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{{short description|42nd annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 2004 NHL entry draft
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| caption     = 
| logo        = NHL-draft-logo-carolina-2004.jpg
| logosize    = 180px
| date        = June 26–27, 2004
| time        = 
| location    = [[RBC Center]]<br>[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.
| network     = 
| league      = 
| teams       = 
| first       = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Ovechkin]]<br>([[Washington Capitals]])
| most        = 
| fewest      = 
| first_round = 
| overall     = 291
| rounds      = 9
| prev        = [[2003 NHL entry draft|2003]]
| next        = [[2005 NHL entry draft|2005]]
}}

The '''2004 NHL entry draft''' was the 42nd [[NHL entry draft|entry draft]] for the [[National Hockey League]]. It was held on June 26 and 27, 2004 at the [[RBC Center]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. It is especially notable because it was the last NHL event to take place before the beginning of the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], which canceled all the games scheduled for [[2004–05 NHL season|that season]].

As of 2025, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are [[Evgeni Malkin]] and [[Alexander Ovechkin]].

==Final central scouting rankings==

===Skaters===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! North American
! European
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Cam Barker]] (D)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Ovechkin]] (LW)
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Andrew Ladd]] (LW)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeni Malkin]] (C)
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)|Alexandre Picard]] (LW)
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Rostislav Olesz]] (C)
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kyle Chipchura]] (C)
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ladislav Šmíd|Ladislav Smid]] (D)
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Wojtek Wolski]] (LW)
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lauri Tukonen]] (RW)
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Boris Valábik|Boris Valabik]] (D)
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Andrej Meszároš|Andrej Meszaros]] (D)
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Drew Stafford]] (RW)
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Johan Fransson]] (D)
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dave Bolland]] (C)
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Viktor Alexandrov]] (C)
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985)|Mike Green]] (D)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Radulov]] (RW)
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rob Schremp]] (C)
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Petteri Nokelainen]] (C)
|}

===Goaltenders===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! North American
! European
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Montoya]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Marek Schwarz]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Devan Dubnyk]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Åkerlund|Magnus Akerlund]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|CAN}} David Shantz
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Michal Valent]]
|}

==Selections by round==
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===Round one===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 1
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Alexander Ovechkin]] ([[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]])
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] (Russia)
|-
! 2 
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Evgeni Malkin]] ([[Centre (ice hockey)|C]])
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
|[[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] (Russia)
|-
! 3
| [[Cam Barker]] ([[Defenceman|D]])
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| [[Medicine Hat Tigers]] ([[Western Hockey League|WHL]])
|-
! 4
| [[Andrew Ladd]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Carolina Hurricanes]] (from Columbus)<sup>1</sup>
| [[Calgary Hitmen]] (WHL)
|-
! 5
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | [[Blake Wheeler]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]]
| [[Breck School]] ([[High school boys ice hockey in Minnesota|USHS–MN]])
|-
! 6
| [[Al Montoya]] ([[Goaltender|G]])
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Rangers]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|University of Michigan]] ([[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]])
|-
! 7
| [[Rostislav Olesz]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| [[Florida Panthers]]
| [[HC Vítkovice Steel|HC Vitkovice]] ([[Czech Republic]])
|-
! 8
| [[Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)|Alexandre Picard]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] (from Carolina)<sup>2</sup>
| [[Lewiston Maineiacs]] ([[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]])
|-
! 9
| [[Ladislav Šmíd|Ladislav Smid]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]
| [[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec|Bili Tygri Liberec]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 10
| [[Boris Valábik|Boris Valabik]] (D)
| {{SVK}}
| [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
| [[Kitchener Rangers]] ([[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]])
|-
! 11
| [[Lauri Tukonen]] (RW)
| {{FIN}}
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| [[Espoo Blues]] (Finland)
|-
! 12
| [[A. J. Thelen]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 13
| [[Drew Stafford]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[University of North Dakota men's ice hockey|University of North Dakota]] (WCHA)
|-
! 14
|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| [[Devan Dubnyk]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Kamloops Blazers]] (WHL)
|-
! 15
| [[Alexander Radulov]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| [[Nashville Predators]]
|[[THK Tver]] (Russia)
|-
! 16
| [[Petteri Nokelainen]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| [[New York Islanders]]
| [[SaiPa]] (Finland)
|-
! 17
| [[Marek Schwarz]] (G)
| {{CZE}}
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[HC Sparta Praha|Sparta Prague]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 18
| [[Kyle Chipchura]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[Prince Albert Raiders]] (WHL)
|-
! 19
| [[Lauri Korpikoski]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| [[New York Rangers]] (from Calgary)<sup>3</sup>
| [[HC TPS|TPS]] Jrs. (Finland)
|-
! 20
| [[Travis Zajac]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[New Jersey Devils]] (from Dallas)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Salmon Arm Silverbacks]] ([[British Columbia Hockey League|BCHL]])
|-
! 21
| [[Wojtek Wolski]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Colorado Avalanche]]
| [[Brampton Battalion]] (OHL)
|-
! 22
| [[Lukáš Kašpar|Lukas Kaspar]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| [[San Jose Sharks]] (from New Jersey via Dallas)<sup>5</sup>
| [[HC Litvínov|HC Chemopetrol]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 23
| [[Andrej Meszároš|Andrej Meszaros]] (D)
| {{SVK}}
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
| [[Vancouver Giants]] (WHL)
|-
! 24
| [[Kris Chucko]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Calgary Flames]] (from Toronto via New York Rangers)<sup>6</sup>
| Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
|-
! 25
| [[Rob Schremp]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Edmonton Oilers (from Philadelphia)<sup>7</sup>
| [[London Knights]] (OHL)
|-
! 26
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Cory Schneider]] (G)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| [[Phillips Academy]] (USHS–MA)
|-
! 27
| [[Jeff Schultz]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Washington Capitals (from Boston)<sup>8</sup>
| Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
|-
! 28
| [[Mark Fistric]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Dallas Stars]] (from San Jose)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Vancouver Giants]] (WHL)
|-
! 29 
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|[[Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985)|Mike Green]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Washington Capitals (from Detroit)<sup>10</sup>
| [[Saskatoon Blades]] (WHL)
|-
! 30
| [[Andy Rogers]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
| Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
|}

