2001 NHL ENTRY DRAFT

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The '2001 NHL Entry Draft' was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Contents

Selections By Round

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Draft by nationality

See also

Selections By Round

Below are listed the selections in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

'Selections By Round'

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9

Round 1

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
1.	Ilya Kovalchuk (LW)		Atlanta Thrashers	Spartak Moscow (RUS)
2.	Jason Spezza (C)		Ottawa Senators	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
3.	Alexander Svitov (C)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Avangard Omsk (RUS)
4.	Stephen Weiss (C)		Florida Panthers	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5.	Stanislav Chistov (LW)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Avangard Omsk (RUS)
6.	Mikko Koivu (C)		Minnesota Wild	TPS (SM-liiga)
7.	Mike Komisarek (D)		Montreal Canadiens	U. of Michigan (NCAA)
8.	Pascal Leclaire (G)		Columbus Blue Jackets	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
9.	Tuomo Ruutu (C)		Chicago Blackhawks	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
10.	Dan Blackburn (G)		New York Rangers	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
11.	Fredrik Sjostrom (RW)		Phoenix Coyotes	Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
12.	Dan Hamhuis (D)		Nashville Predators	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
13.	Ales Hemsky (RW)		Edmonton Oilers	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
14.	Chuck Kobasew (RW)		Calgary Flames	Boston College (NCAA)
15.	Igor Knyazev (D)		Carolina Hurricanes	Spartak Moscow (RUS)
16.	R. J. Umberger (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA)
17.	Carlo Colaiacovo (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Erie Otters (OHL)
18.	Jens Karlsson (LW)		Los Angeles Kings	Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
19.	Shaone Morrisonn (D)		Boston Bruins	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
20.	Marcel Goc (C)		San Jose Sharks	Schwenningen Wild Wings (GER)
21.	Colby Armstrong (W)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
22.	Jiri Novotny (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Ceske Budejovice HC (CZE)
23.	Tim Gleason (D)		Ottawa Senators	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
24.	Lukas Krajicek (D)		Florida Panthers	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
25.	Alexander Perezhogin (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Avangard Omsk (RUS)
26.	Jason Bacashihua (G)		Dallas Stars	Chicago Freeze (NAHL)
27.	Jeff Woywitka (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
28.	Adrian Foster (C)		New Jersey Devils	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
29.	Adam Munro (G)		Chicago Blackhawks	Erie Otters (OHL)
30.	Dave Steckel (C)		Los Angeles Kings	Ohio State University (NCAA)

Round 2

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
31.	Matthew Spiller (D)		Phoenix Coyotes	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
32.	Derek Roy (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
33.	Timofei Shishkanov (LW)		Nashville Predators	Spartak Moscow (RUS)
34.	Greg Watson (LW)		Florida Panthers	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
35.	Mark Popovic (D)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
36.	Kyle Wanvig (RW)		Minnesota Wild	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
37.	Duncan Milroy (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
38.	Tim Jackman (RW)		Columbus Blue Jackets	Minnesota State-Mankato (NCAA)
39.	Karel Pilar (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Litvinov (CZE)
40.	Fedor Tyutin (D)		New York Rangers	SKA St. Petersburg (RUS)
41.	Andrei Taratukhin (C)		Calgary Flames	Omsk Avangard (RUS)
42.	Tomas Slovak (D)		Nashville Predators	HC Kosice (SVK)
43.	Doug Lynch (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
44.	Igor Pohanka (C)		New Jersey Devils	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
45.	Martin Podlesak (C)		Phoenix Coyotes	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
46.	Mike Zigomanis (C)		Carolina Hurricanes	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
47.	Alexander Polushin (LW)		Tampa Bay Lightning	THK Tver (RUS)
48.	Tuomas Pihlman (LW)		New Jersey Devils	JYP (SM-liiga)
49.	Mike Cammalleri (C)		Los Angeles Kings	University of Michigan (NCAA)
50.	Chris Thorburn (C)		Buffalo Sabres	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
51.	Jaroslav Bednar (C)		Los Angeles Kings	HIFK (SM-liiga)
52.	Ed Caron (LW)		Edmonton Oilers	Phillips-Exeter (USHS)
53.	Kiel McLeod (C)		Columbus Blue Jackets	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
54.	Noah Welch (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	St. Sebastian's (USHS)
55.	Jason Pominville (RW)		Buffalo Sabres	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
56.	Andrei Medvedev (G)		Calgary Flames	Spartak Moscow (RUS)
57.	Jay McClement (C)		St. Louis Blues	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
58.	Nathan Paetsch (D)		Washington Capitals	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
59.	Matt Keith (RW)		Chicago Blackhawks	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
60.	Victor Uchevatov (D)		New Jersey Devils	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RUS)
61.	Andreas Holmqvist (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Hammarby IF (SWE)
62.	Igor Grigorenko (RW)		Detroit Red Wings	HC Lada Togliatti (RUS)
63.	Peter Budaj (G)		Colorado Avalanche	St. Michael's Majors (OHL)

Round 3

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
64.	Tomas Malec (D)		Florida Panthers	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
65.	Brendan Bell (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Ottawa 67s (OHL)
66.	Fedor Fedorov (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
67.	Robin Leblanc (RW)		New Jersey Devils	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
68.	Grant McNeill (D)		Florida Panthers	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
69.	Joel Stepp (LW)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
70.	Yared Hagos (C)		Dallas Stars	AIK (SWE)
71.	Tomas Plekanec (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	HC Rabat Kladno (CZE)
72.	Brandon Nolan (LW)		New Jersey Devils	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
73.	Craig Anderson (G)		Chicago Blackhawks	Guelph Storm (OHL)
74.	Chris Heid (D)		Minnesota Wild	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
75.	Denis Platonov		Nashville Predators	Saratov (RUS)
76.	Oliver Setzinger (C)		Nashville Predators	Ilves (SM-liiga)
77.	Darren McLachlan (LW)		Boston Bruins	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
78.	Beat Schiess-Forster (D)		Phoenix Coyotes	HC Davos (SWI)
79.	Garth Murray (C)		New York Rangers	Regina Pats (WHL)
80.	Michael Garnett (G)		Atlanta Thrashers	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
81.	Neil Komadoski (D)		Ottawa Senators	University of Notre Dame (NCAA)
82.	Jay Harrison (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
83.	Henrik Juntunen (RW)		Los Angeles Kings	Kärpät (SM-liiga)
84.	Kenny Smith (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Harvard (NCAA)
85.	Aaron Johnson (D)		Columbus Blue Jackets	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
86.	Drew Fata (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
87.	Per Mars		Columbus Blue Jackets	Brynas IF (SWE)
88.	Nicolas Corbeil (C)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
89.	Tuomas Nissinen (G)		St. Louis Blues	KalPa (SM-liiga)
90.	Owen Fussey (RW)		Washington Capitals	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
91.	Kevin Estrada (LW)		Carolina Hurricanes	Chilliwack (BCJHL)
92.	Anthony Aquino (RW)		Dallas Stars	Merrimack College (NCAA)
93.	Stephane Veilleux (C)		Minnesota Wild	Val D'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
94.	Evgeny Artyukhin (RW)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Podolsk (RUS)
95.	Patrick Sharp (C)		Philadelphia Flyers	University of Vermont (NCAA)
96.	Alexandre Rouleau (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Val D'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
97.	Danny Bois (RW)		Colorado Avalanche	London Knights (OHL)

Round 4

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
98.	Jordin Tootoo (RW)		Nashville Predators	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
99.	Ray Emery (G)		Ottawa Senators	Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
100.	Brian Sipotz (D)		Atlanta Thrashers	Miami University (NCAA)
101.	Cory Stillman (C)		New York Islanders	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
102.	Timo Pärssinen (C)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	HPK (SM-liiga)
103.	Tony Virta (RW)		Minnesota Wild	TPS (SM-liiga)
104.	Brent MacLellan (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
105.	Vladimir Korsunov (D)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Spartak Moscow (RUS)
106.	Christian Ehrhoff (D)		San Jose Sharks	Krefeld (GER)
107.	Dimitri Patzold (G)		San Jose Sharks	Erding (GER)
108.	Tomi Mäki (RW)		Calgary Flames	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
109.	Martti Järventie (D)		Montreal Canadiens	TPS (SM-liiga)
110.	Rob Zepp (G)		Carolina Panthers	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
111.	Matti Kaltiainen (G)		Boston Bruins	Blues (SM-liiga)
112.	Milan Gajic (C)		Atlanta Thrashers	Burnaby (BCJHL)
113.	Bryce Lampman (D)		New York Rangers	Omaha (USHL)
114.	Evgeny Gladskikh (LW)		Vancouver Canucks	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RUS)
115.	Vladimir Gusev (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Khabarovsk (RUS)
116.	Richard Petiot (D)		Los Angeles Kings	Camrose (AJHL)
117.	Michael Woodford (RW)		Florida Panthers	Cushing Academy (USHS)
118.	Brandon Rogers (D)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Hotchkiss (USHS)
119.	Aleksey Zotkin (LW)		Chicago Blackhawks	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RUS)
120.	Tomas Surovy (F)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Poprad (SVK)
121.	Drew MacIntyre (G)		Detroit Red Wings	Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
122.	Igor Valeev (RW)		St. Louis Blues	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
123.	Aaron Lobb (RW)		Tampa Bay Lightning	London Knights (OHL)
124.	Egor Shastin (F)		Calgary Flames	Omsk Avangard (RUS)
125.	Jeff Lucky (RW)		Washington Capitals	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
126.	Daniel Volrab (C)		Dallas Stars	HC Sparta Praha (CZE)
127.	Christoph Schubert (D)		Ottawa Senators	Munich (GER)
128.	Andrei Posnov		New Jersey Devils	Krylja Sovetov (RUS)
129.	Miroslav Blatak (D)		Detroit Red Wings	HC Zlin (CZE)
130.	Colt King (LW)		Colorado Avalanche	Guelph Storm (OHL)
131.	Ben Eaves (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Boston College (NCAA)

Round 5

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
132.	Dusan Salficky (G)		New York Islanders	HC Plzen (CZE)
133.	Jussi Markkanen (G)		Edmonton Oilers	Tappara (SM-liiga)
134.	Kyle Wellwood (C)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
135.	Colin Stuart (C)		Atlanta Thrashers	Colorado College (NCAA)
136.	Billy Thompson (G)		Florida Panthers	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
137.	Joel Perrault (C)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
138.	Paul Lynch (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Valley Jr. Warriors (EJHL)
139.	Shawn Collymore (RW)		New York Rangers	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
140.	Tomas Plihal (F)		San Jose Sharks	HC Bili Tygri Liberec (CZE)
141.	Cole Jarrett (D)		Columbus Blue Jackets	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
142.	Tommi Jäminki (LW)		Chicago Blackhawks	Blues (Espoo) (SM-liiga)
143.	Frantisek Skladany (LW)		Colorado Avalanche	Boston University (NCAA)
144.	Cody McCormick (C/RW)		Colorado Avalanche	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
145.	James Hakewill (D)		Calgary Flames	Westminster (USHS)
146.	Jussi Timonen (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	KalPa (SM-liiga)
147.	Jiri Jakes (RW)		Boston Bruins	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
148.	David Klema (D)		Phoenix Coyotes	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
149.	Mikko Viitanen (D)		Colorado Avalanche	Ahmat (SM-liiga)
150.	Bernd Brückler (G)		Philadelphia Flyers	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
151.	Kevin Bieksa (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Bowling Green University (CCHA)
163.	Andreas Salomonsson (L)		New Jersey Devils	Djurgårdens IF (SEL)
164.	Yuri Trubachev (C)		Calgary Flames	St. Petersberg
165.	Pierre-Luc Emond		Colorado Avalanche	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

