Inside College Hockey | 2003 NHL Draft: Fourth through Ninth Rounds

June 22, 2003
2003 NHL Draft: Fourth through Ninth Rounds

NASHVILLE – Inside College Hockey reports from the draft floor in Nashville, where dozens of college stars have had their names called by an NHL club this weekend. Below you'll find the fourth- through ninth-round college picks, along with comments from the prospect (where available).

For the complete list of picks, including major junior and European players, visit ESPN.com.

No.	NHL Team	Player (College)	Quotable
FOURTH ROUND
103.	Columbus Blue Jackets	Kevin Jarman (Massachusetts)
107.	Boston Bruins	Byron Bitz (Cornell)
122.	New York Rangers	Corey Potter (Michigan State)
124.	Florida Panthers	James Pemberton (Providence)
128.	Vancouver Canucks	Ty Morris (Denver)
136.	Atlanta Thrashers	Mike Vannelli (Minnesota)	"We like the program he's going to. He's a kid that we had a lot higher on our list." — Atlanta G.M. Don Waddell
FIFTH ROUND
137.	Carolina Hurricanes	Tyson Strachan (Ohio State)
141.	Florida Panthers	Dan Travis (New Hampshire)
142.	Ottawa Senators	Tim Cook (Michigan)	"We really like his upside. He did fall down further than we thought, but we've been following him for two months." — Ottawa scout Ken Williamson
143.	San Jose Sharks	Greg Moore (Maine)
145.	Atlanta Thrashers	Brett Sterling (Colorado College)	"He's a smaller player, but plays bigger than his size. He scores big goals and he plays with an edge." — Atlanta G.M. Don Waddell
146.	Colorado Avalanche	Mark McCutcheon (Cornell)	"I really hope we can get (to the Frozen Four) a couple of times. And hopefully the Cornell style of play gets me prepared for the pro level."
148.	St. Louis Blues	Lee Stempniak (Dartmouth)
150.	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Morrow (Boston University)
152.	Los Angeles Kings	Brady Murray (North Dakota)
154.	Edmonton Oilers	David Rohlfs (Michigan)
155.	Washington Capitals	Josh Robertson (Northeastern)
165.	Dallas Stars	Gino Guyer (Minnesota)
167.	New Jersey Devils	Zach Tarkir (Northern Michigan)
SIXTH ROUND
175.	Atlanta Thrashers	Mike Hamilton (Maine)
180.	New York Rangers	Chris Holt (Nebraska-Omaha)
186.	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Drew Miller (Michigan State)	"Our scouts saw him a lot. He's going to a great program at Michigan State. He had a good year and he played very well in the (USHL) playoffs. He's a big kid, and he needs to get stronger." — Assistant G.M. Dave McNab
189.	St. Louis Blues	Jonathan Lehun (St. Cloud State*)
190.	Vancouver Canucks	Chad Brownlee (Minnesota State, Mankato)
195.	Dallas Stars	Drew Bagnall (St. Lawrence)
197.	New Jersey Devils	Jason Smith (Sacred Heart)
SEVENTH ROUND
205.	San Jose Sharks	Joe Pavelski (Wisconsin, 2004-05)
209.	New York Rangers	Dylan Reese (Harvard)
211.	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Brodeur (Wisconsin)
218.	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Dirk Southern (Northern Michigan)
225.	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Hemingway (New Hampshire)
EIGHTH ROUND
230.	Carolina Hurricanes	Jamie Hoffman (Colorado College)
231.	Los Angeles Kings	Matt Zaba (Colorado College)
232.	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Jensen (St. Cloud State)
238.	New York Islanders	Cody Blanshan (Nebraska-Omaha)
244.	Los Angeles Kings	Mike Sullivan (Clarkson)
249.	Washington Capitals	Andrew Joudrey (Wisconsin)
256.	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brady Greco (Colorado College)
NINTH ROUND
263.	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Moulson (Cornell)
265.	Florida Panthers	Tanner Glass (Dartmouth)
272.	Phoenix Coyotes	Sean Sullivan (Boston University)
274.	Los Angeles Kings	Martin Guerin (Miami)
275.	Chicago Blackhawks	Michael Grenzy (Clarkson)
277.	Boston Bruins	Kevin Regan (New Hampshire)
282.	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Porter (North Dakota)
288.	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (Dartmouth, 2004-05)

* No longer with team

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