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Thomas Greiss in the 2004 NHL Draft

San Jose Sharks selected Thomas Greiss 94th overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, with the 29th pick of round 3.

He was the second of the 3 Germans selected that year. It was the second of the 10 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. His 368 games put him 46th in the class.

Overall pick
94
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 29
Drafting team
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

Picks 91–97 in the 2004 draft

  1. 91Alexander EdlerD1030 GP · 439 PVAN
  2. 92Rob BellamyRPHI
  3. 93Daniel LacostaG4 GP · 2 WCBJ
  4. 94Thomas GreissG368 GP · 162 WSJS
  5. 95Paul BaierDLAK
  6. 96Andrey PlekhanovDCBJ
  7. 97Johan FranzénR602 GP · 370 PDET

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 2004 class

2nd
of 3 Germans selected
10th
of 33 goaltenders selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Germans selected

  1. 88Clayton BarthelDWSH
  2. 94Thomas GreissG368 GP · 162 WSJS
  3. 150Mikhail GrabovskiC534 GP · 296 PMTL

The road to the NHL

Thomas Greiss made his NHL debut on January 13, 2008, 3 years and 201 days after the draft.

368
Games
162
Wins
16
Shutouts
.911
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

San Jose Sharks picks in the 2004 draft

  1. 22Lukas KasparL16 GP · 4 PSJS
  2. 94Thomas GreissG368 GP · 162 WSJS
  3. 126Torrey MitchellC666 GP · 152 PSJS
  4. 129Jason ChurchillGSJS
  5. 153Steven ZalewskiC10 GP · 0 PSJS
  6. 201Mike VernaceD22 GP · 1 PSJS
  7. 225David MacDonaldDSJS
  8. 234Derek MacIntyreGSJS
  9. 288Brian Mahoney-WilsonGSJS
  10. 289Christian JensenDSJS