Round 6

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
166.	Andy Chiodo (G)		New York Islanders	St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
168.	Maxim Kondratiev (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Lada Togliatti (RUS)
172.	Dennis Seidenberg (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Adler Mannheim (GER)
175.	Ryan Clowe (RW)		San Jose Sharks	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
176.	Marek Zidlicky (D)		New York Rangers	HIFK (SM-liiga)
179.	Andrew Alberts (D)		Boston Bruins	Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
189.	Pasi Nurminen (G)		Atlanta Thrashers	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
192.	Jussi Jokinen (F)		Dallas Stars	Kärpät Jr. (SM-liiga)
193.	Brooks Laich (C)		Ottawa Senators	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
196.	Charlie Stephens (C)		Colorado Avalanche	Guelph Storm (OHL)

Round 7

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
202.	Derek Boogaard (F)		Minnesota Wild	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
209.	Jordan Sigalet (G)		Boston Bruins	Victoria Grizzlies (BCJHL)
212.	Jason King (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
214.	Cristobal Huet (G)		Los Angeles Kings	HC Lugano, Suisse (LSHG)
220.	David Moss (RW)		Calgary Flames	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
223.	Brandon Bochenski (RW)		Ottawa Senators	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
224.	Tony Martensson (C)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Brynas (SWE)
225.	David Printz (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Great Falls (AWHL)
227.	Marek Svatos (RW)		Colorado Avalanche	Kootenay Ice (WHL)

Round 8

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
232.	Martin Gerber (G)		Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Langau-Sui (SUI)
238.	Ryan Hollweg (C)		New York Rangers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
241.	Milan Jurcina (D)		Boston Bruins	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
246.	Tomas Mojzis (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
248.	Kari Haakana (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
253.	Petr Cajanek (LW)		St. Louis BLues	Zlin (CZE)
258.	Dmitry Bykov (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Aq Bars Kazan (RUS)

Round 9

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
260.	Brian Perez (LW)		New York Islanders	Des Moines (USHL)
261.	Vitali Smolyaninov (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Neftechimik Jr. (RUS)
267.	Ivan Majesky (D)		Florida Panthers	Ilves (SM-liiga)
268.	Jeff Miles (C)		Chicago Blackhawks	University of Vermont (ECAC)
269.	Juris Stals (C)		New York Rangers	Lukko (SM-liiga)
270.	Grant Jacobsen (C)		St. Louis Blues	Regina Pats (WHL)
271.	Mikko Lehtonen (D)		Nashville Predators	Kärpät (SM-liiga)
272.	Ales Pisa (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Pardubice (CZE)
273.	Severin Blindenbacher (D)		Phoenix Coyotes	Kloten (SUI)
274.	Peter Reynolds (D)		Carolina Hurricanes	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
275.	Robert Muller (G)		Washington Capitals	Mannheim (GER)
276.	Mike Knoepfli (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Georgetown Raiders (OPJA)
277.	Sebastian Laplante (G)		Los Angeles Kings	Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL)
278.	Shay Stephenson (LW)		Edmonton Oilers	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
279.	Ryan Jorde (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
280.	Roman Kuhtinov (D)		New York Islanders	Novokuznetsk (RUS)
281.	Ilya Solarev (LW)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Perm (RUS)
282.	Marcel Rodman (RW)		Boston Bruins	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
283.	Simon Skoog (D)		St. Louis Blues	Morrum (SWE Jr.)
284.	Viktor Hubl (LW)		Washington Capitals	Slavia (CZE)
285.	Marek Tomica (RW)		Dallas Stars	Slavia (CZE)
286.	Toni Dahlman (RW)		Ottawa Senators	Ilves (SM-liiga)
287.	Juha-Pekka Ketola (C)		New York Islanders	Lukko (SM-liiga)
288.	Francois Senez (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Rensselaer (ECAC)
289.	Henrik Bergfors (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Sodertalje (SWE Jr.)

Draft by nationality

Rank	Country	Amount	Percent
1		106	36.7%
2		41	14.2%
	'Europe'	'142'	'49.1%'
3		38	4.9%
4		31	5.2%
5		23	3.9%
6		17	5.2%
7		15	3.5%
8		7	2.4%
9		6	2.1%
10		1	N/A
10		1	N/A
10		1	N/A
10		1	N/A
10		1	N/A

See also

★ 2001-02 NHL season

★ List of NHL first overall draft choices

★ List of NHL players