2000 NHL entry draft


The 2000 NHL entry draft was the 38th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 24 and 25, 2000, at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL expansion draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This was the second NHL Entry Draft in which a goaltender was taken first overall, when the New York Islanders selected Rick DiPietro with the first overall pick. Previously, Michel Plasse was selected first overall in the 1968 NHL amateur draft.
12 players from this draft have won one or more Stanley Cup in their careers: Justin Williams, Ron Hainsey, Antoine Vermette, Marian Gaborik, Brooks Orpik, Niklas Kronwall, Travis Moen, Niclas Wallin, Mike Rupp, Andreas Lilja, Tomas Kopecky, and Ilya Bryzgalov.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Deryk Engelland, Ron Hainsey, Henrik Lundqvist and Justin Williams, who all played their last NHL games in the 2019–20 season.

Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

PickPlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1Rick DiPietro United States

Round two

  1. Colorado's acquired second-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent Nolan Pratt, a first-round and two second-round picks in the 2000 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for Sandis Ozolinsh and this pick.
  2. : Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 7, 2000, that sent Marc Denis to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Islanders' second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent Roman Hamrlik to the Islanders in exchange for Eric Brewer, Josh Green and this pick.
  4. The Rangers' second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second and a third-round picks in the 2000 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
  5. Vancouver's acquired second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on January 14, 2000, that sent Vadim Sharifijanov and a third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for New Jersey's choice to get the second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft of Vancouver or the Islanders and New Jersey's choice to get the third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft of Atlanta or the Islanders.
  6. : Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 19, 1999, that sent Bill Muckalt, Dave Scatchard and Kevin Weekes to the Islanders in exchange for Felix Potvin, a conditional third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick.
  7. :: The Islanders previously acquired this pick as compensation after the Islanders could not sign their first-round pick on the 1998 entry draft, Michael Rupp.
  8. Chicago's second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second and a third-round picks in the 2000 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  9. Vancouver's second-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 third-round picks in the 2001 entry draft and this pick.
  10. Calgary's acquired second-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent Miika Elomo and a fourth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
  11. : Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 10, 2000, that sent Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
  12. Montreal's second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent third, fourth and fifth-round picks in the 2000 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
  13. Ottawa acquired this pick as compensation after Ottawa could not sign their first-round pick of the 1998 entry draft, Mathieu Chouinard.
  14. Colorado's acquired second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on February 28, 1999, that sent Chris Dingman and Theoren Fleury to Colorado in exchange for Wade Belak, Rene Corbet and future considerations.
  15. : Colorado acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed free agent Theoren Fleury.
  16. Carolina's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent Sandis Ozolinsh and a second-round pick to Carolina in exchange for Nolan Pratt, a first-round and second-round picks in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick.
  17. San Jose's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick and this pick.
  18. Colorado acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed free agent Valeri Kamensky.
  19. Edmonton's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent Jason Smith to Edmonton in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft and this pick.
  20. New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation after New Jersey could not sign their first-round pick of the 1998 entry draft, Mike Van Ryn.
  21. Colorado's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on November 3, 1999, that sent Brian Rolston to Colorado in exchange for Claude Lemieux and a conditional pick in the 2000 Entry Draft. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown. New Jersey also had an option to swap first-round picks in the 2000 Entry Draft.
  22. Toronto's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on October 20, 1999, that sent the right to match arbitration award of Dmitri Khristich to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  23. Carolina's acquired second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent Sandis Ozolinsh and a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for Nolan Pratt, a first-round and second-round picks in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick.
  24. : Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 23, 2000, that sent Keith Primeau and a fifth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Rod Brind'Amour, Jean-Marc Pelletier and this pick.
  25. Detroit's second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick.

    Round three

  26. Boston acquired this pick as compensation after Boston could not sign their first-round pick on the 1998 entry draft, Ben Clymer.
  27. Vancouver's acquired third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on January 14, 2000, that sent Vadim Sharifijanov and a third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for New Jersey's choice to get the second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft of Vancouver or the Islanders and New Jersey's choice to get the third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft of Atlanta or the Islanders.
  28. : Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 1999, that sent a first-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a first-round pick and a conditional third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft.
  29. Minnesota's third-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 12, 2000, that sent Manny Fernandez and Brad Lukowich to Minnesota in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2002 entry draft and this pick.
  30. Tampa Bay's third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on November 29, 1999, that sent Todd Warriner to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  31. The Islander's third-round went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on December 19, 1999, that sent Bill Muckalt, Dave Scatchard and Kevin Weekes to the Islanders in exchange for Felix Potvin, a second-round pick and a conditional third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
  32. San Jose's acquired third-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick and this pick.
  33. : Tampa Bay's acquired third-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on August 4, 1999, that sent Shawn Burr, Steve Guolla, Bill Houlder and Andrei Zyuzin to Tampa Bay in exchange for Niklas Sundstrom and this pick.
  34. :: The Rangers' re-acquired pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a first-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to the Rangers in exchange for Dan Cloutier, Niklas Sundstrom, a first-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick.
  35. ::: The Rangers' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent Ulf Samuelsson to Detroit in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 entry draft and this pick.
  36. :::: Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 1, 1998, that sent Mike Knuble to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
  37. Calgary's third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on September 4, 1999, that sent Grant Fuhr to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
  38. Chicago's third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on November 13, 1998, that sent Bryan Muir to Chicago in exchange for New Jersey's option of a third-round pick in the 1999 entry draft or in the 2000 Entry Draft.
  39. Vancouver's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on January 17, 1999, that sent Mike Brown, Dave Gagner, Ed Jovanovski, Kevin Weekes and an option of a first-round pick in the 1999 entry draft or 2000 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Pavel Bure, Brad Ference, Bret Hedican and an option of a third-round pick in the 1999 entry draft or 2000 Entry Draft. The option was at Florida's discretion.
  40. Anaheim's third-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for fourth and fifth-round picks in the 2000 Entry Draft along with this pick.
  41. Buffalo's third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 9, 2000, that sent Chris Gratton and a second-round pick in the 2001 entry draft to Buffalo in exchange for Brian Holzinger, Wayne Primeau, Cory Sarich and this pick.
  42. San Jose's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on December 30, 1999, that sent Radek Dvořák to San Jose in exchange for Mike Vernon and this pick.
  43. Florida's third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998, that sent a second-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 entry draft and this pick.
  44. Washington's third-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent a second-round pick in the 1999 entry draft or in the 2000 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Dale Hunter and this pick. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
  45. New Jersey's third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on January 14, 2000, that sent New Jersey's choice to get the second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft of Vancouver or the Islanders and New Jersey's choice to get the third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft of Atlanta or the Islanders in exchange for Vadim Sharifijanov and this pick.
  46. Detroit's second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2000, that sent a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick.