2001 NHL Draft
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The top 50 selections at the 39th annual NHL Entry Draft held June 23-24, 2001, in Sunrise, Fla. The order of the first 14 positions were determined by a draft lottery of non-playoff teams held April 10 in New York. Only the worst five teams from the 2000-01 regular season had the chance to win the first overall pick. No team could move up more than four spots in the draft order or drop more than one position. Positions 15 through 30 reflect regular season records in reverse order. The top 30 picks are first round selections and the remaining 20 are from the second round. (*) denotes compensatory pick.
Top 50 Picks
| Team | Player, Last Team | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta | Ilya Kovalchuk, Spartak (Rus) | R |
| 2 | a-Ottawa | Jason Spezza, Windsor (OHL) | C |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | Alexander Svitov, Omsk (Rus) | C |
| 4 | Florida | Stephen Weiss, Plymouth (OHL) | C |
| 5 | Anaheim | Stanislav Chistov, Omsk (Rus) | C |
| 6 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu, TPS Turku (Fin) | C |
| 7 | Montreal | Mike Komisarek, Michigan (CCHA) | D |
| 8 | Columbus | Pascal Leclaire, Halifax (QMJHL) | G |
| 9 | Chicago | Tuomo Ruutu, Jokerit (Fin) | C |
| 10 | NY Rangers | Dan Blackburn, Kootenay (WHL) | G |
| 11 | b-Phoenix | Fredrik Sjostrom, Frolunda (Swe) | R |
| 12 | Nashville | Dan Hamhuis, Prince George (WHL) | D |
| 13 | c-Edmonton | Ales Hemsky, Hull (QMJHL) | R |
| 14 | d-Calgary | Chuck Kobasew, Boston Coll. (HE) | R |
| 15 | Carolina | Igor Knyazev, Spartak (Rus) | D |
| 16 | Vancouver | R.J. Umberger, Ohio St. (CCHA) | C |
| 17 | Toronto | Carlo Colaiacovo, Erie (OHL) | D |
| 18 | Los Angeles | Jens Karlsson, Frolunda (Swe) | R |
| 19 | e-Boston | Shaone Morrisonn, Kamloops (WHL) | D |
| 20 | San Jose | Marcel Goc, Schwenningen (Ger) | C |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | Colby Armstrong, Red Deer (WHL) | R |
| 22 | Buffalo | Jiri Novotny, Budejovice Jr. (Cze) | C |
| 23 | f-Ottawa | Tim Gleason, Windsor (OHL) | D |
| 24 | g-Florida | Lukas Krajicek, Peterborough (OHL) | D |
| 25 | h-Montreal | Alexander Perejougin, Omsk (Rus) | C |
| 26 | Dallas | Jason Bacashihua, Chicago (NAHL) | G |
| 27 | i-Philadelphia | Jeff Woywitka, Red Deer (OHL) | D |
| 28 | New Jersey | Adrian Foster, Saskatoon (WHL) | L |
| 29 | j-Chicago | Adam Munro, Erie (OHL) | G |
| 30 | k-Los Angeles | David Steckel, Ohio St. (CCHA) | C |
| 31 | l-Phoenix | Matthew Spiller, Seattle (WHL) | D |
| 32 | m-Buffalo | Derek Roy, Kitchener (OHL) | C |
| 33 | n-Nashville | Timofei Shishkanov, Spartak (Rus) | L |
| 34 | Florida | Greg Watson, Prince Albert (WHL) | C |
| 35 | Anaheim | Mark Popovic, St. Michael's (OHL) | D |
| 36 | Minnesota | Kyle Wanvig, Red Deer (WHL) | R |
| 37 | Montreal | Duncan Milroy, Swift Current (WHL) | R |
| 38 | Columbus | Tim Jackman, MSU-Mankato (WCHA) | R |
| 39 | o-Toronto | Karel Pilar, Litvinov (Cze) | D |
| 40 | NY Rangers | Fedor Tjutin, St. Petersburg (Rus) | D |
| 41 | Calgary | Andrei Taratukhin, Omsk (Rus) | C |
| 42 | Nashville | Tomas Slovak, Kosice (Svk) | D |
| 43 | c-Edmonton | Doug Lynch, Red Deer (WHL) | D |
| 44 | d-New Jersey | Igor Pohanka, Prince Albert (WHL) | C |
| 45 | Phoenix* | Martin Podlesak, Lethbridge (WHL) | C |
| 46 | Carolina | Michael Zigomanis, Kingston (OHL) | C |
| 47 | p-Tampa Bay | Alexander Polushin, Tver (Rus) | L |
| 48 | p-New Jersey* | Thomas Pihlman, Jyvaskyla (Fin) | L |
| 49 | q-Los Angeles | Mike Cammalleri, Michigan (CCHA) | C |
| 50 | Buffalo* | Chris Thorburn, North Bay (OHL) | C |
Acquired picks: a—from NY Islanders; b—from Calgary; c—from Boston; d—from Phoenix; e—from Edmonton; f—from Philadelphia; g—from St. Louis via New Jersey; h—from Washington; i—from Ottawa; j—from Detroit; k—from Colorado; l—from NY Islanders via Tampa Bay; m—from Tampa Bay; n—from Atlanta via Vancouver; o—from Chicago; p—from Vancouver; q—from Toronto.
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