#The [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]' first-round pick went to the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Carolina's first-round pick in 2004 (8th overall) and Toronto's second-round pick in 2004 (59th overall) to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
#The [[Carolina Hurricanes]]' first-round pick went to the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Columbus' first-round pick in 2004 (4th overall) to Carolina in exchange for Toronto's second-round pick in 2004 (59th overall) and this pick.
#The [[Calgary Flames]]' first-round pick went to the [[New York Rangers]] as the result of a trade on June 25, 2004 that sent Toronto's first-round pick in 2004 (24th overall) and New York's compensatory second-round pick in 2004 (46th overall) to Calgary in exchange for Calgary's eighth-round pick in 2004 (247th overall) and this pick.
#The [[Dallas Stars]]' first-round pick went to the [[New Jersey Devils]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent New Jersey's first-round pick in 2004 (22nd overall) and their third-round pick in 2004 (88th overall) to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
#The [[New Jersey Devils]]' first-round pick went to the [[San Jose Sharks]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent San Jose's first-round pick in 2004 (28th overall) and San Jose's compensatory second-round and third-round picks in 2004 (52nd and 91st overall) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' fifth-round pick in 2004 (153rd overall) and 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 New Jersey's third-round pick in 2004 (88th overall) and this pick.
#The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]' first-round pick went to the [[Calgary Flames]] as the result of a trade on June 25, 2004 that sent Calgary's first-round pick in 2004 (19th overall) and Calgary's eighth-round pick in 2004 (247th overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for New York's compensatory second-round pick in 2004 (46th overall) and this pick.
#:New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2004 that sent [[Brian Leetch]] and future considerations (Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2004) to Toronto in exchange for [[Maxim Kondratyev]], [[Jarkko Immonen]], Toronto's second-round pick in 2005 and this pick.
#The [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' first-round pick went to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] as the result of a trade on December 16, 2003 that sent [[Mike Comrie]] to Philadelphia in exchange for [[Jeff Woywitka]], Philadelphia's third-round pick in 2005 and this pick.
#The [[Boston Bruins]]' first-round pick went to the [[Washington Capitals]] as the result of a trade on March 3, 2004 that sent [[Sergei Gonchar]] to Boston in exchange for [[Shaone Morrisonn]], Boston's second-round pick in 2004 (62nd overall) and this pick.
#The [[San Jose Sharks]]' first-round pick went to the [[Dallas Stars]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent New Jersey's first-round pick in 2004 (22nd overall) and Dallas' fifth-round pick in 2004 (153rd overall) to San Jose in exchange for San Jose's compensatory second-round and third-round picks in 2004 (52nd and 91st overall) and this pick.
#The [[Detroit Red Wings]]' first-round pick went to the [[Washington Capitals]] as the result of a trade on February 27, 2004 that sent [[Robert Lang (ice hockey)|Robert Lang]] to Detroit in exchange for [[Tomáš Fleischmann|Tomas Fleischmann]], Detroit's fourth-round pick in 2006 and this pick.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Wings acquire C Lang from Washington|website=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2004-02-27-wings-caps-lang_x.htm|agency=Associated Press
|access-date=July 9, 2012|date=February 27, 2004}}</ref>

===Round two===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 31
| [[Johannes Salmonsson]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| [[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgardens IF]] (Sweden)
|-
! 32
| [[Dave Bolland]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 33
| [[Chris Bourque]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Washington Capitals
| [[Cushing Academy]] (USHS–MA)
|-
! 34
| [[Johan Fransson]] (D)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Dallas Stars (from Columbus)<sup>1</sup>
| [[Luleå HF|Lulea HF]] (Sweden)
|-
! 35
| [[Logan Stephenson]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| [[Tri-City Americans]] (WHL)
|-
! 36
| [[Darin Olver]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Rangers
| [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 37
| David Shantz (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Florida Panthers (from Florida via Colorado and New York Rangers)<sup>2</sup> 
| [[Mississauga Ice Dogs]] (OHL)
|-
! 38
| [[Justin Peters]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| [[Toronto St. Michael's Majors]] (OHL)
|-
! 39
| Jordan Smith (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]] (OHL)
|-
! 40
| [[Grant Lewis]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Atlanta Thrashers
| [[Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey|Dartmouth College]] ([[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]])
|-
! 41
| [[Bryan Bickell]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from Los Angeles via Philadelphia)<sup>3</sup>
| [[Ottawa 67's]] (OHL)
|-
! 42
| [[Roman Voloshenko]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Minnesota Wild
| [[Krylya Sovetov Moscow]] Jr. (Russia)
|-
! 43
| [[Michael Funk]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| [[Portland Winter Hawks]] (WHL)
|-
! 44
| Roman Teslyuk (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
|-
! 45
| [[Ryan Garlock]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Windsor Spitfires]] (OHL)
|-
! 46
| [[Adam Pineault]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets (from New York Rangers via Calgary; compensatory)<sup>5</sup>
| [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College]] ([[Hockey East]])
|-
! 47
| [[Blake Comeau]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Islanders
| [[Kelowna Rockets]] (WHL)
|-
! 48
| [[Dane Byers]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Rangers (from Edmonton; compensatory)<sup>6</sup>
| Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
|-
! 49
| [[Carl Söderberg|Carl Soderberg]] (C)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| St. Louis Blues
| [[Malmö IF|Malmo IF]] (Sweden)
|-
! 50
| [[Enver Lisin]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Phoenix Coyotes (from Dallas via Florida and New York Rangers; compensatory)<sup>7</sup>
| [[Kristall Saratov]] (Russia)
|-
! 51
| [[Bruce Graham (ice hockey)|Bruce Graham]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Rangers (from Montreal)<sup>8</sup>
| [[Moncton Wildcats]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 52
| [[Raymond Sawada]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Dallas Stars (from San Jose; compensatory)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Nanaimo Clippers]] (BCHL)
|-
! 53
| [[David Booth (ice hockey)|David Booth]] (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Florida Panthers (from Calgary)<sup>10</sup>
| Michigan State University (CCHA)
|-
! 54
| [[Jakub Šindel|Jakub Sindel]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from Dallas)<sup>11</sup>
| Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
|-
! 55
| [[Victor Oreskovich]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Colorado Avalanche
| [[Green Bay Gamblers]] ([[USHL]])
|-
! 56
| [[Nicklas Grossmann]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Dallas Stars (compensatory)<sup>12</sup>
| [[Södertälje SK|Sodertalje SK]] Jr. (Sweden)
|-
! 57
| Geoff Paukovich (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey via Phoenix)<sup>13</sup>
| [[USA Hockey National Team Development Program|US NTDP U18]] ([[North American Hockey League|NAHL]])
|-
! 58
| [[Kirill Lyamin]] (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] (Russia)
|-
! 59
| [[Kyle Wharton]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto via Carolina)<sup>14</sup>
| Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 60
| [[Brandon Dubinsky]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| New York Rangers (from Philadelphia via Phoenix)<sup>15</sup>
| Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
|-
! 61
| [[Alex Goligoski]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins (from Vancouver)<sup>16</sup>
| [[Sioux Falls Stampede]] (USHL)
|-
! 62
| [[Mikhail Yunkov]] (C)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Washington Capitals (from Boston)<sup>17</sup>
| Krylja Jr. (Russia)
|-
! 63
| [[David Krejčí|David Krejci]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| [[Boston Bruins]] (from San Jose)<sup>18</sup>
| [[HC Kladno|HC Rabat Kladno]] Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 64
| [[Mārtiņš Karsums|Martins Karsums]] (LW)
| {{LAT}}
| Boston Bruins (from Detroit via Los Angeles)<sup>19</sup>
| Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
|-
! 65
| Mark Tobin (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| [[Rimouski Océanic]] (QMJHL)
|}

