The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Quebec goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was selected 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Eric Staal was 2nd, picked by the Carolina Hurricanes, and Nathan Horton was selected 3rd by the Florida Panthers.
First Round
1. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles)
2. Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (Peterborough Petes)
3. Nathan Horton , Florida Panthers (Oshawa Generals)
4. Nikolai Zherdev, Columbus Blue Jackets (CSKA Moscow)
5. Thomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (University of Minnesota)
6. Milan Michalek , San Jose Sharks (Ceske Budejovice HC )
7. Ryan Suter, Nashville Predators (United States Under-18 team)
8. Braydon Coburn, Atlanta Thrashers (Portland Winter Hawks)
9. Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames (Red Deer Rebels)
10. Andrei Kostitsyn, Montreal Canadiens (CSKA Moscow)
11. Jeff Carter, Philadelphia Flyers (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
12. Hugh Jessiman, New York Rangers (Dartmouth College)
13. Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings (Guelph Storm)
14. Brent Seabrooke, Chicago Blackhawks (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
15. Robert Nilsson, New York Islanders (Leksands IF)
16. Steve Bernier, San Jose Sharks (Moncton Wildcats)
17. Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils (University of North Dakota)
18. Eric Fehr, Washington Capitals (Brandon Wheat Kings )
19. Ryan Getzlaf, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (Calgary Hitmen)
20. Brent Burns , Minnesota Wild (Brampton Battalion)
21. Mark Stuart, Boston Bruins (Colorado College)
22. Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Edmonton Oilers (Rimouski Océanic )
23. Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks (Ohio State University)
24. Mike Richards, Philadelphia Flyers (Kitchener Rangers)
25. Anthony Stewart, Florida Panthers (Kingston Frontenacs)
26. Brian Boyle, Los Angeles Kings (St. Sebastien's High School )
27. Jeff Tambellini, Los Angeles Kings (University of Michigan)
28. Corey Perry, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (London Knights)
29. Patrick Eaves, Ottawa Senators (Boston College)
30. Shawn Belle, St. Louis Blues (Tri-City Americans )
Other Notable Picks
45. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins (Acadie-Bathurst Titan)
46. Dan Fritsche , Columbus Blue Jackets (Sarnia Sting)
59. Michal Barinka , Chicago Blackhawks (Ceske Budejovice HC )
151. Lasse Kukkonen , Chicago Blackhawks (Kärpät)
174. Esa Pirnes , Los Angeles Kings (Tappara Tampere)
199. Andy Chiodo , Pittsburgh Penguins (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)
