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Sunday, June 24, 2001
2001 NHL draft first-round picks
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The order of selection for the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. The draft takes place on Saturday, June 23 (rounds 1-3) and Sunday, June 24 (rounds 4-9) at National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Fla.
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2001 NHL DRAFT ORDER - FIRST ROUND
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No.
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Team
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Player
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Pos.
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League
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1
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Atlanta
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Ilya Kovalchuk
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RW
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Spartak Moscow (Russia)
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2
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Ottawa (from NYI)**
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Jason Spezza
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C
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Windsor (OHL)
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3
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Tampa Bay
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Alexander Svitov
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C
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Avangard Omsk (Russia)
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4
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Florida
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Stephen Weiss
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C
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Plymouth (OHL)
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5
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Anaheim
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Stanislav Chistov
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C
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Anvangard Omsk (Russia)
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6
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Minnesota
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Mikko Koivu
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C
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TPS Turku (Finland)
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7
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Montreal
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Mike Komisarek
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D
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Michigan (CCHA)
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8
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Columbus
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Pascal Leclaire
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G
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Halifax (QMJHL)
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9
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Chicago
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Tuomo Ruutu
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C
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Jokerit (Finland)
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10
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N.Y. Rangers
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Dan Blackburn
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G
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Kootenay (WHL)
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11
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Phoenix (from CGY)
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Fredrik Sjostrom
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RW
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Vastra Frolunda (Sweden)
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12
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Nashville
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Dan Hamhuis
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D
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Prince George (WHL)
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13
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Edmonton*
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Ales Hemsky
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RW
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Hull (QMJHL)
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14
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Calgary (from PHO)
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Chuck Kobasew
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RW
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Boston College (Hockey East)
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15
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Carolina
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Igor Knyazev
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D
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Spartak Moscow (Russia)
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16
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Vancouver
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R.J. Umberger
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C
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Ohio State (CCHA)
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17
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Toronto
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Carlo Colaiacovo
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D
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Erie (OHL)
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18
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Los Angeles
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Jens Karlsson
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RW
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Vastra Frolunda (Sweden)
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19
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Boston*
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Shaone Morrisonn
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D
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Kamloops (WHL)
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20
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San Jose
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Marcel Goc
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C
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Schwenningen (Germany)
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21
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Pittsburgh
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Colby Armstrong
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RW
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Red Deer (WHL)
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22
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Buffalo
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Jiri Novotny
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C
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Budejovice Jr. (Czech Rep.)
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23
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Ottawa (from PHI)
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Tim Gleason
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D
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Windsor (OHL)
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24
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Florida (from STL-NJD)
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Lukas Krajicek
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D
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Peterborough (OHL)
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25
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Montreal (from WAS)
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Aleksander Perejougin
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C
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Avangard Omsk (Russia)
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26
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Dallas
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Jason Bacashihua
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G
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Chicago (NAHL)
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27
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Philadelphia (from OTT)
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Jeff Woywitka
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D
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Red Deer (OHL)
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28
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New Jersey
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Adrian Foster
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LW
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Saskatoon (WHL)
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29
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Chicago (from DET)
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Adam Munro
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G
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Erie (OHL)
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30
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Los Angeles (from COL)
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David Steckel
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C
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Ohio State (CCHA)
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* Picks 13 and 19 - Edmonton switched first-round picks with Boston as part of the trade that sent Bill Guerin to Boston for Anson Carter.
** N.Y.Islanders traded the No. 2 pick, along with Bill Muckalt and Zdeno Chara, to Ottawa for Alexei Yashin on June 23.
Pick 23 traded from Philadelphia to Ottawa for Pick 27, Pick 225 and Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2002
Pick 24 traded from New Jersey to Florida for Pick 44 and Pick 48
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