# The [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]' second-round pick went to the [[Dallas Stars]] as the result of a trade on July 22, 2003 that sent [[Darryl Sydor]] to Columbus in exchange for [[Mike Sillinger]] and this pick.
# The [[Florida Panthers]]' second-round pick was re-acquired from 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) and Florida's third-round pick in 2004 (73rd overall) to New York in exchange for this pick.
#:New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent [[Matthew Barnaby]] and the Rangers' third-round pick in 2004 to Colorado in exchange for [[Chris McAllister]], [[David Liffiton]] and this pick.
#:Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 18, 2003 that sent [[Éric Messier|Eric Messier]] and [[Václav Nedorost|Vaclav Nedorost]] to Florida in exchange for [[Peter Worrell]] and this pick.
# The [[Los Angeles Kings]]' second-round pick went to the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] as the result of a trade on February 19, 2004 that sent [[Alexei Zhamnov]] and Washington's fourth-round pick in 2004 to Philadelphia in exchange for [[Jim Vandermeer]], [[Colin Fraser (ice hockey)|Colin Fraser]] and this pick.
#:Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 28, 2003 that sent [[Roman Čechmánek|Roman Cechmanek]] to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Nashville Predators]]' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 16, 2004 that sent [[Steve Sullivan]] to Nashville in exchange for Nashville's second-round pick in 2005 and this pick.
# The New York Rangers' compensatory second-round pick went to the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Columbus and Tampa Bay's third-round picks in 2004 (70th and 98th overall) to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
#:Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2004 that sent Calgary's first and eighth-round picks in 2004 (19th and 247th overall) to New York in exchange for Toronto's first-round pick in 2004 (24th overall) and this pick.
#:New York previously received the 16th pick of this round (46th overall) as compensation for not signing 2001 first-round draft pick [[R. J. Umberger]]. New York acquired the rights to Umberger from Vancouver on March 9, 2004.
# The Edmonton Oilers' compensatory second-round pick went to the [[New York Rangers]] as the result of a trade on March 3, 2004 that sent [[Petr Nedvěd|Petr Nedved]] and [[Jussi Markkanen]] to Edmonton in exchange for [[Steve Valiquette]], [[Dwight Helminen]] and this pick.
#:Edmonton previously received this pick as compensation for the loss of Group III free agent [[Brian Leetch]].
# The Dallas Stars' compensatory second-round pick went to the [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Philadelphia's second-round pick and Edmonton's third-round pick both in 2004 (60th and 80th overall) to the [[New York Rangers]] in exchange for this pick.
#:New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Florida's own second-round pick in 2004 (37th overall) back to the Panthers in exchange for Florida's third-round pick in 2004 (73rd overall) and this pick.
#:Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent [[Valeri Bure]] to Dallas in exchange for [[Drew Bagnall]] and this pick.
#:Dallas previously received this pick as compensation for the loss of Group III free agent [[Derian Hatcher]].
# The [[Montreal Canadiens]]' second-round pick went to the [[New York Rangers]] as the result of a trade on March 2, 2004 that sent [[Alexei Kovalev]] to Montreal in exchange for [[Jozef Balej]] and this pick.
# The San Jose Sharks' compensatory second-round pick went to the [[Dallas Stars]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent New Jersey's first-round pick and Dallas' fifth-round pick both in 2004 (22nd and 153rd overall) to San Jose in exchange for San Jose's first and compensatory third-round picks both in 2004 (28th and 91st overall) and this pick.
#:San Jose previously received this pick as compensation for the loss of Group III free agent [[Teemu Selänne|Teemu Selanne]].
# The [[Calgary Flames]]' second-round pick went to the [[Florida Panthers]] as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent [[Marcus Nilson]] to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Dallas Stars]]' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on November 17, 2003 that sent [[Stéphane Robidas|Stephane Robidas]] and the New York Rangers' fourth-round pick in 2004 to Dallas in exchange for [[Jon Klemm]] and this pick.
# The Dallas Stars' received the 26th pick of this round (56th overall) as compensation for not signing 2002 first-round draft pick [[Martin Vagner]].
# The [[New Jersey Devils]]' second-round pick went to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent [[Jason Chimera]] and Edmonton's third-round pick in 2004 (80th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for Buffalo's fourth-round pick in 2004 (112th overall) and this pick.
#:Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2004 that sent [[Jan Hrdina]] to New Jersey in exchange for [[Michael Rupp]] and this pick.
# The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]' second-round pick went to the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Columbus' first-round pick in 2004 (4th overall) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's first-round pick in 2004 (8th overall) and this pick.
#:Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 9, 2003 that sent [[Glen Wesley]] to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' second-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 Edmonton's third-round pick in 2004 (80th overall) and this pick.
#:Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent [[Tony Amonte]] to Philadelphia in exchange for [[Guillaume Lefebvre]], Atlanta's third-round pick in 2003 and this pick.
# The [[Vancouver Canucks]]' second-round pick went to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] as the result of a trade August 25, 2003 that sent [[Johan Hedberg]] to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Boston Bruins]]' second-round pick went to the [[Washington Capitals]] as the result of a trade on March 3, 2004 that sent [[Sergei Gonchar]] to Boston in exchange for [[Shaone Morrisonn]], Boston's first-round pick in 2004 and this pick.
# The [[San Jose Sharks]]' second-round pick went to the [[Boston Bruins]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Boston's third and ninth-round picks and Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick all in 2004 (94th, 129th and 288th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Detroit Red Wings]]' second-round pick went to the [[Boston Bruins]] as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent [[Jozef Stümpel|Jozef Stumpel]] and Boston's seventh-round pick in 2003 to Los Angeles in exchange for Philadelphia's fourth-round pick in 2003 and this pick.
#:Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent [[Mathieu Schneider]] to Detroit in exchange for [[Sean Avery]], [[Maxim Kuznetsov]], Detroit's first-round pick in 2003 and this pick.

