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This is the list of players selected in the 2003 NHL Entry draft. There were 292 prospects selected across 9 rounds. Also included is each player's career NHL totals. If a player has no totals listed, this means that he has not played in a regular season game in the NHL.
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Round one. Florida's first-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent Mikael Samuelsson, a first-round pick (# 3 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
Pick 21 (Toronto to San Jose) - San Jose traded RW Owen Nolan to Toronto for C Alyn McCauley, C Brad Boyes and Toronto's 1st-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft (Mar. 6, 2003).
NHL Entry Draft 2003 - full list of selections with facts and stats.
The list of players selected by NHL teams in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
The Pens trade up to get their man, and the price wasn't that high. GM Craig Patrick gave up versatile third-line forward Mikael Samuelsson and a second-round pick to move up to the top spot.