2004 NHL Draft
Petri Kontiola in the 2004 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Petri Kontiola 196th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 7.
He was the ninth of the 14 Finns selected that year. It was the twelfth of the 17 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 102nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 196
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 3
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 193–199 in the 2004 draft
- 193Kevin SchaefferDNSHNashville Predators
- 194Chris PelusoDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 195Jean-Michel RizkRMINMinnesota Wild
- 196Petri KontiolaC12 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 197Andrew GordonR55 GP · 7 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 198Justin VienneauDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 199Chad KolarikC6 GP · 1 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
9th
of 14 Finns selected
118th
of 172 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 11Lauri TukonenR5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 16Petteri NokelainenC245 GP · 41 PNYINew York Islanders
- 19Lauri KorpikoskiL609 GP · 201 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 118Aki SeitsonenCCGYCalgary Flames
- 138Pasi SalonenFWSHWashington Capitals
- 190Lennart PetrellL95 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 191Karri RamoG159 GP · 60 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 196Petri KontiolaC12 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 204Miikka TuomainenLATLAtlanta Thrashers
+ 4 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Petri Kontiola made his NHL debut on November 25, 2007, 3 years and 151 days after the draft.
12
Games
0
Goals
5
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2004 draft
- 3Cam BarkerD310 GP · 96 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 32Dave BollandC433 GP · 208 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 41Bryan BickellL395 GP · 136 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 45Ryan GarlockCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 54Jakub SindelCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 68Adam BertiL2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 120Mitch MaunuDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 123Karel HromasLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 131Trevor KellRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 140Jake DowellC157 GP · 33 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 165Scott McCullochLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 196Petri KontiolaC12 GP · 5 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 214Troy BrouwerR851 GP · 363 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 223Jared WalkerCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 229Eric HunterCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 256Matthew FordRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 260Marko AnttilaRCHIChicago Blackhawks