===Round three===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 66
| [[Sami Lepistö|Sami Lepisto]] (D)
| {{FIN}}
| Washington Capitals (compensatory)<sup>1</sup>
| [[Jokerit]] (Finland)
|-
! 67
| [[Nick Johnson (ice hockey, born 1985)|Nick Johnson]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Dartmouth College (ECAC)
|-
! 68
| [[Adam Berti]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| [[Oshawa Generals]] (OHL)
|-
! 69
| [[Casey Borer]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Carolina Hurricanes (from Washington via Colorado)<sup>2</sup>
| [[St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey|St. Cloud State University]] (WCHA)
|-
! 70
| [[Brandon Prust]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Calgary Flames (from Columbus)<sup>3</sup>
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 71
| [[Andrej Sekera]] (D)
| {{SVK}}
| Buffalo Sabres (from Phoenix)<sup>4</sup>
| [[HC Dukla Trenčín|Dukla Trenčín]] Jr. ([[Slovakia]])
|-
! 72
| [[Denis Parshin]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from New York Rangers)<sup>5</sup>
| CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
|-
! 73
| [[Zdeněk Bahenský|Zdenek Bahensky]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| New York Rangers (from Florida)<sup>6</sup>
| HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 74
| [[Kyle Klubertanz]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Carolina)<sup>7</sup>
| Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
|-
! 75
| [[Tim Brent]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
|-
! 76
| [[Scott Lehman]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Atlanta Thrashers
| Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
|-
! 77
| [[Shawn Weller]] (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Ottawa Senators (from Los Angeles)<sup>8</sup>
| [[Capital District Selects]] ([[Eastern Junior Hockey League|EJHL]])
|-
! 78
| [[Peter Ölvecký|Peter Olvecky]] (LW)
| {{SVK}}
| Minnesota Wild
| Dukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)
|-
! 79
| [[Clayton Stoner]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Minnesota Wild (from Buffalo via Nashville)<sup>9</sup>
| Tri-City Americans (WHL)
|-
! 80
| Billy Ryan (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| New York Rangers (from Edmonton via Phoenix, Carolina and Phoenix)<sup>10</sup>
| [[Cushing Academy]] (USHS–MA)
|-
! 81
| [[Václav Meidl|Vaclav Meidl]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| Nashville Predators
| [[Plymouth Whalers]] (OHL)
|-
! 82
| [[Sergei Ogorodnikov]] (C)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| New York Islanders
| THK Tver (Russia)
|-
! 83
| [[Viktor Alexandrov]] (RW)
| {{KAZ}}
| St. Louis Blues
| [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]] (Russia)
|-
! 84
| [[Alexei Emelin]] (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| [[CSK VVS Samara (ice hockey)|CSK VVS Samara]] (Russia)
|-
! 85
| Brian Gifford (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins (from Calgary)<sup>11</sup>
| Moorhead Senior School ([[High school boys ice hockey in Minnesota|USHS–MN]])
|-
! 86
| [[John Lammers (ice hockey)|John Lammers]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Dallas Stars
| [[Lethbridge Hurricanes]] (WHL)
|-
! 87
| [[Peter Regin]] (C)
| {{DEN}}
| Ottawa Senators (from Colorado via Nashville)<sup>12</sup>
| [[Herning Bluefox]] (Denmark)
|-
! 88
| Clayton Barthel (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Washington Capitals (from New Jersey via Dallas)<sup>13</sup>
| [[Seattle Thunderbirds]] (WHL)
|-
! 89
| [[Jeff Glass]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[Kootenay Ice]] (WHL)
|-
! 90
| [[Justin Pogge]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| [[Prince George Cougars]] (WHL)
|-
! 91
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Alexander Edler]] (D)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Vancouver Canucks (from San Jose via Dallas; compensatory)<sup>14</sup>
| Jamtlands IF (Sweden)
|-
! 92
| [[Rob Bellamy]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[New England Jr. Coyotes]] (EJHL)
|-
! 93
| [[Dan LaCosta]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets (from Vancouver)<sup>15</sup>
| [[Owen Sound Attack]] (OHL)
|-
! 94
| [[Thomas Greiss]] (G)
| {{flagu|Germany}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Boston)<sup>16</sup>
| [[Kölner Haie|Kolner Haie]] (Germany)
|-
! 95
| [[Paul Baier]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Los Angeles Kings (from San Jose via Montreal)<sup>17</sup>
| [[Deerfield Academy]] (USHS–MA)
|-
! 96
| [[Andrei Plekhanov]] (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets (compensatory)<sup>18</sup>
| [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] Jr. (Russia)
|-
! 97
| [[Johan Franzén|Johan Franzen]] (C)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[Linköpings HC|Linkopings HC]] (Sweden)
|-
! 98
| [[Dustin Boyd]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Calgary Flames (from Tampa Bay via Columbus)<sup>19</sup>
| [[Moose Jaw Warriors]] (WHL)
|}

# The Washington Capitals compensatory third-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent [[Calle Johansson]].
# 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 (ice hockey, born 1984)|Jonas Johansson]] to Washington in exchange for [[Steve Konowalchuk]] and this pick.
# 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.
# The [[Arizona Coyotes|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 Brière|Daniel Briere]] and this pick.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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 [[Tomáš Malec|Tomas Malec]] and this pick.
# 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.
# The [[Buffalo Sabres]]' third-round pick went to the [[Minnesota Wild]] as the result of a trade on March 5, 2004 that sent [[Sergejs Žoltoks|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.
# 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<ref>{{cite web|title=2004 NHL Entry Draft |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/draft/2004-rounds4-6.htm|work=USA Today|access-date=July 28, 2012|date=May 20, 2005}}</ref> – 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.
# 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flames get Ference from Penguins|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2003/02/10/ference030210.html|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=July 29, 2012|date=February 16, 2003}}</ref>
# 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 [[Kārlis Skrastiņš|Karlis Skrastins]] to Colorado in exchange for future considerations (that became this pick).
# 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.
# 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]].
# 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.
# 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.
# 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 Sundström|Niklas Sundstrom]] and this pick.
# The Columbus Blue Jackets compensatory third-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent [[Ray Whitney (ice hockey)|Ray Whitney]].
# 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.

===Round four===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 99
| [[Tyler Kennedy]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
|-
! 100
| [[J. T. Wyman]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Montreal Canadiens (from Chicago)<sup>1</sup>
| Dartmouth College (ECAC)
|-
! 101
| R. J. Anderson (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington via Chicago)<sup>2</sup>
| Centennial High School (USHS–MN)
|-
! 102
| [[Mike Lundin]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Columbus)<sup>3</sup>
| [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|University of Maine]] (Hockey East)
|-
! 103
| [[Roman Tománek|Roman Tomanek]] (RW)
| {{SVK}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| [[Považská Bystrica|Povazka Bystrica]] (Slovakia)
|-
! 104
| [[Fredrik Näslund|Fredrik Naslund]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Dallas Stars (from New York Rangers via Chicago)<sup>4</sup>
| [[VIK Västerås HK|Vasteras IK]] (Sweden)
|-
! 105
| Evan Schafer (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Florida Panthers
| Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
|-
! 106
| Chad Painchaud (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Atlanta Thrashers (from Carolina)<sup>5</sup>
| Mississauga Ice Dogs (OHL)
|-
! 107
| Nick Fugere (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Nashville Predators (from Anaheim)<sup>6</sup>
| [[Gatineau Olympiques]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 108
| [[Ashton Rome]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Boston Bruins (compensatory)<sup>7</sup>
| Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
|-
! 109
| [[Brett Carson]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Carolina Hurricanes (from Atlanta)<sup>8</sup>
| Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
|-
! 110
| Ned Lukacevic (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| [[Spokane Chiefs]] (WHL)
|-
! 111
| [[Ryan Jones (ice hockey)|Ryan Jones]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Minnesota Wild
| [[Chatham Maroons]] ([[Western Junior B Hockey League|WOHL]])
|-
! 112
| [[Liam Reddox]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Edmonton Oilers (from Buffalo via Phoenix)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Peterborough Petes]] (OHL)
|-
! 113
| [[Roman Kukumberg]] (RW)
| {{SVK}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs (from Edmonton via New York Rangers)<sup>10</sup>
| Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia)
|-
! 114
| [[Patrick Bordeleau]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Minnesota Wild (from Nashville)<sup>11</sup>
| [[Val-d'Or Foreurs]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 115
| [[Wes O'Neill]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Islanders
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|University of Notre Dame]] (CCHA)
|-
! 116
| [[Michal Birner]] (LW)
| {{CZE}}
| St. Louis Blues
| [[HC Slavia Praha|Slavia Praha]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 117
| [[Julien Sprunger]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Switzerland}}
| Minnesota Wild (from Montreal)<sup>12</sup>
| [[HC Fribourg-Gottéron|HC Fribourg-Gotteron]] (Switzerland)
|-
! 118
| [[Aki Seitsonen]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| Calgary Flames
| Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
|-
! 119
| [[Kevin Porter (ice hockey)|Kevin Porter]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Phoenix Coyotes (from Dallas)<sup>13</sup>
| US NTDP U18 (NAHL)
|-
! 120
| Mitch Maunu (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from Colorado)<sup>14</sup>
| Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
|-
! 121
| Kris Hogg (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Calgary Flames (from New Jersey via Columbus and Carolina)<sup>15</sup>
| Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
|-
! 122
| [[Alexander Nikulin (ice hockey)|Alexander Nikulin]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Ottawa Senators
| CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
|-
! 123
| [[Karel Hromas]] (LW)
| {{CZE}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)<sup>16</sup>
| Sparta Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 124
| [[David Laliberté|David Laliberte]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| [[Charlottetown Islanders|P.E.I. Rocket]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 125
| [[Andrew Sarauer]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| [[Langley Hornets]] (BCHL)
|-
! 126
| [[Torrey Mitchell]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Boston)<sup>17</sup>
| [[Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey|University of Vermont]] (Hockey East)
|-
! 127
| [[Ryan Callahan]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| New York Rangers (from San Jose)<sup>18</sup>
| [[Guelph Storm]] (OHL)
|-
! 128
| [[Evan McGrath]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 129
| Jason Churchill (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Tampa Bay via Boston)<sup>19</sup>
| [[Halifax Mooseheads]] (QMJHL)
|}

