NHL Entry Draft 2000

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NHL Entry Draft 2000
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date June 24-25, 2000
place Calgary , Alberta , Canada
Round 9
Selected players  293

1st position United StatesUnited States Rick DiPietro
Elected By: New York Islanders
2nd position CanadaCanada Dany Heatley
Selected by: Atlanta Thrashers
3rd position SlovakiaSlovakia Marián Gáborík
Elected by: Minnesota Wild
NHL Entry Draft
 <1999 2001> 

The NHL Entry Draft in 2000 , the annual talent contraction of the National Hockey League , was held on 24 and 25 June 2000 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Canadian Calgary in the province of Alberta instead.

A total of 293 players were drawn in nine rounds. With Rick DiPietro , the New York Islanders chose a goalkeeper as the first player in a draft for the first time in history . Dany Heatley , who was born in Germany, and Marián Gáborík also became stars in their teams . Players from Switzerland were in great demand in this draft. Since 1976 , 14 players from Switzerland had been drawn in the draft, in this draft alone there were seven players whose rights the teams secured.

Draft result

1 round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
1. Rick DiPietro (G) United StatesUnited States New York Islanders Boston University ( HE )
2. Dany Heatley (LW) CanadaCanada Atlanta Thrashers University of Wisconsin – Madison ( WCHA )
3. Marián Gáborík (LW) SlovakiaSlovakia Minnesota Wild HC Dukla Trenčín
4th Rostislav Klesla (D) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Columbus Blue Jackets Brampton Battalion ( OHL )
5. Raffi Torres (LW) CanadaCanada New York Islanders Brampton Battalion (OHL)
6th Scott Hartnell (RW) CanadaCanada Nashville Predators Prince Albert Raiders ( WHL )
7th Lars Jonsson (D) SwedenSweden Boston Bruins Leksands IF
8th. Nikita Alexejew (RW) RussiaRussia Tampa Bay Lightning Erie Otters (OHL)
9. Brent Krahn (G) CanadaCanada Calgary Flames Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
10. Mikhail Jakubow (C) RussiaRussia Chicago Blackhawks HK Lada Tolyatti
Other notable players
11. Pavel Vorobyov (RW) RussiaRussia Chicago Blackhawks Yaroslavl locomotive
12. Alexei Smirnov (C) RussiaRussia Mighty Ducks of Anaheim HK Dynamo Moscow
13. Ron Hainsey (D) United StatesUnited States Montréal Canadiens University of Massachusetts Lowell (HE)
14th Václav Nedorost (C) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Colorado Avalanche HC České Budějovice
15th Artyom Kryukov (C) RussiaRussia Buffalo Sabers Yaroslavl locomotive
18th Brooks Orpik (D) United StatesUnited States Pittsburgh Penguins Boston College (HE)
20th Alexander Frolow (LW) RussiaRussia Los Angeles Kings Yaroslavl locomotive
21st Anton Woltschenkow (D) RussiaRussia Ottawa Senators HK CSKA Moscow
24. Brad Boyes (C) CanadaCanada Toronto Maple Leafs Erie Otters (OHL)
25th Steve Ott (C) CanadaCanada Dallas Stars Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
26th Brian Sutherby (C) CanadaCanada Washington Capitals Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
28. Justin Williams (C) CanadaCanada Philadelphia Flyers Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
29 Niklas Kronwall (D) SwedenSweden Detroit Red Wings Djurgårdens IF
30th Jeff Taffe (C) United StatesUnited States St. Louis Blues University of Minnesota ( NCAA )

2nd round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
31. Ilja Nikulin (D) RussiaRussia Atlanta Thrashers HK MWD Balashikha
33. Nick Schultz (D) CanadaCanada Minnesota Wild Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
34. Ruslan Sainullin (RW) RussiaRussia Tampa Bay Lightning Ak Bars Kazan
35. Brad Winchester (LW) United StatesUnited States Edmonton Oilers University of Wisconsin-Madison (WCHA)
38. Tomáš Kopecký (W) SlovakiaSlovakia Detroit Red Wings HC Dukla Trenčín
43. Matt Pettinger (LW) CanadaCanada Washington Capitals Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
44. Ilya Brysgalow (G) RussiaRussia Mighty Ducks of Anaheim HK Lada Tolyatti
46. Jarret Stoll (C) CanadaCanada Calgary Flames Kootenay Ice (WHL)
50. Sergei Soin (C) RussiaRussia Colorado Avalanche Krylya Sovetov Moscow
54. Andreas Lilja (D) SwedenSweden Los Angeles Kings Malmö IF
56. Alexander Suglobow (RW) RussiaRussia New Jersey Devils Yaroslavl locomotive
59. Ivan Huml (W) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Boston Bruins Langley Thunder (BCHL)
60. Dan Ellis (G) CanadaCanada Dallas Stars Omaha Lancers ( USHL )
61. Jakub Čutta (D) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Washington Capitals Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
62. Paul Martin (D) United StatesUnited States New Jersey Devils Elk River High School
63. Agris Saviels (D) LatviaLatvia Colorado Avalanche Owen Sound Platers (OHL)

3rd round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
67. Maxim Birbrajer (LW) IsraelIsrael New Jersey Devils Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL)
68. Joel Lundqvist (C) SwedenSweden Dallas Stars Västra Frölunda HC
70. Mikael Tellqvist (G) SwedenSweden Toronto Maple Leafs Djurgårdens IF
73. Sergei Zinoviev (C) RussiaRussia Boston Bruins Metallurg Novokuznetsk
74. Igor Radulov (LW) RussiaRussia Chicago Blackhawks Yaroslavl locomotive
75. Justin Papineau (C) CanadaCanada St. Louis Blues Belleville Bulls (OHL)
76. Michael Rupp (LW) United StatesUnited States New Jersey Devils Erie Otters (OHL)
80. Ryan Bayda (LW) CanadaCanada Carolina Hurricanes University of North Dakota (WCHA)
81. Alexander Kharitonov (RW) RussiaRussia Tampa Bay Lightning HK Dynamo Moscow
84. Peter Hamerlík (G) SlovakiaSlovakia Pittsburgh Penguins HK 36 Skalica
85. Ramzi Abid (LW) CanadaCanada Phoenix Coyotes Halifax Mooseheads ( QMJHL )
91. Alexei Tereshchenko (C) RussiaRussia Dallas Stars HK Dynamo Moscow
95. Dominic Moore (C) CanadaCanada New York Rangers Harvard University ( ECAC )

4th round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
97. Niclas Wallin (D) SwedenSweden Carolina Hurricanes Brynäs IF
102. Stefan Liv (G) SwedenSweden Detroit Red Wings HV 71 Jönköping
105. Vladimir Gorbunov (C) RussiaRussia New York Islanders HK CSKA Moscow
116. Levente Szuper (G) HungaryHungary Calgary Flames Ottawa 67's (OHL)
118. Ľubomír Višňovský (D) SlovakiaSlovakia Los Angeles Kings HC Slovan Bratislava
123. Wadim Khomizki (D) RussiaRussia Dallas Stars Chimik Voskressensk
124. Michel Ouellet (RW) CanadaCanada Pittsburgh Penguins Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
128. Alexander Selujanow (D) RussiaRussia Detroit Red Wings Salawat Yulayev Ufa

5th round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
132. Maxim Suschinski (RW) RussiaRussia Minnesota Wild HK Awangard Omsk
133. Petteri Nummelin (D) FinlandFinland Columbus Blue Jackets HC Davos
134. Peter Podhradský (D) SlovakiaSlovakia Mighty Ducks of Anaheim HC Slovan Bratislava
135. Michael Jefferson (C) CanadaCanada New Jersey Devils Barrie Colts (OHL)
136. Dmitri Upper (LW) KazakhstanKazakhstan New York Islanders Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
144. Pawel Duma (LW) KazakhstanKazakhstan Vancouver Canucks Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk
149. Denis Denissow (D) RussiaRussia Buffalo Sabers HK CSKA Moscow
152. Paul Flat (D) CanadaCanada Edmonton Oilers Brampton Battalion (OHL)
155. Travis Moen (W) CanadaCanada Ottawa Senators Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
156. Greg Zanon (D) CanadaCanada Calgary Flames University of Nebraska at Omaha (NCAA)
159. John-Michael Liles (C) United StatesUnited States Colorado Avalanche Michigan State University ( CCHA )
162. Artyom Chernov (C) RussiaRussia Dallas Stars Metallurg Novokuznetsk
163. Ivan Neprjajew (C) RussiaRussia Washington Capitals Yaroslavl locomotive
165. Nathan Marsters (G) CanadaCanada Los Angeles Kings Chilliwack Chiefs ( BCHL )
166. Nolan Schaefer (G) CanadaCanada San Jose Sharks Providence College (NCAA)

