2001 nhl draft

[Porn*]

Looks like Porn* beat me to it

never have too many opinions

 

[sabresfan65]

22 Jiri Novotny
32 Derek Roy
50 Chris Thorburn
55 Jason Pominville
155 Michal Vondrka
234 Calle Slund
247 Merek Dubec
279 Ryan Jorde

After the first 4, not much for Buffalo but the top 4 have all been pretty good this season. Roy and Pominville have been big for the Sabres this season.

Pominville- 28 games- 10 goals, 8 assists for 18 points and a -1 on the year.
Rochester- 18 games- 19-7-26
13th in NHL Rookie goal scoring, 22nd in points in just over half the games
Roy- 37 games- 5 goals, 16 assists for 21 points and a -6 on the year.
Rochester- 8 games- 7-13-20
Thorburn-NHL Debut this season- 2 games- 0 goals, 1 assist, -1 on the year.
Rochester- 43 games- 16-19-35
Novotny-NHL Debut this season- 3 games- 0 goals, 1 assist, even on the year.
Rochester- 40 games- 10-22-32

 

[McDonald19]

could have been a great draft for the Ducks...

1 (5) Stanislav Chistov (hopefully comes back from Russia and earns a top 6 spot...showed flashes of brilliance in his rookie season...looked lost his second season..and during the lockout in the AHL he looked bored and unmotivated...hopefully this year off in Russia turns his career around)
2 (35) Mark Popovic (traded for Kip Brennan...has passed through waivers while with Atlanta...looks like he will end up being a journeyman d-man, had a lot of top 4 potential a few years ago...still some potential left)
3 (66) Joel Stepp (injuries slowed down his junior development...up and down between ECHL and AHL as a pro...could be a grinder in the NHL if given the opportunity)
4 (102) Timo Parssinen (over-ager drafted to provide some immediate offense, was given a brief shot at playing on Kariya's line...did not work out...back in Europe since 02-03)
4 (105) Vladimir Korsunov (could be a third pairing guy if he ever wants to come over to North America...not a priority with the Ducks having a lot of other options for 5th and 6th d-men.)
4 (118) Brandon Rogers (drafted out of high school...played 4 years at Michigan, pretty good career there...was not signed by Anaheim...rookie in the AHL Omaha)
5 (137) Joel Perrault (Junior star...shown signs of big potential at AHL level...missed the first half of this season with a concussion, needs to get back on track)
6 (170) Jan Tabacek (Came over for one N.A. season, didn't fit in well at the AHL level, Ducks let him go back to Europe)
7 (224) Tony Martensson (point a game guy at the AHL level, never got the extended shot at the NHL that he wanted, has been back in Sweden the last 2 seasons)
8 (232) Martin Gerber (over-ager pick, was a solid backup for Giguere during the Finals run. Wanted a chance to be a number 1 so the Ducks oblidged and sent him to Carolina where he has played great)
9 (264) Pierre Parenteau (nice pick for a 9th rounder, big Junior star on a line with his cousin Bouchard of Minnesota...Has been behind some talented players at the AHL level putting him on the third line where he is out of place...puts up points when given top 6 minutes...still a long shot to make it as an NHLer though)

 

[Stammer Time*]

Tampa Bay Lightning

3 - Alexander Svitov
A pick with alot of drama, being 'kidnapped' by the Russian Army and pissing off an entire country does that, traded to Columbus for Sydor and in Russia now.

47 - Alexander Poulishin
Has been injured and refuses to come over unless given a spot on the roster which won't happen aslong as the current front office is here.

61- Andreas Holmqvist
Was thought to be a great prospect a few years ago but was bannished to the ECHL, in Sweden now probably to be never heard from again.

94 - Evgeny Artukhin
Huge, one of the best skaters in the league and thats not for his size, fan favorite.

123 - Aaron Lobb
Whinny forward who did nothing, best known for having his dad defend him on a Lightning message board. He went back to University last I have seen of him.

138 - Paul Lynch
A pretty forgettable pick, played in the ECHL last year but this year is nowhere to be found, no chance at the NHL.

188 - Art Femenella
Huge 6'8 275lbs but no talent at all, might be an ECHL enforcer but not likely.

219 - Dennis Packard
Also huge, playing in the AHL now, might be a 3rd or 4th liner in the NHL.

222 - Jeremy Van Hoof
Penguins pick who re-entered, spent a few years in the ECHL but will never be more than a 6-7th defenceman in the AHL.

252 - Jean-Francois Soucy
Might be a 4th line agitator, best known for scoring a hattrick in a pre season game a few years ago.

259 - Dmitri Bezrukov
A Rick Dudley special, a Russian who hasn't been heard from since being drafted.

261 - Vitali Smolianinov
Rick Dudley had to collect them all! According to hockeydb.com he hasn't played in a game since being drafted

281 - Ilya Solarev
See what I mean about Rick Dudley? According to hockeydb.com he has played in 4 games since 2000.

289 - Henrik Bergfors
Spent a year in the UHL but otherwise not much, brother of Devils 1st rounder Nik.

 

[Hasbro]

Avs:
63 G Peter Budaj Decent prospect, backing up on the current roster.

97 W Danny Bois Not signed is now a farm ahnd in the Sens system

130 L Colt King He WAS in the ECHL this season. Is a shoe in for the porn industry with that name.

143 F Frantisk Skladany Made a trip up to the Avs this season to watch from the press box. Nothing earthshattering about his career is in the AHL now.

144 R Cody McCormickIs on the active roster right now. Looks like a good 4th line agitator light wight enforcer.

149 D Mikko Viitanen Is at Lowell this year. AHLer

165 C Pierre-Luc Emond Went to the CIS and is in the LNAH (the league Brashear got kicked out of)
184 F Scott HorvathECHL washout in UHL now

196 C Charlie Stephensredraftee had some tude problems now a sens farmhand

227 R Marek Svatos Who?

 

[NYRangers]

2001
10 G Dan Blackburn
40 D Fedor Tyutin
79 C Garth Murray
113 D Bryce Lampman
139 R Shawn Collymore
176 D Marek Zidlicky
206 L Petr Preucil
226 Pontus Petterstrom
230 D Leonid Zvachkin
238 C Ryan Hollweg
269 R Juris Stals


Lampman, Hollweg, Murray, Zidlicky, Tyutin look like NHL regulars. If Blackburn didn't get hurt this could have been a huge draft with him and Tyutin and Zidlicky.

 

[DaveG]

not a very good draft at all for the Canes.... which meens it was about par for the course for any draft year other then 98.

15 Igor Knyazev - Could have been a prety good stay at home defenseman if he was handled correctly. Instead he's back in Russia
46 Mike Zigomanis - He's turned into a rather servicable forward. While his skating is still in need of some work, it's not a liability.
91 Kevin Estrada - A total project, the jurry will be out on him for a few more seasons, but the Canes have at least taken the slow route in developing him. His skating should help turn him into a decent energy player if he can find his offensive game again.
110 Rob Zepp - I had considered him a possible backup for the future. While he was with the 'Blades he had some solid numbers, but he just couldn't put his game together at the AHL level. Playing behind a poor AHL team didn't help much either.
181 Daniel Boisclair - Pretymuch a total bust for the Canes. He was burried in the goaltender depth logjam for a while drifting from ECHL team to ECHL team.
211 Sean Curry - He's become a prety servicable AHLer, though I'm sure most of that is due to his size.
244 Carter Trevisani - Playing over in Italy now, didn't even get signed out of the OHL
274 Peter Reynolds - Was a fringe player in the ECHL for a while, don't know what happened to him since he was a former 2nd round pick.

