Inside College Hockey | 2003 NHL Draft: Second and Third Rounds

June 21, 2003
2003 NHL Draft: Second and Third Rounds

First-Round Selections

Fourth- through Ninth-Round Selections

Picks by College Team

Seen and Heard: Day One

Seen and Heard: Day Two

NASHVILLE – Inside College Hockey reports from the draft floor in Nashville, where dozens of college stars expect to have their name called by an NHL club this weekend. Below you'll find the second- and third-round college picks, along with comments from the prospect (where available).

We've also got our list of the record nine college players selected in the first round. For the complete list of picks, including major junior and European players, visit ESPN.com.

No.	NHL Team	Player (College)	Quotable
SECOND ROUND
31.	Carolina Hurricanes	Danny Richmond (Michigan)	"I'm thrilled at the opportunity that Carolina presents. They were in the Stanley Cup finals a couple years ago and I think they're on track right now. I just hope I can contribute some day."
41.	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby (North Dakota)
47.	San Jose Sharks	Matt Carle (Denver)	"I was pretty surprised going at 47th with my ranking (66th among North American skaters). But a good thing happened, and it was good to finally get out of my seat for a while."
51.	Edmonton Oilers	Colin McDonald (Providence)
57.	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Doherty (New Hampshire)
62.	St. Louis Blues	David Backes (Minnesota State, Mankato)	"I just can't believe this has happened. But I got taller, got some more points, and got some more recognition."
64.	Detroit Red Wings	Jim Howard (Maine)	"He plays big in net. He's not really a flopper and we like his experience. He played at the Under-18's in Europe and the NCAAs...we like the fact that he's got a lot of experience." — Assistant G.M. Jim Nill
THIRD ROUND
75.	New York Rangers	Ken Roche (Boston University)
78.	Minnesota Wild	Danny Irmen (Minnesota)	"I never would've thought in my wildest dreams that I'd be drafted by the Wild. It's just something really special."
79.	Montreal Canadiens	Ryan O'Byrne (Cornell)
83.	Washington Capitals	Stephen Werner (Massachusetts)	"When I heard my name called I couldn't believe it. I grew up playing for the Little Caps, idolizing the Capitals players. It is a dream come true."
86.	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Shane Hynes (Cornell)
87.	Philadelphia Flyers	Ryan Potulny (Minnesota)
90.	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Juha Alen (Northern Michigan)
99.	Dallas Stars	Matt Nickerson (Michigan)

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