2001 NHL entry draft


The 2001 NHL entry draft was the 39th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 23 and 24, 2001, at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
The last active player in the NHL from the 2001 draft class was Craig Anderson, who retired after the 2022–23 season, though he had previously been drafted in 1999.

Selections by round

Teams are in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

PickPlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1Ilya Kovalchuk Russia

Round two

  1. Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 5, 2001, that sent Stanislav Neckar and the rights to Nikolai Khabibulin to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mike Johnson, Paul Mara, Ruslan Zainullin and this pick.
  2. : Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a first-round, fourth-round and seven-round picks in the 2000 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for Kevin Weekes, the rights to Kristian Kudroc and this pick.
  3. Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 9, 2000 that sent Brian Holzinger, Wayne Primeau, Cory Sarich and a third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Chris Gratton and this pick.
  4. Vancouver's acquired second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on March 9, 2001, that sent Drake Berehowsky to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
  5. : Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  6. Chicago's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on October 8, 1999 that sent Sylvain Cote to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  7. Calgary's second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Phoenix on June 23, 2001, that sent a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  8. : Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 19, 2001, that sent Keith Carney to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
  9. :: Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 26, 1995 that sent the rights to Jordan Leopold to Calgary in exchange for Andrei Nazarov and this pick.
  10. Boston's second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on November 10, 2000 that sent Bill Guerin to Boston in exchange for Anson Carter and this pick. Edmonton also had an option to swap first-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft.
  11. Florida's acquired second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  12. : Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Todd Simpson to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
  13. Phoenix acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix could not sign their first-round pick of the 1999 entry draft, Scott Kelmen.
  14. Vancouver's second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on February 7, 2001 that sent Dan Cloutier to Vancouver in exchange for Adrian Aucoin and this pick.
  15. Florida's acquired second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  16. : Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 31, 2001 that sent Alex Auld to Vancouver in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  17. :: Vancouver acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for the Rangers signing Mark Messier as a free agent on July 13, 2000.
  18. Toronto's second-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Aki Berg to Toronto in exchange for Adam Mair and this pick.
  19. Buffalo acquired this pick as compensation after Buffalo could not sign their first-round pick of the 1999 entry draft, Barrett Heisten.
  20. Montreal's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 23, 2000 to complete an agreement that Columbus selects Frederic Chabot in the 2000 NHL expansion draft in exchange for this pick.
  21. : Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Vincent Damphousse to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft, a first-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and San Jose's option to a second-round pick in 2000 entry draft or 2001 Entry Draft.
  22. Florida's acquired second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent the Valeri Bure and Jason Wiemer to Florida in exchange for Rob Niedermayer and this pick.
  23. : Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent the rights to Jiri Dopita to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
  24. Dallas' second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on February 8, 2000 that sent Sylvain Cote and Dave Manson to Dallas in exchange for Kevin Dean, Derek Plante and this pick.
  25. Ottawa's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent two third-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  26. Washington's acquired second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a second-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  27. : Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Jan Bulis, Richard Zednik and a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for Trevor Linden, Dainius Zubrus and this pick.
  28. :: Montreal's previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2000 that sent Vladimir Malakhov to New Jersey in exchange for Josh DeWolf, Sheldon Souray and this pick.

Round three

  1. The Islanders' third-round pick went to Florida as a result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
  2. Washington's acquired third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on December 11, 2000 that sent Dmitri Khristich to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  3. : Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 17, 2000 that sent Jaroslav Svejkovsky to Tampa Bay in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.
  4. Atlanta's third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000 that sent a second-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  5. New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix signed free agent Claude Lemieux on December 5, 2000.
  6. Minnesota's third-round pick went to Dallas as a result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent Aaron Gavey, Pavel Patera, an eighth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Minnesota in exchange for Brad Lukowich, a ninth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  7. Columbus's third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 12, 2000 that sent Krzysztof Oliwa and future considerations to Columbus in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
  8. The Rangers' third-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
  9. Calgary's third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on March 14, 2000 that sent Sergei Krivokrasov to Calgary in exchange for Cale Hulse and this pick.
  10. Phoenix's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  11. : New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2000 that sent Lyle Odelein to Phoenix in exchange for Deron Quint and this pick.
  12. Minnesota's acquired third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  13. : Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2001 that sent Scott Pellerin to Carolina in exchange for Askhat Rakhmatullin, a conditional pick in the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  14. Vancouver's third-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second and a third-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.
  15. New Jersey's acquired third-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001, that sent a second-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  16. : New Jersey previously acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed free agent Vladimir Malakhov on July 10, 2000.
  17. Pittsburgh's third-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on January 14, 2001, that sent Krzysztof Oliwa to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
  18. : Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 14, 2001, that sent Jiri Slegr to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
  19. :: Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 29, 2000, that sent Matt Johnson to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
  20. ::: Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 11, 2000, that sent an eight-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and future considerations to San Jose in exchange for Andy Sutton, a seventh-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.
  21. Buffalo's third-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001, that sent Steve Heinze to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
  22. Chicago's acquired third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001, that sent Igor Korolev to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  23. : Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001, that sent Dean McAmmond to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
  24. Carolina acquired this pick as compensation after Toronto signed free agent Gary Roberts on July 4, 2000.
  25. Ottawa's third-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001, that sent Curtis Leschyshyn to Ottawa in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  26. Ottawa's acquired third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001, that sent a fourth-round pick and seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  27. : Ottawa previously acquired this pick went as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001, that sent a second-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  28. Nashville's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on September 29, 2000, that sent Mark Eaton to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  29. : Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
  30. Pittsburgh acquired this pick as compensation after Columbus signed free agent Ron Tugnutt on July 4, 2000.

