| Name Position |
Team League |
Height Weight |
GP |
G/
W |
A/
L |
Pts/
GAA |
PIM/
SV% |
Shoots/ Catches |
Hockey’s Future Ranking |
|
| 1 1 |
Marc-Andre Fleury G |
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL |
6’1 170 |
51 |
17 |
24 |
3.36 |
.910 |
L |
2 |
| 2 32 |
Ryan Stone C |
Brandon Wheat Kings WHL |
6’1 203 |
54 |
14 |
31 |
45 |
158 |
L |
31 |
| 3 70 |
Jonathan Filewich RW |
Prince George Cougars WHL |
6’2 208 |
51 |
27 |
27 |
54 |
45 |
R |
38 |
| 3 73 |
Daniel Carcillo LW |
Sarnia Sting OHL |
5’11 183 |
68 |
29 |
37 |
66 |
157 |
L |
70 |
| 4 121 |
Paul Bissonnette D |
Saginaw Spirit OHL |
6’2 211 |
67 |
7 |
16 |
23 |
57 |
L |
65 |
| 5 161 |
Evgeny Isakov LW |
Cherepovets Russian Super League |
6’1 196 |
33 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
L |
63 |
| 6 169 |
Lukas Bolf D |
Sparta Czech Junior League |
6’1 189 |
22 |
3 |
6 |
19 |
18 |
L |
155 |
| 7 199 |
Andy Chiodo G |
Toronto St. Michael’s OHL |
6’0 195 |
57 |
26 |
18 |
3.01 |
.915 |
L |
- |
| 7 229 |
Stephen Dixon C |
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL |
5’11 185 |
72 |
28 |
42 |
70 |
54 |
L |
124 |
| 8 232 |
Joe Jensen LW |
St. Cloud State University Huskies NCAA |
5’11 188 |
37 |
9 |
9 |
18 |
14 |
L |
- |
| 9 263 |
Matt Moulson LW |
Cornell University Big Red NCAA |
6’1 195 |
33 |
13 |
10 |
23 |
22 |
L |
141 |
Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall. He is the franchise goal tender the Penguins have not had in their minor-league system for years. He has the potential to be a star and is the cornerstone for the Penguins rebuilding process. When Fleury is added to the mix of J.S. Caron, J.S. Aubin, Tomas Duba and Bobby Geopfert, the Penguins now have a very strong group of goalies throughout their system.
The Penguins used their second pick on Ryan Stone, a bruising center from the Western Hockey League. Stone is yet another two-way forward in the Penguins organization. What separates him from the rest is his ability to beat the other team, literally. With 24 fighting majors and 258 penalty minutes over the past two years, Stone is a team first player who protects his teammates and won’t back down from a fight.
In the third round the Penguins tabbed Jonathan Filewich, a right wing from Prince George of the WHL. Filewich is a power forward, he’s big and strong and he crashes the net on a regular basis. Despite playing 15 fewer games in 2003-03 than he did in 2001-02, Filewich increased his production by 22 points. He joins Ramzi Abid and Matt Murley as the best power forward prospects in the Penguins organization.
With their second pick in the third round the Penguins selected Daniel Carcillo. Carcillo was one if not the best agitator in the draft. To go along with his grit and 157 PIM’s, the Sarnia Sting rookie also scored 66 points (29 goals and 37 assists) is 68 games. Along with Stone and Colby Armstrong the Penguins now have three pugilists in their system.
Paul Bissonnette was chosen with the 121st pick. He is most recognized for fighting Dion Phaneuf (9th overall in 2003) at the Top Prospects Game where he was also named the game’s MVP. He is another team first character player with good leadership skills. He is the kind of defenseman the Penguins have lacked since Bob Boughner left the team after the 2000-01 season.
In the fifth round the Penguins selected Evgeny Isakov. He was pegged to go sometime in the third round, but his lack of production dropped him down a bit further. Isakov is a physical player with above average skating and shooting abilities. Part of his struggles can be attributed to his young age and the quality of the league he plays in. He is the first Russian the Penguins have selected in four years.
The Penguins drafted Lukas Bolf in the sixth round. Bolf is a physical defenseman with good skating ability from the Czech Republic. He joins fellow Czech defensemen Michal Rozsival, Josef Melichar and Ondrej Nemec on the Penguins.
Pittsburgh had two selections in the seventh round. The first one was used on Andy Chiodo. Chiodo had 26 wins and a .915 save percentage last year for the Majors. The second pick in the seventh round was used on Stephen Dixon. Dixon, an above average skater led Cape Breton in scoring last season with 70 points (28 goals and 42 assists) in 72 games.
In the eighth round the Penguins took their first NCAA player. Joe Jensen finished seventh in scoring on St. Cloud State in his freshman year. He is a good skater, but a bit on the small side.
With their final pick the Penguins selected Matt Moulson in the Ninth Round. Moulson is a good sized winger who finished first in freshman scoring at Cornell University.
The Penguins have now completed a large portion of their rebuilding process. The Penguins have their goalie of the future and many talented defensemen, and now they have a a lot more gritty two-way players to compliment the group they already havd. Next year the Penguins are not expected to do well, and will likely end up with another high draft pick with which they can draft an offensive franchise player.