2004 NHL Draft
Rostislav Olesz in the 2004 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Rostislav Olesz 7th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 21 Czechs selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 365 games put him 47th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 2004 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
1st
of 21 Czechs selected
5th
of 172 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 7Rostislav OleszL365 GP · 134 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 9Ladislav SmidD583 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 17Marek SchwarzG6 GP · 0 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 22Lukas KasparL16 GP · 4 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 54Jakub SindelCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 63David KrejciC1032 GP · 786 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 73Zdenek BahenskyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 81Vaclav MeidlCNSHNashville Predators
- 116Michal BirnerLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 123Karel HromasLCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Rostislav Olesz made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 1 year and 101 days after the draft.
365
Games
57
Goals
77
Assists
134
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 2004 draft
- 7Rostislav OleszL365 GP · 134 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 37David ShantzGNo NHL gamesFLAFlorida Panthers
- 53David BoothL530 GP · 236 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 105Evan SchaferDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 152Bret NasbyDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 267Spencer DillonDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 283Luke BeaversonDFLAFlorida Panthers