Assists
22
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2003 draft
- 1Marc-Andre FleuryG1051 GP · 575 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 32Ryan StoneC35 GP · 7 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 70Jonathan FilewichR5 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 73Daniel CarcilloL429 GP · 100 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 121Paul BissonnetteL202 GP · 22 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 161Evgeni IsakovLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 169Lukas BolfDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 199Andy ChiodoG8 GP · 3 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 229Stephen DixonCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 232Joe JensenC6 GP · 1 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 263Matt MoulsonL650 GP · 369 PPITPittsburgh Penguins