2004 NHL Entry Draft - Selections By Round - Round Three

Round Three

1. The Washington Capitals compensatory third-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent Calle Johansson.
2. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 20, 2004 that sent Bob Boughner to Colorado in exchange for Chris Bahen, Colorado's fifth-round pick in 2005 and this pick.
   Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 22, 2003 that sent Bates Battaglia and Jonas Johansson to Washington in exchange for Steve Konowalchuk and this pick.
3. The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent the New York Rangers compensatory second-round pick in 2004 (46th overall) to Columbus in exchange for Tampa Bay's third-round pick in 2004 (98th overall) and this pick.
4. The Phoenix Coyotes' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent Chris Gratton and Buffalo's fourth-round pick in 2004 to Phoenix in exchange for Daniel Briere and this pick.
5. The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent Chris McAllister, David Liffiton and Florida's second-round pick in 2004 to New York in exchange for Matthew Barnaby and this pick.
6. The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent the Panthers' second-round pick in 2004 (37th overall) back to Florida in exchange for Dallas' compensatory second-round pick in 2004 (50th overall) and this pick.
7. The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 18, 2004 that sent Martin Gerber to Carolina in exchange for Tomas Malec and this pick.
8. The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Radek Bonk to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
9. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on March 5, 2004 that sent Sergei Zholtok and Brad Bombardir to Nashville in exchange for Nashville's fourth-round pick in 2004 and this pick.
   Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2003 that sent Andy Delmore to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
10. The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Dallas' compensatory second-round pick in 2004 (50th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for Philadelphia's second-round pick in 2004 (60th overall) and this pick.
    Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Phoenix's third-round pick in 2005 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
    Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent David Tanabe and Igor Knyazev to Phoenix in exchange for Danny Markov and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition - If Phoenix acquired a 2004 third-round pick before the start of the third round, the pick would be transferred to Carolina - was converted on June 26, 2004 when Phoenix acquired a third-round pick in 2004 from Edmonton.
    Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent New Jersey's second-round pick and Buffalo's fourth-round pick both in 2004 (57th and 112th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Jason Chimera and this pick.
11. The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on February 9, 2003 that sent Andrew Ference to Calgary in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition and date of conversion are not known.
12. The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on March 9, 2004 that sent Shane Hnidy to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2003 that sent Karlis Skrastins to Colorado in exchange for future considerations (that became this pick).
13. The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Washington's third-round pick in 2005 to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
    Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Dallas' first-round pick in 2004 (20th overall) to New Jersey in exchange for the Devils' first-round pick in 2004 (22nd overall) and this pick.
14. The San Jose Sharks compensatory third-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Vancouver's third-round pick in 2005 to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
    Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent New Jersey's first-round and Dallas' fifth-round picks in 2004 (22nd and 153rd overall) to San Jose in exchange for the Sharks first-round pick, compensatory second-round pick both in 2004 (28th and 52nd overall) and this pick.
    San Jose previously received this pick as compensation for the loss of Group III free agent Mark Messier.
15. The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on March 9, 2004 that sent Geoff Sanderson to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
16. The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent San Jose's second-round pick in 2004 (63rd overall) to Boston in exchange for Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick, Boston's ninth-round pick both in 2004 (129th and 288th overall) and this pick.
17. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Radek Bonk and Cristobal Huet to Montreal in exchange for Mathieu Garon and this pick.
    Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 22, 2003 that sent Jeff Hackett to San Jose in exchange for Niklas Sundstrom and this pick.
18. The Columbus Blue Jackets compensatory third-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent Ray Whitney.
19. The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent the New York Rangers compensatory second-round pick in 2004 (46th overall) to Columbus in exchange for the Blue Jackets' third-round pick in 2004 (70th overall) and this pick.
    Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 27, 2004 that sent Darryl Sydor and Columbus' fourth-round pick in 2004 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Alexander Svitov and this pick.