2004 NHL Draft
Sami Lepisto in the 2004 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Sami Lepisto 66th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 3.
He was the fourth of the 14 Finns selected that year. It was the sixth of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 176 games put him 64th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 66
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 1
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 63–69 in the 2004 draft
- 63David KrejciC1032 GP · 786 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 64Martins KarsumsR24 GP · 6 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 65Mark TobinLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 67Nick JohnsonR113 GP · 37 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 68Adam BertiL2 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 69Casey BorerD16 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
4th
of 14 Finns selected
20th
of 86 defensemen 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
Sami Lepisto made his NHL debut on February 16, 2008, 3 years and 235 days after the draft.
176
Games
6
Goals
29
Assists
35
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2004 draft
- 1Alex OvechkinL1588 GP · 1691 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Jeff SchultzD409 GP · 76 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 29Mike GreenD880 GP · 501 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 33Chris BourqueL51 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 62Michail YunkovFWSHWashington Capitals
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Clayton BarthelDWSHWashington Capitals
- 132Oscar HedmanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 138Pasi SalonenFWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Peter GuggisbergFWSHWashington Capitals
- 197Andrew GordonR55 GP · 7 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 230Justin MrazekGWSHWashington Capitals
- 263Travis MorinC13 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals