2003 NHL Draft
Ryan Potulny in the 2003 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Ryan Potulny 87th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 3.
It was the sixth of the 11 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 292 players selected in 2003, 130 have played in the NHL regular season. His 126 games put him 79th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 19
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 2003 draft
- 84Konstantin BarulinGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 85Alexandre PicardD253 GP · 69 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 86Shane HynesRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 87Ryan PotulnyC126 GP · 49 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 88Zack FitzgeraldD1 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 89Paul BrownRNSHNashville Predators
- 90Juha AlenDANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2003 class
87th
of 292 players selected
61st
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
Ryan Potulny made his NHL debut on April 7, 2006, 2 years and 290 days after the draft.
126
Games
22
Goals
27
Assists
49
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 2003 draft
- 11Jeff CarterC1321 GP · 851 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 24Mike RichardsC749 GP · 487 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 69Colin FraserC359 GP · 58 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 81Stefan RuzickaR55 GP · 17 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 85Alexandre PicardD253 GP · 69 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 87Ryan PotulnyC126 GP · 49 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 95Rick KozakRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 108Kevin RomyFPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 140David TremblayGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 191Rejean BeaucheminGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 193Ville HostikkaGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers