2004 NHL Entry Draft - The First Three Rounds

Each player's name is followed by his position, current team and current league.

Round Three:

1. Washington Capitals - Sami Lepisto, D, Jokerit (Finland)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins - Nick Johnson, RW, St. Albert (Alberta junior)
3. Chicago Blackhawks - Adam Berti, LW, Oshawa (OHL)
4. Carolina Hurricanes (from Washington/Chicago) - Casey Borer, D, St. Cloud State (NCAA)
5. Calgary Flames (from Columbus) - Brandon Prust, F, London (OHL)
6. Buffalo Sabres (from Phoenix) - Andrej Sekera, D, Trencin Jr. (Slovakia junior)
7. Colorado Avalanche (from New York Rangers) - Denis Parshin, LW, CSKA 2 (Russia)
8. New York Rangers (from Florida) - Zdenek Bahensky, RW, Litvinov (Czech)
9. Anaheim Mighty Ducks (from Carolina) - Kyle Klubertanz, D, Green Bay (US junior)
10. Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Tim Brent, C, Toronto St. Michael's (OHL)
11. Atlanta Thrashers - Scott Lehman, D, Toronto St. Michael's (OHL)
12. Ottawa Senators (from Los Angeles) - Shawn Weller, LW, Capital District (US junior)
13. Minnesota Wild - Peter Olvecky, F, Trencin Jr. (Slovakia junior)
14. Minnesota Wild (from Buffalo/Nashville) - Clayton Stoner, D, Tri-City (WHL)
15. New York Rangers (from Edmonton)) - Bill Ryan, C, Cuching (US high school)
16. Nashville Predators - Vaclav Meidl, C, Plymouth (OHL)
17. New York Islanders - Sergei Ogordnikov, C, Tver (Russia)
18. St. Louis Blues - Victor Alexandrov, RW, Novokuznetsk (Russia)
19. Montreal Canadiens - Alexei Yemelin, D, Samara (Russia)
20. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Calgary) - Brian Gifford, C, Moorhead (US high school)
21. Dallas Stars - John Lammers, LW, Lethbridge (WHL)
22. Ottawa Senators (from Colorado/Nashville) - Peter Begin, F, Herning (Denmark junior)
23. Washington Capitals (from New Jersey) - Clayton Barthel, D, Seattle (WHL)
24. Ottawa Senators - Jeff Glass, G, Kootenay (WHL)
25. Toronto Maple Leafs - Justin Pogge, G, Prince George (WHL)
26. Vancouver Canucks (from San Jose) - Alexander Edler, D, Jamtland (Sweden)
27. Philadelphia Flyers - Rob Bellamy, RW, New England (US junior)
28. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Vancouver) - Daniel Lacosta, G, Owen Sound (OHL)
29. San Jose Sharks (from Boston) - Thomas Greiss, G, Koln (Germany)
30. Los Angeles Kings (from Montreal/San Jose) - Paul Baier, D, Deerfield (US high school)
31. Columbus Blue Jackets - Andrei Plehanov, D, Nizhnekamsk (Russia)
32. Detroit Red Wings - Johan Franzen, C, Linkoping (Sweden)
33. Calgary Flames (from Columbus/Tampa Bay) - Dustin Boyd, C, Moose Jaw (WHL)

    Notes:
    Pick 66 - assigned to Washington for loss of Group III player Calle Johansson.
    Pick 91 - assigned to San Jose for loss of Group III player Mark Messier.
    Pick 96 - assigned to Columbus for loss of Group III free agent Ray Whitney.

Rounds Four Through Nine

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