Round four

  1. Philadelphia's acquired fourth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent fourth, fifth and seventh-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
  2. : Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent John Vanbiesbrouck to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
  3. Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  4. Florida's fourth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  5. Montreal's fourth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent Stephane Quintal to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
  6. Columbus' fourth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on May 25, 2000 that sent Espen Knutsen to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  7. Chicago's fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick, a sixth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  8. The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on December 30, 1999 that sent Radek Dvorak to the Rangers in exchange for Todd Harvey and this pick.
  9. Montreal acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Toronto signing Shayne Corson as a free agent on July 4, 2000.
  10. Philadelphia's acquired fourth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
  11. : Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a fifth-round pick and seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  12. New Jersey's acquired fourth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to New Jersey in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  13. : New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  14. Carolina's fourth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on August 4, 2000 that sent Rob DiMaio and Darren Langdon to Carolina in exchange for Sandy McCarthy and this pick.
  15. Toronto's fourth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on October 2, 2000 that sent Bryan McCabe to Toronto in exchange for Alexander Karpovtsev and this pick.
  16. Columbus' acquired fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Ray Whitney and future considerations to Columbus in exchange for Kevyn Adams and a conditional pick in 2001 Entry Draft or 2002 entry draft. Conditions of the pick are unknown and it became this pick.
  17. : Columbus acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Los Angeles signing Mathieu Schneider as a free agent on August 14, 2000.
  18. Washington's acquired fourth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Jason Marshall to Washington in exchange for Alexei Tezikov and this pick.
  19. : Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 4, 2000 that sent Alexandre Volchkov to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
  20. San Jose's fourth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a sixth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  21. Detroit acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Florida signing Igor Larionov as a Group III free agent on July 1, 2000.
  22. Atlanta's acquired fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent Lubos Bartecko to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
  23. : Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 13, 2000 that sent Donald Audette to Buffalo in exchange for Kamil Piros and this pick.
  24. Philadelphia's' fourth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  25. St. Louis' fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent Fred Brathwaite, Daniel Tkaczuk, Sergei Varlamov and a ninth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Roman Turek and this pick.
  26. Pittsburgh acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Boston signing Peter Popovic as a free agent on July 2, 2000.

Round five

  1. Edmonton previously acquired this pick as compensation after Anaheim signed free agent German Titov on July 1, 2000.
  2. Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on February 9, 2000 that sent Mike Johnson, Marek Posmyk, a fifth-round and sixth-round picks in the 2000 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Darcy Tucker and a fourth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft. Toronto had an option to swap fifth-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft with Tampa Bay.
  3. Philadelphia's' acquired fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  4. : Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as compensation after Atlanta signed free agent Adam Burt on July 14, 2000.
  5. Minnesota's fifth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  6. Buffalo's acquired fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent fifth, eighth and a nine-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
  7. : Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
  8. The Rangers' fifth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on December 28, 2000 that sent Alexei Gusarov to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
  9. Colorado previously acquired this pick as compensation after Buffalo signed free agent Dave Andreychuk on July 13, 2000.
  10. Nashville's fifth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a fourth-round pick and seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  11. Carolina's fifth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent Chris Dingman to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
  12. Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as compensation after Chicago signed free agent Valeri Zelepukin on July 18, 2000.
  13. Tampa Bay's acquired fifth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent two sixth-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  14. : Toronto's fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on February 9, 2000 that sent Darcy Tucker and a fourth-round in the 2000 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for Mike Johnson, Marek Posmyk, a fifth-round and sixth-round picks in the 2000 entry draft. Also, Toronto had an option to swap fifth-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft with Tampa Bay.
  15. San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for an eighth-round pick and a nine-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  16. Calgary's acquired fifth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
  17. : Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent the rights to Paul Manning to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  18. :: Columbus previously acquired pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2000 that sent future considerations to Buffalo in exchange for Matt Davidson, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre. a fifth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.
  19. Detroit's fifth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round six

PickPlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
166Andy Chiodo CanadaCZE

Round seven

  1. Tampa Bay's seventh-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on October 1, 1999 that sent Fredrik Modin to Tampa Bay in exchange for Cory Cross and this pick.
  2. Anaheim's seventh-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on March 14, 2000 that sent Ed Ward to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
  3. Nashville's seventh-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a fourth-round pick and fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  4. San Jose's seventh-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  5. Tampa Bay's acquired seventh-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  6. : Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Buffalo in exchange for a ninth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  7. Philadelphia's' seventh-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  8. St. Louis' seventh-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Cory Stillman to St. Louis in exchange for Craig Conroy and this pick.
  9. Dallas' seventh-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Grant Ledyard to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
  10. New Jersey's seventh-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 12, 2000 that sent Ed Ward to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  11. Ottawa's acquired seventh-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft, a second-round pick the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  12. : Ottawa acquired this pick as compensation after Dallas signed free agent Shaun Van Allen on July 23, 2000.
  13. Calgary's acquired seventh-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
  14. : Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round eight

  1. Tampa Bay's eighth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  2. Atlanta's eighth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that the rights to Jeff Dessner to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
  3. San Jose's acquired eighth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on March 6, 2001 that sent Bill Lindsay to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
  4. : San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 11, 2000 that sent Andy Sutton, a seventh-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
  5. San Jose's acquired eight-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick and a nine-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  6. : San Jose previously acquired this pick as compensation after Calgary signed free agent Dave Lowry on July 24, 2000.
  7. Montreal's eighth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent Andreas Dackell to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
  8. Chicago's eighth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on February 28, 2001, that sent Steve Passmore to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  9. Calgary's eighth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 23, 2000, that sent Mike Vernon to Calgary in exchange for the rights to Dan Cavanaugh and Minnesota's option of an eight-round pick in the 2000 entry draft or in the 2001 Entry Draft.
  10. Columbus acquired this pick as compensation after Dallas signed free agent Rick Tabaracci on July 12, 2000.
  11. Los Angeles' eighth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on January 22, 2000 that sent an eighth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and a conditional sixth-round or a conditional pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Vladimir Tsyplakov and a conditional eighth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft. Condition of these draft picks was if Vladimir Tsyplakov re-signed with Buffalo after the 2000 entry draft, Los Angeles and Buffalo receives the extra picks. If he did not re-sign, Los Angeles would get a conditional compensatory pick if one is awarded to Buffalo.
  12. San Jose's eighth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000, that sent an eighth-round pick 2000 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
  13. Buffalo's eighth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000, that sent an eighth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
  14. Philadelphia's eighth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a ninth-round pick in the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  15. Colorado's eighth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on January 21, 2001 that sent Bryan Muir to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

Round nine

  1. Minnesota's third-round pick went to Dallas as a result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent Aaron Gavey, Pavel Patera, an eighth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Minnesota in exchange for Brad Lukowich, a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  2. Columbus' ninth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  3. Calgary's ninth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent Roman Turek and a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Fred Brathwaite, Daniel Tkaczuk, Sergei Varlamov and this pick.
  4. Boston's ninth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  5. The Islanders' acquired ninth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on January 11, 2001, that sent Craig Berube to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
  6. : The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 28, 2000 that sent Mike Stapleton to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
  7. San Jose's ninth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick and an eight-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  8. Pittsburgh's ninth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on November 14, 2000 that sent Dan Trebil to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
  9. Buffalo's ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Buffalo in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
  10. Philadelphia's ninth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on February 13, 2001, that sent the rights to Matt Zultek to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
  11. New Jersey's ninth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 12, 2001 that sent John Vanbiesbrouck to New Jersey in exchange for Chris Terreri and this pick.
  12. Colorado's ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2002 entry draft to Colorado in exchange for this pick.