 

[X0ssbar]

Okay draft for the Jackets:

8 G Pascal Leclaire - playing for CBJ
38 W Tim Jackman - traded to Phoenix
53 C Kiel McLeod - never signed and was re-drafted by Phoenix
85 D Aaron Johnson - playing for Crunch
87 F Per Mars - playing in the USHL out of Cbus system
141 D Cole Jarrett - playing in the AHL out of Cbus system
173 Justin Aikins - playing in the ECHL out of Cbus system
187 Artem Vostrikov - playing in Russia
204 C Raffaele Sannitz - playing in Swill league
236 R Ryan Bowness - playing in the CIS (?)
242 C Andrew Murray - playing very welll for the Crunch

Leclaire is really coming into his own this year. He is sharing the #1 job with Marc Denis and has really taken his game to a new level. AJ is 4 -7 type defensemen who is having a great year in the AHL, he'll challenge for a permanent job next year and has had some spot duty with the big club this year. Andrew Murray is playing very well for the Crunch and could be a future 4th liner.

 

[Egil]

Ottawa did well:

2 C Jason Spezza - nuff said
23 D Tim Gleason - traded for Smoke due to diffculties signing him. Has played very well for LA
60 D Victor Uchevatov - bust
81 D Neil Komadoski - AHL regular, might make it as a depth defenseman
99 G Ray Emery - Ottawa's backup goaltender
127 D Christoph Schubert - Good bottom pairing defenseman. Came second to Chara for the Sens hardest shot at 102 MPH!
162 D Stefan Schauer - Still plays in the DEL
193 C Brooks Laich - Traded for Bondra, has played 41 games for Washington this season
218 D Jan Platil - Another full time AHLer, might make it as a depth defenseman. A big, tough guy (had 198 PIM's last season).
223 W Brandon Bochenski - Has bounced between Ottawa and Bingo this year. Has 13 points in 19 NHL games. Should be on Ottawa full time next year.
235 Neil Petruic - Currently playing for Bingo in the AHL
256 F Gregg Johnson - Currently playing for Bingo in the AHL
286 R Toni Dahlman - 22 NHL games played, currently in the Finish Elite League

All in all, a good draft for Ottawa. Got some good depth players, a few late round steals and a top end player in Spezza. Got usefull chips that we were able to trade for rental players as well.

 

[DJA]

Okay draft for the Jackets:

8 G Pascal Leclaire - playing for CBJ
38 W Tim Jackman - traded to Phoenix
53 C Kiel McLeod - never signed and was re-drafted by Phoenix
85 D Aaron Johnson - playing for Crunch
87 F Per Mars - playing in the USHL out of Cbus system
141 D Cole Jarrett - playing in the AHL out of Cbus system
173 Justin Aikins - playing in the ECHL out of Cbus system
187 Artem Vostrikov - playing in Russia
204 C Raffaele Sannitz - playing in Swill league
236 R Ryan Bowness - playing in the CIS (?)
242 C Andrew Murray - playing very welll for the Crunch

Leclaire is really coming into his own this year. He is sharing the #1 job with Marc Denis and has really taken his game to a new level. AJ is 4 -7 type defensemen who is having a great year in the AHL, he'll challenge for a permanent job next year and has had some spot duty with the big club this year. Andrew Murray is playing very well for the Crunch and could be a future 4th liner.

I must disagree with you here, TS, and say that this was a god-awful draft for the CBJ, and a prime example of our poor early drafting record. Leclaire and Johnson are the bright spots, and the rest is absolute crap. We had TWO second round picks in this draft and took Jackman and McLeod, neither of which are still in our system. It was an opportunity to really start stocking up our prospect cupboard, but we didn't really get going until 2002. (That draft is BY FAR our best.) Our last 4 drafts have been very respectable, but we're still paying dearly for our 2000 and 2001 drafts, IMO.

 

[X0ssbar]

I must disagree with you here, TS, and say that this was a god-awful draft for the CBJ, and a prime example of our poor early drafting record. Leclaire and Johnson are the bright spots, and the rest is absolute crap. We had TWO second round picks in this draft and took Jackman and McLeod, neither of which are still in our system. It was an opportunity to really start stocking up our prospect cupboard, but we didn't really get going until 2002. (That draft is BY FAR our best.) Our last 4 drafts have been very respectable, but we're still paying dearly for our 2000 and 2001 drafts, IMO.