# The [[Chicago Blackhawks]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] as the result of a trade on June 30, 2002 that sent [[Sergei Berezin]] to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Washington Capitals]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] as the result of a trade on February 19, 2004 that sent [[Jim Vandermeer]], [[Colin Fraser (ice hockey)|Colin Fraser]] and Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2004 to Chicago in exchange for [[Alexei Zhamnov]] and this pick.
#:Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent [[Sergei Berezin]] to Washington in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] as the result of a trade on January 27, 2004 that sent [[Alexander Svitov]] and Tampa Bay's third-round pick in 2004 to Columbus in exchange for [[Darryl Sydor]] and this pick.
# The [[New York Rangers]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Dallas Stars]] as the result of a trade on November 17, 2003 that sent [[Jon Klemm]] and Dallas' second-round pick in 2004 to Chicago in exchange for [[Stéphane Robidas|Stephane Robidas]] and this pick.
#:Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 8, 2003 that sent [[Boris Mironov]] to New York in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Carolina Hurricanes]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Atlanta's third-round pick in 2005 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]'s fourth-round pick went to the [[Nashville Predators]] as the result of a trade on June 23, 2003 that sent Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2003 to Anaheim in exchange for the Mighty Duck's fifth-round pick in 2004 and this pick.
# The Boston Bruins compensatory fourth-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent [[Jeff Hackett]].
# The [[Atlanta Thrashers]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] as the result of a trade on October 3, 2003 that sent [[Jani Hurme]] to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Buffalo Sabres]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent [[Jason Chimera]] and Edmonton's third-round pick in 2004 (80th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for New Jersey's second-round pick in 2004 (57th overall) and this pick.
#:Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent [[Daniel Brière|Daniel Briere]] and Phoenix's third-round pick in 2004 to Buffalo in exchange for [[Chris Gratton]] and this pick.
# The [[Edmonton Oilers]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] as the result of a trade on March 3, 2004 that sent [[Maxim Kondratyev]], [[Jarkko Immonen]], Toronto's first-round pick in 2004 and second-round pick in 2005 to the New York Rangers in exchange for [[Brian Leetch]] and future considerations (which became this pick).
#:New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2003 that sent [[Brian Leetch]] to Edmonton in exchange for [[Jussi Markkanen]] and this pick.
# The [[Nashville Predators]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Minnesota Wild]] as the result of a trade on March 5, 2004 that sent [[Sergejs Žoltoks|Sergei Zholtok]] and [[Brad Bombardir]] to Nashville in exchange for Buffalo's third-round pick in 2004 and this pick.
# The [[Montreal Canadiens]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Minnesota Wild]] as the result of a trade on March 4, 2004 that sent [[Jim Dowd (ice hockey)|Jim Dowd]] to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Dallas Stars]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] as the result of a trade on January 16, 2003 that sent [[Claude Lemieux]] to Dallas in exchange for [[Scott Pellerin]] and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition and date of conversion are unknown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Claude Lemieux traded to Dallas|url=http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/01/16/Claude-Lemieux-traded-to-Dallas/UPI-73291042773578/|publisher=United Press International|access-date=August 1, 2012|date=January 16, 2003}}</ref>
# The [[Colorado Avalanche]]'s fourth-round pick went to the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent [[Andrei Nikolishin]] to Colorado in exchange for future considerations (which became this pick).
# The [[New Jersey Devils]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Calgary Flames]] as the result of a trade on July 16, 2003 that sent [[Bob Boughner]] to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's fifth-round pick in 2005 and this pick.
#:Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent Carolina's fifth and sixth-round picks in 2003 to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
#:Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent [[Grant Marshall]] to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players, Grant Marshall, Notes|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8458959&view=notes|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref>
# The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent [[Phil Housley]] to Toronto in exchange for the Leafs' ninth-round pick in 2003 and this pick<ref>{{cite web|title=Players, Phil Housley, Notes|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8447989&view=notes|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Chicago will receive a fourth-round pick in either 2003 or 2004. The date of conversion is unknown.
# The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the [[San Jose Sharks]] as the result of a trade on January 22, 2003 that sent [[Jeff Hackett]] and [[Jeff Jillson]] to Boston in exchange for [[Kyle McLaren]] and this pick.
# The [[San Jose Sharks]]' fourth-round pick went to the [[New York Rangers]] as the result of a trade on June 30, 2003 that sent [[Mark Messier]] to San Jose in exchange for future considerations (which became this pick).
# The [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]'s fourth-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 Boston's third and ninth-round picks in 2004 (94th and 288th overall) and this pick.
#:Boston previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 13, 2003 that sent [[John Grahame]] to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

===Round five===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 130
| [[Michal Sersen]] (D)
| {{SVK}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
|-
! 131
| Trevor Kell (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 132
| [[Oscar Hedman]] (D)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Washington Capitals
| [[Modo Hockey]] (Sweden)
|-
! 133
| [[Petr Pohl]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
|-
! 134
| [[Kris Versteeg]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Boston Bruins (from Phoenix)<sup>1</sup>
| Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
|-
! 135
| [[Roman Pšurný|Roman Psurny]] (LW)
| {{CZE}}
| New York Rangers
| [[PSG Zlín|HC Hame]] Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 136
| [[Nikita Nikitin]] (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| St. Louis Blues (from Florida)<sup>2</sup>
| [[Avangard Omsk]] Jr. (Russia)
|-
! 137
| [[Magnus Åkerlund|Magnus Akerlund]] (G)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| [[HV71]] Jr. (Sweden)
|-
! 138
| [[Pasi Salonen]] (LW)
| {{FIN}}
| Washington Capitals (compensatory)<sup>3</sup>
| [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] Jr. (Finland)
|-
! 139
| Kyle Moir (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Nashville Predators (from Anaheim)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Swift Current Broncos]] (WHL)
|-
! 140
| [[Jake Dowell]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (compensatory)<sup>5</sup>
| [[Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey|University of Wisconsin–Madison]] (WCHA)
|-
! 141
| Jim McKenzie (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Ottawa Senators (compensatory)<sup>6</sup>
| Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
|-
! 142
| [[Juraj Gráčik|Juraj Gracik]] (RW)
| {{SVK}}
| Atlanta Thrashers
| [[HC Topoľčany|HC Topolcany]] (Slovakia)
|-
! 143
| [[Eric Neilson]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
|-
! 144
| Chris Zarb (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota)<sup>7</sup>
| [[Tri-City Storm]] (USHL)
|-
! 145
| [[Michal Valent]] (G)
| {{SVK}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| [[MHC Martin]] Jr. (Slovakia)
|-
! 146
| [[Bryan Young (ice hockey)|Bryan Young]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 147
| [[Janne Niskala]] (D)
| {{FIN}}
| Nashville Predators
| [[Lukko]] (Finland)
|-
! 148
| [[Steve Regier]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Islanders
| Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
|-
! 149
| Gino Pisellini (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis)<sup>8</sup>
| Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
|-
! 150
| [[Mikhail Grabovski]] (C)
| {{flagu|Belarus|1995}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia)
|-
! 151
| [[Sergei Kolosov]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Belarus|1995}}
| Detroit Red Wings (compensatory)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Minsk (Belarus)|Minsk]] (D)
|-
! 152
| Bret Nasby (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Florida Panthers (from Calgary via San Jose)<sup>10</sup>
| Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 153
| [[Steven Zalewski]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Dallas)<sup>11</sup>
| [[Northwood School (Lake Placid, New York)|Northwood Prep]] (USHS–NY)
|-
! 154
| [[Richard Demén-Willaume|Richard Demen-Willaume]] (D)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Colorado Avalanche
| Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden)
|-
! 155
| [[Alexander Mikhailishin]] (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| New Jersey Devils
| [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] 2 (Russia)
|-
! 156
| [[Roman Wick]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Switzerland}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[Kloten Flyers]] (Switzerland)
|-
! 157
| [[Dmitry Vorobyov]] (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] (Russia)
|-
! 158
| Brandon Elliott (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Philadelphia)<sup>12</sup>
| Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
|-
! 159
| [[Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1985)|Mike Brown]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| University of Michigan (CCHA)
|-
! 160
| [[Ben Walter]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Boston Bruins
| [[UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey|University of Massachusetts Lowell]] (Hockey East)
|-
! 161
| [[Jean-Claude Sawyer]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Minnesota Wild (from San Jose)<sup>13</sup>
| [[Cape Breton Screaming Eagles]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 162
| [[Tyler Haskins]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
|-
! 163
| Dustin Collins (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
|}