6th round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
171. Roman Čechmánek (G) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Philadelphia Flyers HC Slovnaft Vsetín
175. Sven Helfenstein (C) SwitzerlandSwitzerland New York Rangers EHC Kloten
176. Jukka Hentunen (RW) FinlandFinland Calgary Flames HPK Hämeenlinna
180. Darcy Hordichuk (C) CanadaCanada Atlanta Thrashers Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
181. JD Forrest (D) United StatesUnited States Carolina Hurricanes USA Hockey NTDP ( NAHL )
183. Michal Macho (W) SlovakiaSlovakia San Jose Sharks Martinskeho hokeja club
189 Chris Bahen (D) CanadaCanada Colorado Avalanche Clarkson University (ECAC)
195. Colin Shields (FW) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Philadelphia Flyers Cleveland Barons (NAHL)
197 Zbyněk Irgl (LW) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Nashville Predators HC Vítkovice

7th round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
198. Ken Magowan (LW) CanadaCanada New Jersey Devils Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
201. Yevgeny Fyodorov (C) RussiaRussia Los Angeles Kings Molot Perm
202. Ryan Caldwell (D) CanadaCanada New York Islanders Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL)
205. Henrik Lundqvist (G) SwedenSweden New York Rangers Västra Frölunda HC
208. Brandon Reid (RW) CanadaCanada Vancouver Canucks Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
215. Matthew Lombardi (C) CanadaCanada Edmonton Oilers Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
220. Paul Gaustad (C) United StatesUnited States Buffalo Sabers Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
223. Ľuboš Velebný (D) SlovakiaSlovakia Toronto Maple Leafs HKm Zvolen
224. Antti Miettinen (LW) FinlandFinland Dallas Stars HPK Hämeenlinna
229. Brett Lutes (LW) CanadaCanada St. Louis Blues Montréal Rocket (QMJHL)

8th round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
232. Ľubomír Sekeráš (D) SlovakiaSlovakia Minnesota Wild HC Oceláři Třinec
234. Jānis Sprukts (C) LatviaLatvia Florida panthers Lukko Rauma
240. Adam Berkhoel (G) United StatesUnited States Chicago Blackhawks Twin City Vulcans (USHL)
246. Chad Wiseman (LW) CanadaCanada San Jose Sharks Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
250. Flavien Conne (RW) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Los Angeles Kings Friborg-Gottéron
252. Darryl Bootland (RW) CanadaCanada Colorado Avalanche Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
260. Yevgeny Bumagin (RW) RussiaRussia Detroit Red Wings HK Lada Tolyatti
261. Reinhard Divis (G) AustriaAustria St. Louis Blues Leksands IF

9th round

Pick player country NHL team College / junior / professional team
262. Peter Flat (C) CanadaCanada Chicago Blackhawks Guelph Storm (OHL)
263. Thomas Ziegler (C) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Tampa Bay Lightning HC Ambrì-Piotta
264. Dmitri Altarev (RW) RussiaRussia New York Islanders Disel Pensa
270. Micki DuPont (D) CanadaCanada Calgary Flames Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
271. Reto von Arx (LW) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Chicago Blackhawks HC Davos
274. Yevgeny Muratov (RW) RussiaRussia Edmonton Oilers Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk
284. Martin Höhener (D) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Nashville Predators EHC Kloten
290 Simon Gamache (C) CanadaCanada Atlanta Thrashers Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
291. Arne Ramholt (D) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Chicago Blackhawks EHC Kloten

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