Inside College Hockey | 2004 NHL Draft: Mock Drafts

June 21, 2004
More Mock Drafts

While INCH's draft coverage focuses solely on the top-rated players with college ties in the pool for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft in Raleigh, other media outlets throw Canadian major junior players and Europeans into the mix as they tab their choices for the entire first round.

Listed below are four mock drafts: two from The Hockey News (an initial projection and a revised list), one from the Hockey's Future Web site and one from Canadian cable outlet The Sports Network. The draft order is current as of June 21.

Pick	Team	Hockey News (June 8)	Hockey News (June 18)
1	Washington	Alexander Ovechkin, F Dynamo Moscow (RUS)	Alexander Ovechkin, F Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
2	Pittsburgh	Evgeny Malkin, F Magnitogorsk (RUS)	Evgeny Malkin, F Magnitogorsk (RUS)
3	Chicago	Lauri Tukonen, RW Espoo (FIN)	Lauri Tukonen, RW Espoo (FIN)
4	Columbus	Cam Barker, D Medicine Hat (WHL)	Cam Barker, D Medicine Hat (WHL)
5	Phoenix	Rostislav Olesz, C HC Vitkovice (CZE)	Rostislav Olesz, C HC Vitkovice (CZE)
6	NY Rangers	Andrew Ladd, LW Calgary (WHL)	Andrew Ladd, LW Calgary (WHL)
7	Florida	Boris Valabik, D Kitchener (OHL)	Al Montoya, G Michigan
8	Carolina	Robbie Schremp, C London (OHL)	Robbie Schremp, C London (OHL)
9	Anaheim	A.J. Thelen, D Michigan State	A.J. Thelen, D Michigan State
10	Atlanta	Alexander Radulov, RW Dynamo Moscow (RUS)	Andrej Meszaros, D Dukla Trencin (SLO)
11	Los Angeles	Marek Schwartz, G Sparta Praha (CZE)	Marek Schwartz, G Sparta Praha (CZE)
12	Minnesota	Drew Stafford, RW North Dakota	Drew Stafford, RW North Dakota
13	Buffalo	Ladislav Smid, D HC Libercec (CZE)	Boris Valabik, D Kitchener (OHL)
14	Edmonton	Alexandre Picard, LW Lewiston (QMJHL)	Alexandre Picard, LW Lewiston (QMJHL)
15	Nashville	Travis Zajac, C Salmon Arm (BCHL) North Dakota recruit	Kyle Chipchura, C Prince Albert (WHL)
16	NY Islanders	Kyle Chipchura, C Prince Albert (WHL)	Mike Green, D Saskatoon (WHL)
17	St. Louis	Al Montoya, G Michigan	Lauri Korpiksoski, F TPS Turku (FIN)
18	Montreal	Wojtek Wolski, LW Brampton (OHL)	Wojtek Wolski, LW Brampton (OHL)
19	Calgary	Petteri Nokelainen, C SaiPa Lappeenranta (FIN)	Petteri Nokelainen, C SaiPa Lappeenranta (FIN)
20	Dallas	Andrej Meszaros, D Dukla Trencin (SLO)	Ladislav Smid, D HC Libercec (CZE)
21	Colorado	Lauri Korpiksoski, F TPS Turku (FIN)	Alexander Radulov, RW Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
22	New Jersey	Bruce Graham, C Moncton (QMJHL)	Bruce Graham, C Moncton (QMJHL)
23	Ottawa	Kyle Wharton, D Ottawa (OHL)	Dave Bolland, C London (OHL)
24	NY Rangers	Jakub Sindel, F Sparta Praha (CZE)	Jeff Schultz, D Calgary (WHL)
25	Edmonton	Devan Dubnyk, G Kamloops (WHL)	Devan Dubnyk, G Kamloops (WHL)
26	Vancouver	Johannes Salmonsson, F Djurgardens (SWE)	Johannes Salmonsson, F Djurgardens (SWE)
27	Washington	Jeff Schultz, D Calgary (WHL)	Wes O'Neill, D Notre Dame
28	San Jose	Blake Wheeler, RW Breck H.S. Minnesota recruit	Blake Wheeler, RW Breck H.S. Minnesota recruit
29	Washington	Mike Green, D Saskatoon (WHL)	Kirill Lyamin, D CSKA Moscow (RUS)
30	Tampa Bay	Cory Schneider, G Phillips Andover H.S. Boston College recruit	Cory Schneider, G Phillips Andover H.S. Boston College recruit