# The [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[Boston Bruins]] as the result of a trade on May 31, 2003 that sent [[Darren McLachlan]] to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players, Darren McLachlan, Notes|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8469526&view=notes#&navid=nhl-keymatch|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
# The [[Florida Panthers]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[St. Louis Blues]] as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent [[Mike Van Ryn]] to Florida in exchange for [[Valeri Bure]] and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition and date of conversion are unknown.
# The Washington Capitals compensatory fifth-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent [[Ken Klee]].
# The [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]'s fifth-round pick went to the [[Nashville Predators]] as the result of a trade on June 23, 2003 that sent Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2003 to Anaheim in exchange for Anaheim's fourth-round pick in 2004 and this pick.
# The Chicago Blackhawks compensatory fifth-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent [[Chris Simon]].
# The Ottawa Senators compensatory fifth-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent [[Magnus Arvedson]].
# The [[Minnesota Wild]]'s fifth-round pick went to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] as the result of a trade on December 17, 2003 that sent [[Eric Chouinard]] to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
# The [[St. Louis Blues]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] as the result of trade on February 9, 2004 that sent [[Eric Weinrich]] to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
# The Detroit Red Wings compensatory fifth-round pick was received due to the loss of Group III free agent [[Luc Robitaille]].
# The [[Calgary Flames]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[Florida Panthers]] as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004 that sent Florida's seventh and eighth-round picks both in 2004 (201st and 234th overall) to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
#:San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 9, 2004 that sent [[Lynn Loyns]] to Calgary in exchange for this pick.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players, Lynn Loyns, Notes|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468150&view=notes#&navid=nhl-keymatch|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
# The [[Dallas Stars]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[San Jose Sharks]] as the result of trade on June 26, 2004 that sent San Jose's first-round pick and their compensatory second and third-round picks, all in 2004 (28th, 52nd and 91st overall) to Dallas in exchange for the Stars first-round pick in 2004 (22nd overall) and this pick.
# The [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004 that sent Tampa Bay's third-round pick in 2005 to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia and San Jose's sixth-round picks both in 2004 (188th and 191st overall) and this pick.
# The [[San Jose Sharks]]' fifth-round pick went to the [[Minnesota Wild]] as the result of a trade on March 3, 2004 that sent [[Jason Marshall (ice hockey)|Jason Marshall]] to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

===Round six===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 164
| Moises Gutierrez (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
|-
! 165
| Scott McCulloch (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| [[Grande Prairie Storm]] (AJHL)
|-
! 166
| [[Peter Guggisberg]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Switzerland}}
| Washington Capitals
| [[HC Davos]] (Switzerland)
|-
! 167
| Robert Page (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| Blake High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 168
| Kevin Cormier (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
|-
! 169
| Jordan Foote (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Rangers
| Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
|-
! 170
| [[Ladislav Ščurko|Ladislav Scurko]] (C)
| {{SVK}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Florida)<sup>1</sup>
| [[HK Spišská Nová Ves|Spisska Nova Ves]] Jr. (Slovakia)
|-
! 171
| [[Frédérik Cabana|Frederik Cabana]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Carolina)<sup>2</sup>
| Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
|-
! 172
| Matt Auffrey (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| US NTDP (NAHL)
|-
! 173
| [[Adam Pardy]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Calgary Flames (from Atlanta)<sup>3</sup>
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
|-
! 174
| [[Scott Parse]] (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| [[Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey|University of Nebraska Omaha]] (CCHA)
|-
! 175
| [[Aaron Boogaard]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Minnesota Wild
| Tri-Cities Americans (WHL)
|-
! 176
| [[Patrick Kaleta]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 177
| Max Gordichuk (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
|-
! 178
| [[Mike Santorelli]] (RW)
|{{flagu|Canada}}
| Nashville Predators
| [[Vernon Vipers]] (BCHL)
|-
! 179
| [[Jaroslav Mrázek|Jaroslav Mrazek]] (LW)
| {{CZE}}
| New York Islanders
| Sparta Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 180
| [[Roman Polák|Roman Polak]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| St. Louis Blues
| HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 181
| Loic Lacasse (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| [[Baie-Comeau Drakkar]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 182
| Fred Wikner (RW)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Calgary Flames
| Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden)
|-
! 183
| Trevor Ludwig (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Dallas Stars
| [[Texas Tornado]] (NAHL)
|-
! 184
| [[Derek Peltier]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Colorado Avalanche
| [[Cedar Rapids RoughRiders]] (USHL)
|-
! 185
| Josh Disher (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New Jersey Devils (from New Jersey via Atlanta)<sup>4</sup>
| Erie Otters (OHL)
|-
! 186
| Dan Turple (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Atlanta Thrashers (from Ottawa)<sup>5</sup>
| Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 187
| [[Robbie Earl]] (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
|-
! 188
| [[Jan Zapletal (ice hockey)|Jan Zapletal]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Philadelphia)<sup>6</sup>
| [[VHK Vsetín|HC Vsetin]] Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 189
| Julien Ellis (G)
|{{flagu|Canada}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| [[Shawinigan Cataractes]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 190
| [[Lennart Petrell]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets (from Boston)<sup>7</sup>
| HIFK Jr. (Finland)
|-
! 191
| [[Karri Rämö|Karri Ramo]] (G)
| {{FIN}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from San Jose via Philadelphia)<sup>8</sup>
| Pelicans Jr. (Finland)
|-
! 192
| [[Anton Axelsson]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden)
|-
! 193
| [[Kevin Schaeffer]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Nashville Predators (from Tampa Bay)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]] (Hockey East)
|}

# The [[Florida Panthers]]' sixth-round pick went to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent Philadelphia's seventh-round pick in 2003 to Florida in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Carolina Hurricanes]]' sixth-round pick went to the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent [[Marty Murray]] to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
# The [[Atlanta Thrashers]]' sixth-round pick went to the [[Calgary Flames]] as the result of a trade on December 18, 2001 that sent [[Jeff Cowan]] and [[Kurtis Foster]] to Atlanta in exchange for [[Petr Buzek]] and this pick.
# The [[New Jersey Devils]]' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent New Jersey's fourth-round pick in 2003 to Atlanta in exchange for [[Richard Šmehlík|Richard Smehlik]], New Jersey's eighth-round pick in 2004 and this pick.
#:Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2003 that sent [[Pascal Rhéaume|Pascal Rheaume]] to New Jersey in exchange for future considerations (which became this pick).

