45 WHLer’s SELECTED IN THE 2001 NHL ENTRY DRAFT

 

Kootenay Ice goaltender Dan Blackburn was top WHL pick in this years NHL Entry Draft whlie the Red Deer Rebels had five players selected in the first three rounds of the Entry Draft.

There were 45 Western Hockey League Players taken at this year’s NHL Draft and the break down of round by round are as follows:

Round One: Six Players
Round Two: Ten Players
Round Three: Seven Players
Round Four: Two Players
Round Five: Two Players
Round Six: Four Players
Round Seven: Seven Players
Round Eight: Four Players
Round Nine: Three Players

ROUND ONE

Kootenay Ice’s Goaltender Dan Blackburn Top Western Hockey League Player Taken in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft – 10th Overall.

Prince George Cougars’ Defenceman Dan Hamhuis Selected 12th Overall by the Nashville Predators.

Kamloops Blazers’ Defenceman Shaonne Morrison Selected 19th Overal l by the Boston Bruins.

Red Deer Rebels’ Forward Colby Armstrong Selected 21st Overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Red Deer Rebels’ Defenceman Jeff Woywitka Selected 27th Overall by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Saskatoon Blades’ Forward Adrian Foster 28th Selected Overall by the New Jersey Devils.

ROUND TWO

Seattle Thunderbirds’ Defenceman Matthew Spiller Selected 31st Overall by the Pheonix Coyotes.

Prince Albert Raiders’ Froward Greg Watson Selected 34th Overall by the Florida Panthers.

Red Deer Rebels’ Forward Kyle Wanvig Selected 36th Overall by the Minnesota Wild.

Swift Current Broncos Forward Duncan Milroy Selected 37th Overall by the Montreal Canadiens.

Red Deer Rebels’ Defenceman Doug Lynch Selected 43rd Overall by the Edmonton Oilers.

Prince Albert Raiders’ Froward Igor Ponanka Selected 44th Overall by the New Jersey Devils.

Lethbridge Hurricanes Forward Martin Podlesak Selected 45th Overall by the Phoenix Coyotes.

Kelowna Rocket’s Forward Kiel Mcleod Selected 53rd Overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Moose Jaw Warriors’ Defenceman Nathan Paetsch Selected 58th Overall by the Washington Capitals.

Spokane Chiefs’ Forward Matt Keith Selected 59th Overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.

ROUND THREE

Prince Albert Raiders’ Defenceman GRANT MCNEILL Selected 68th Overall by the Florida Panthers.

Red Deer Rebels’ Forward JOEL STEPP Selected 69th Overall by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

Spokane Chiefs’ Defenceman CHRIS HEID Selected 74th Overall by the Minnesota Wild.

Seattle Thunderbirds’s Forward DARREN MCLACHLAN Selected 77th Overall by the Boston Bruins.

Regina Pats Forward GARTH MURRAY Selected 79th Overall by the New York Rangers.

Saskatoon Blades’ Goaltender MICHAEL GARNETT Selected 80th Overall by the Atlanta Thrashers.

Calgary Hitmen Foward OWEN FUSSEY Selected 90th Overall by the Washington Capitals.

ROUND FOUR

Brandon Wheat Kings Forward Jordin Tootoo Selected 98th Overall by the Nashville Predators.

Spokane Chiefs Forward Jeff Lucky Selected 125th Overall by the Washington Capitals.

ROUND FIVE

Prince George Cougar Goaltender Billy Thompson Selected 136th Overall by the Florida Panthers.

Brandon Wheat Kings Forward Jiri Jakes Slected 147th Overall by the Boston Bruins.

ROUND SIX

Seattle Thunderbirds Forward Dustin Johner Selected 169th Overall by the Florida Panthers.

Medicine Hat Tigers Defenceman Brett Schefflemaier Selected 190 Overall by the St. Louis Blues.

Moose Jaw Warriors Forward Brooks Laich Selected 193rd Overall by the Ottawa Senators.

Seattle Thunderbirds Goaltender Nick Pannoni Selected 195th Overall by the Detroit Red Wings.

ROUND SEVEN

Saskatoon Blades Defenceman MATT SUDERMAN Selected 199th Overall by the Atlanta Thrashers.

Prince George Cougars Forward DEREK BOOGAARD Selected 202nd Overall by the Minnesota Wild.

Saskatoon Blades Forward GARETT BEMBRIDGE Selected 207th Overall by the Calgary Flames.

Kamloops Blazers Goaltender STEVE BELANGER Selected 210th Overall by the Phoenix Coyotes.

Tri-City Americans Defenceman SEAN CURRY Selected 211th Overall by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Prince George Cougars Forward DAN BAUM Slected 215th Overall by the Edmonton Oilers.

Kootenay Ice Forward MAREK SVATOS Selected 227 Overall by the Colorado Avalanche.

ROUND EIGHT

Prince ALbert Raiders Forward KYLE BRUCE Selected 231st Overall by the Florida Panthers.

Medicine Hat Tigers Forward RYAN HOLLWEG Selected 238th Overall by the New York Rangers.

Seattle Thunderbirds Forward JAKE RIDDLE Selected 239th Overall by the Minnesota Wild.

246 TOR Moose Jaw Warriors Defenceman TOMAS MOJZIS Selected 246th Overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

ROUND NINE

Regina Pats Forward GRANT JACOBSEN Selected 270th Overall by the St. Louis Blues.

Red Deer Rebels Forward SHAY STEPHENSON Selected 278th Overall by the Edmonton Oilers.

Tri-City Americans Defenceman RYAN JORDE Selected 279th Overall by the Buffalo Sabres.