Pick	Team	Hockey's Future	TSN Version 1
1	Washington	Alexander Ovechkin, F Dynamo Moscow (RUS)	Alexander Ovechkin, F Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
2	Pittsburgh	Evgeny Malkin, F Magnitogorsk (RUS)	Evgeny Malkin, F Magnitogorsk (RUS)
3	Chicago	Rostislav Olesz, C HC Vitkovice (CZE)	Cam Barker, D Medicine Hat (WHL)
4	Columbus	Cam Barker, D Medicine Hat (WHL)	Andrew Ladd, LW Calgary (WHL)
5	Phoenix	Andrew Ladd, LW Calgary (WHL)	Lauri Tukonen, RW Espoo (FIN)
6	NY Rangers	A.J. Thelen, D Michigan State	Rostislav Olesz, C HC Vitkovice (CZE)
7	Florida	Robbie Schremp, C London (OHL)	Wojtek Wolski, C Brampton (OHL)
8	Carolina	Lauri Tukonen, RW Espoo (FIN)	Ladislav Smid, D HC Libercec (CZE)
9	Anaheim	Andrej Meszaros, D Dukla Trencin (SLO)	Drew Stafford, RW North Dakota
10	Atlanta	Wojtek Wolski, LW Brampton (OHL)	Andrej Meszaros, D Dukla Trencin (SLO)
11	Los Angeles	Marek Schwartz, G Sparta Praha (CZE)	Al Montoya, G Michigan
12	Minnesota	Drew Stafford, RW North Dakota	Marek Schwartz, G Sparta Praha (CZE)
13	Buffalo	Boris Valabik, D Kitchener (OHL)	A.J. Thelen, D Michigan State
14	Edmonton	Alexandre Picard, LW Lewiston (QMJHL)	Alexandre Picard, LW Lewiston (QMJHL)
15	Nashville	Bruce Graham, C Moncton (QMJHL)	Robbie Schremp, C London (OHL)
16	NY Islanders	Kyle Chipchura, C Prince Albert (WHL)	Boris Valabik, D Kitchener (OHL)
17	St. Louis	Alexander Radulov, RW Dynamo Moscow (RUS)	Alexander Radulov, RW Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
18	Montreal	Johan Fransson, D Lulea (SWE)	Kyle Chipchura, C Prince Albert (WHL)
19	Calgary	Enver Lisin, F Dynamo Moscow (RUS)	Enver Lisin, F Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
20	Dallas	Ladislav Smid, D HC Libercec (CZE)	Petteri Nokelainen, C SaiPa Lappeenranta (FIN)
21	Colorado	Al Montoya, G Michigan	Lauri Korpiksoski, F TPS Turku (FIN)
22	New Jersey	Mike Green, D Saskatoon (WHL)	Devan Dubnyk, G Kamloops (WHL)
23	Ottawa	Dave Bolland, C London (OHL)	Jeff Schultz, D Calgary (WHL)
24	NY Rangers	Petteri Nokelainen, C SaiPa Lappeenranta (FIN)	Mike Green, D Saskatoon (WHL)
25	Edmonton	Lauri Korpiksoski, F TPS Turku (FIN)	Dave Bolland, C London (OHL)
26	Vancouver	Travis Zajac, C Salmon Arm (BCHL) North Dakota recruit	Lukas Kaspar, RW Moose Jaw (WHL)
27	Washington	Wes O'Neill, D Notre Dame	Roman Voloshenko, LW Soviet Wings (RUS)
28	San Jose	Viktor Alexandrov, RW Novokuznetsk (KAS)	Jakub Sindel, F Sparta Praha (CZE)
29	Washington	Oscar Hedman, D MoDo (SWE)	Johan Fransson, D Lulea (SWE)
30	Tampa Bay	Devan Dubnyk, G Kamloops (WHL)	Bruce Graham, C Moncton (QMJHL)

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