===Round seven===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 194
| Chris Peluso (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Brainerd High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 195
| Jean-Michel Rizk (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Minnesota Wild (compensatory)<sup>1</sup>
| Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
|-
! 196
| [[Petri Kontiola]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| [[Tappara]] (Finland)
|-
! 197
| [[Andrew Gordon (ice hockey)|Andrew Gordon]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Washington Capitals
| [[Notre Dame Hounds]] (SJHL)
|-
! 198
| Justin Vienneau (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 199
| [[Chad Kolarik]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| US NTDP (NAHL)
|-
! 200
| Matt Schneider (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Calgary Flames (from New York Rangers)<sup>2</sup>
| Tri-Cities Americans (WHL)
|-
! 201
| [[Michael Vernace]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Florida)<sup>3</sup>
| Brampton Battalion (OHL)
|-
! 202
| Ryan Pottruff (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 203
| [[Gabriel Bouthillette]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| [[Gatineau Olympiques]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 204
| [[Miikka Tuomainen]] (LW)
| {{FIN}}
| Atlanta Thrashers
| [[TuTo]] (Finland)
|-
! 205
| Mike Curry (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| Sioux City Stampede (USHL)
|-
! 206
| [[Anton Khudobin]] (G)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Minnesota Wild
| Metallurg Magnitogorsk Jr. (Russia)
|-
! 207
| [[Mark Mancari]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 208
| Stephane Goulet (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| [[Quebec Ramparts]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 209
| [[Stanislav Balán|Stanislav Balan]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| Nashville Predators
| Zlin Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 210
| [[Emil Axelsson (ice hockey)|Emil Axelsson]] (D)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| New York Islanders
| [[Örebro HK|Orebro HK]] (Sweden)
|-
! 211
| [[David Fredriksson]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| St. Louis Blues
| HV71 Jr. (Sweden)
|-
! 212
| [[Jon Gleed]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| [[Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey|Cornell University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 213
| James Spratt (G)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Calgary Flames
| Sioux City Stampede (USHL)
|-
! 214
| [[Troy Brouwer]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from Dallas)<sup>4</sup>
| Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
|-
! 215
| Ian Keserich (G)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Colorado Avalanche
| [[Cleveland Jr. Barons]] (NAHL)
|-
! 216
| [[Pierre-Luc Létourneau-Leblond|Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New Jersey Devils (compensatory)<sup>5</sup>
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
|-
! 217
| [[Tyler Eckford]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New Jersey Devils
| [[South Surrey Eagles]] (BCHL)
|-
! 218
| [[Sergei Kukushkin]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Belarus|1995}}
| Dallas Stars (compensatory)<sup>6</sup>
| [[Yunost Minsk|Junost Minsk]] (Belarus)
|-
! 219
| Joe Cooper (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 220
| [[Maxim Semyonov]] (D)
| {{KAZ}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Lada Togliatti (Russia)
|-
! 221
| [[Danny Taylor (ice hockey)|Daniel Taylor]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Los Angeles Kings (from Philadelphia)<sup>7</sup>
| Guelph Storm (OHL)
|-
! 222
| Jordan Morrison (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins (from Vancouver)<sup>8</sup>
| Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 223
| Jared Walker (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (compensatory)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Red Deer Rebels]] (WHL)
|-
! 224
| [[Matt Hunwick]] (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Boston Bruins
| University of Michigan (CCHA)
|-
! 225
| David MacDonald (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| San Jose Sharks
| [[New England Jr. Huskies]] (EJHL)
|-
! 226
| Steven Covington (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
|-
! 227
| [[Chris Campoli]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia)<sup>10</sup>
| Erie Otters (OHL)
|}

===Round eight===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 228
| [[David Brown (ice hockey)|David Brown]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
|-
! 229
| Eric Hunter (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| Prince George Cougars (WHL)
|-
! 230
| Justin Mrazek (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Washington Capitals
| [[Estevan Bruins]] (SJHL)
|-
! 231
| Brian McGuirk (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| Governmer Drummer Academy (USHS-MA)
|-
! 232
| [[Martin Houle]] (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Phoenix via Dallas)<sup>1</sup>
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
|-
! 233
| Matt Greer (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets (from New York Rangers)<sup>2</sup>
| White Bear High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 234
| Derek MacIntyre (G)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Florida)<sup>3</sup>
| [[Soo Indians]] (NAHL)
|-
! 235
| [[Jonas Fiedler]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
|-
! 236
| Matt Christie (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| Miami University (CCHA)
|-
! 237
| Mitch Carefoot (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Atlanta Thrashers
| Cornell University (ECAC)
|-
! 238
| [[Yutaka Fukufuji]] (G)
| {{flagu|Japan}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| [[Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015)|Bakersfield Condors]] (ECHL)
|-
! 239
| [[Brandon Yip]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from Minnesota)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Coquitlam Express]] (BCHL)
|-
! 240
| [[Aaron Gagnon]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Phoenix Coyotes (compensatory)<sup>5</sup>
| Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
|-
! 241
| [[Mike Card]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
|-
! 242
| [[Tyler Spurgeon]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
|-
! 243
| [[Denis Kulyash]] (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Nashville Predators
| CSKA Moscow (Russia)
|-
! 244
| Jason Pitton (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Islanders
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
|-
! 245
| [[Justin Keller]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from St. Louis)<sup>6</sup>
| Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
|-
! 246
| [[Greg Stewart (ice hockey)|Gregory Stewart]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| Peterborough Petes (OHL)
|-
! 247
| [[Jonathan Paiement]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Rangers (from Calgary)<sup>7</sup>
| Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
|-
! 248
| [[Lukas Vomela]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| Dallas Stars
| [[Motor České Budějovice|HC Ceske Budejovice]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 249
| J. D. Corbin (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Colorado Avalanche
| [[Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey|University of Denver]] (WCHA)
|-
! 250
| [[Nathan Perkovich]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| New Jersey Devils (from New Jersey via Atlanta)<sup>8</sup>
| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
|-
! 251
| Matt McIlvane (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[Chicago Steel]] (USHL)
|-
! 252
| [[Jan Steber]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
|-
! 253
| [[Travis Gawryletz]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| [[Trail Smoke Eaters]] (BCHL)
|-
! 254
| David Schulz (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
|-
! 255
| [[Anton Hedman]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Boston Bruins
| Stocksund (Sweden)
|-
! 256
| [[Matthew Ford (ice hockey)|Matthew Ford]] (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)<sup>9</sup>
| Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
|-
! 257
| [[Gennady Stolyarov]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| THK Tver (Russia)
|-
! 258
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| [[Pekka Rinne]] (G) 
| {{FIN}}
| Nashville Predators (from Tampa Bay)<sup>10</sup>
| [[Oulun Kärpät|Karpat]] (Finland)
|}