I dunno - I think if you can get two NHL regulars outta a draft year (which I think AJ and Lelcaire will be) then I think you've done a okay job for yourself. A great draft...no way....but I don't think its god awful either. Different perspectives I guess

 

[trentmccleary]

Ottawa did well:
60 D Victor Uchevatov - bust

New Jersey drafted him, not Ottawa. Hockeydb has had that same mistake on their site for a long time.

But yeah, 7 players who've actually played NHL games. A bunch more in Bingo. Very successful draft.

 

[dafoomie]

For the Bruins, Shaone Morrisonn looks like he'll be pretty decent for the Caps after going there in the Gonchar deal.

Look at these picks though.

179- D Andrew Alberts
209- G Jordan Sigalet
241- D Milan Jurcina


Sigalet is not a bad prospect, having been diagnosed with MS, but look at the two defensemen. They have been playing well thus far. Pretty hard to get two top six defensemen in the same year, that late....

19 - D Shaone Morrisonn (NHL defenseman)
77 - LW Darren McLachlan (4th liner in the ECHL, no future)
111 - G Matti Kaltiainen (good years at BC, where is he now?)
147 - RW Jiri Jakes
179 - D Andrew Alberts (NHL defenseman)
209 - G Jordan Sigalet (has MS, but still a nice prospect)
241 - D Milan Jurcina (NHL defenseman)
282 - RW Marcel Rodman

With 8 picks, they got 3 NHL defenseman and 2 decent goalie prospects, could be worse. None of the forwards panned out at all, though.

 

[Seph]

Milbury might as well have just gone home for all he accomplished at the draft after trading away the 2nd overall pick for nothing.


#101 C Cory Stillman - Not that Cory Stillman, the other one, the one that's putting up good numbers... in the CHL. And not that CHL either, the other CHL, the Central Hockey League.
#132 G Dusan Salficky - Has played decently in Russia, but is unlikely to ever come over
#166 G Andy Chiodo - Was allowed to go back into the draft, taken by the Pens and has been up and down for them, including a good AHL playoffs and a short stint in the NHL.
#197 D Jan Holub - Unlikely to ever come over
#228 R Mike Bray - bust
#260 L Bryan Perez - bust
#280 D Roman Kukhtinov - bust
#287 Juha-Pekka Ketola - bust

Granted, it's pretty hard to do much at the draft when your highest pick is a 4th rounder and you don't have a single pick inside the top 100. But we'd have been better off that day if Milbury's alarm clock didn't go off and due to his late arrival his picks were just eliminated from the draft. Then we'd still have Chara and no 10 year contract.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Wow that was a pretty strong draft year. Look at some of the names drafted that season who are playing in the league right now:

First Round:

Ilya Kovalchuk
Jason Spezza
Stephen Weiss
Mikko Koivu
Mike Komisarek
Pascal Leclaire
Tuomo Ruutu
Fredrik Sjostrom
Dan Hamhuis
ALes hemsky
Chuck Kobasew
R.J Umberger
Carlo Colaicovo
Shaone Morrisonn
Marcel Goc
Colby Armstrong
Tim Gleason
Lukas Krajisek
Alex Perezhogin
Jason Bacashihua
Adam Munro

Second Round:

Derek Roy
Fedor tyutin
Mike Cammalleri
Jason Pominville
Jay McClement
Peter Budaj

Third Round:

Tomas Plekanec
Craig Anderson
Garth Murray
Micheal Garnett
Stephane Veilleux
Evgeny Artukhin
Patrick Sharp

Fourth Round:

Jordin Tootoo
Ray Emery
Christian Ehrhoff
Tomas Surovy
Christoph Schubert

Fifth Round:

Jussi Markkanen
Kyle Wellwood
Cody McCormick
Kevin Bieksa

Sixth Round:

Denis Seidenberg
Marek Zidlicky
Jussi Jokinen
Brooks Laich

Seventh Round:

Derek Boogard
Jason King
Cristobal Huet
Brandon Bochenski
Marek Svatos

Eigth Round:

Martin Gerber
Ryan Hollweg
Petr Cajanek

Ninth Round:

Ivan Majesky