===Round nine===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ddf; width:2.75%;"| #
! style="background:#ddf; width:22.0%;"| Player
! style="background:#ddf; width:20.0%;"| Nationality
! style="background:#ddf; width:34.0%;"| NHL team
! style="background:#ddf; width:100.0%;"| College/junior/club team
|-
! 259
| [[Brian Ihnacak]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| [[Brown Bears men's ice hockey|Brown University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 260
| [[Marko Anttila]] (RW)
| {{FIN}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| Leki Lempaala (Finland)
|-
! 261
| William Engasser (LW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Phoenix Coyotes (compensatory)<sup>1</sup>
| Blake High School (USHS-MN)
|-
! 262
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|[[Mark Streit]] (D)
| {{flagu|Switzerland}}
| Montreal Canadiens (compensatory)<sup>2</sup>
| [[ZSC Lions|HC Zurich]] (Switzerland)
|-
! 263
| [[Travis Morin]] (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Washington Capitals (from Washington via Ottawa)<sup>3</sup>
| [[Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|Minnesota State University]] (WCHA)
|-
! 264
| [[Valtteri Tenkanen]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| Los Angeles Kings (from Columbus)<sup>4</sup>
| [[JYP Jyväskylä|JYP]] (Finland)
|-
! 265
| [[Daniel Winnik]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| [[New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey|University of New Hampshire]] (Hockey East)
|-
! 266
| [[Jakub Petružálek|Jakub Petruzalek]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| New York Rangers
| HC Chemopetrol (Czech Republic)
|-
! 267
| Spencer Dillon (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Florida Panthers
| Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
|-
! 268
| [[Martin Vagner]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| [[Gatineau Olympiques]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 269
| [[Janne Pesonen]] (RW)
| {{FIN}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| Karpat (Finland)
|-
! 270
| Matthew Siddall (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Atlanta Thrashers
| [[Powell River Kings]] (BCHL)
|-
! 271
| [[Grant Clitsome]] (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles)<sup>5</sup>
| [[Nepean Raiders]] (CCHL)
|-
! 272
| [[Kyle Wilson (ice hockey)|Kyle Wilson]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Minnesota Wild
| [[Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey|Colgate University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 273
| [[Dylan Hunter]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 274
| [[Björn Bjurling|Bjorn Bjurling]] (G)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
|-
! 275
| Craig Switzer (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Nashville Predators
| Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
|-
! 276
| Sylvain Michaud (G)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| New York Islanders
| [[Drummondville Voltigeurs]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 277
| Jonathan Boutin (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| St. Louis Blues
| Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 278
| Alexandre Dulac-Lemelin (D)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
|-
! 279
| [[Adam Cracknell]] (RW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Calgary Flames
| Kootenay Ice (WHL)
|-
! 280
| [[Matt McKnight]] (C)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Dallas Stars
| [[Camrose Kodiaks]] (AJHL)
|-
! 281
| Stephen McClellan (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Colorado Avalanche
| Catholic Memorial High School (USHS–MA)
|-
! 282
| [[Valeri Klimov (ice hockey)|Valeri Klimov]] (D)
| {{flagu|Russia}}
| New Jersey Devils
| Spartak Moscow Jr. (Russia)
|-
! 283
| Luke Beaverson (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Florida Panthers (from Ottawa)<sup>6</sup>
| Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
|-
! 284
| John Wikner (LW)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Ottawa Senators (compensatory)<sup>7</sup>
| Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden)
|-
! 285
| Pierce Norton (RW)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Thayer Academy (USHS-MA)
|-
! 286
| [[Triston Grant]] (LW)
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Vancouver Giants (WHL)
|-
! 287
| [[Jannik Hansen]] (RW)
| {{DNK}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| [[Rødovre Mighty Bulls|Rodovre Mighty Bulls]] (Denmark)
|-
! 288
| Brian Mahoney-Wilson (G)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Boston via New York Rangers and Boston)<sup>8</sup>
| Catholic Memorial High School (USHS-MA)
|-
! 289
| Christian Jensen (D)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| San Jose Sharks
| New Jersey Jr. Devils (NJHL)
|-
! 290
| [[Nils Bäckström|Nils Backstrom]] (D)
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| Stocksund (Sweden)
|-
! 291
| John Carter (C)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay)<sup>9</sup>
| Brewster Bulldogs (EMJHL)
|}

==Draftees based on nationality==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="background:#e0e0e0; width:2.5em;" | Rank
! style="background:#e0e0e0; width:15em;" | Country
! style="background:#e0e0e0; width:4em;"  | Picks
! style="background:#e0e0e0; width:6em;"  | Percent
! style="background:#e0e0e0; width:12.5em;"  |Top selection
|-
! !! style="text-align:left;" | North America !! 193 !! 66.3%
!
|-
| 1 || style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Canada}} || 129 || 44.3%
| Cam Barker, 3rd
|-
| 2 ||style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|United States}} || 64 || 22.0%
| Blake Wheeler, 5th
|-
! !! style="text-align:left;"| Europe !! 98 !! 33.7%
!
|-
| 3 ||style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Czech Republic}} || 21 || 7.2%
| Rostislav Olesz, 7th
|-
| 4 ||style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Russia}} || 20 || 6.9%
| Alexander Ovechkin, 1st
|-
| 5 ||style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Sweden}} || 18 || 6.2%
| Johannes Salmonsson, 31st
|-
| 6 || style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Finland}} || 15 || 5.2%
| Lauri Tukonen, 11th
|-
| 7 || style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Slovakia}} || 10 || 3.4%
| Boris Valabik, 10th
|-
| 8 || style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Switzerland}} || 4 || 1.4%
| Julien Sprunger, 117th
|-
| 9 || style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Belarus}} || 3 || 1.0%
| Mikhail Grabovski, 150th
|-
| 10 || style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Denmark}} || 2 || 0.7%
| Peter Regin, 87th
|-
| rowspan="2" | 11 || style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Latvia}} || 1 || 0.3%
| Martins Karsums, 64th
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagu|Germany}} || 1 || 0.3%
| Thomas Greiss, 94th
|-
! !! style="text-align:left;" | Asia !! 3 !! 1.0% !!
|-
| 10 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Flagu|Kazakhstan}} || 2 || 0.7%
| Viktor Alexandrov, 83rd
|-
| 11 || style="text-align:left;" | {{Flagu|Japan}} || 1 || 0.3%
| Yutaka Fukufuji, 238th
|}

== See also ==
* [[2004–05 NHL season]]
* [[2003 NHL Entry Draft]]
* [[2005 NHL Entry Draft]]
* [[List of NHL first overall draft choices]]
* [[List of NHL players]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2004e.html 2004 NHL Entry Draft player stats] at [http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]
* [http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/2004.htm prosportstransactions.com: 2004 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions]

{{2004–05 NHL season by team}}
{{NHL Drafts|
 preceded=[[2003 NHL Entry Draft]]|
 succeeded=[[2005 NHL Entry Draft]]
}}

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