{"id":23736,"date":"2000-06-24T09:55:04","date_gmt":"2000-06-24T14:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2000\/06\/24\/2000-nhl-draft\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:54:10","slug":"2000-nhl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2000\/06\/24\/2000-nhl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"2000 NHL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"
The following college players or recruits were chosen in the National Hockey League’s entry draft on June 24-25, 2000 in Calgary:<\/p>\n
(I) = Incoming Recruit<\/p>\n
Round One
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
1 New York Islanders Rick DiPietro, G Boston University (HEA)
2 Atlanta Thrashers Dany Heatley, LW Wisconsin (WCHA)
13 Montreal Canadiens Ron Hainsey, D Mass.-Lowell (HEA)
18 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik, D Boston College (HEA)
19 Phoenix Coyotes Krys Kolanos, C Boston College (HEA)
22 New Jersey Devils David Hale, D (I) North Dakota (WCHA)
30 St. Louis Blues Jeff Taffe, C Minnesota (WCHA)
Round Two
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
35 New York Islanders Brad Winchester, C\/LW Wisconsin (WCHA)
37 Boston Bruins Andy Hilbert, LW\/C Michigan (CCHA)
57 New Jersey Devils Matt Demarchi, D Minnesota (WCHA)
60 Dallas Stars Dan Ellis, G (I) Nebraska-Omaha (CCHA)
62 New Jersey Devils Paul Martin, D (I) Minnesota (WCHA)
Round Three
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
77 Florida Panthers Rob Fried, RW (I) Harvard (ECAC)
80 Carolina Hurricanes Ryan Bayda, LW North Dakota (WCHA)
95 New York Rangers Dominic Moore, C Harvard (ECAC)
Round Four
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
99 Minnesota Wild Marc Cavosie, F Rensselaer (ECAC)
103 Boston Bruins Brett Nowak, F Harvard (ECAC)
104 San Jose Sharks Jon DiSalvatore, F Providence (HEA)
119 Colorado Avalanche Brian Fahey, D Wisconsin (WCHA)
122 Ottawa Senators Derrick Byfuglien,D(I) North Dakota (WCHA)
129 St. Louis Blues Troy Riddle, F (I) Minnesota (WCHA)
Round Five
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
131 Nashville Predators Matt Hendricks, C (I) St. Cloud (WCHA)
137 Nashville Predators Mike Stuart, D Colorado College (WCHA)
140 New York Rangers Nathan Martz, C (I) New Hampshire (HEA)
143 New York Rangers Brandon Snee, G Union (ECAC)
145 Montreal Canadiens Ryan Glynn, D (I) St. Lawrence (ECAC)
147 Atlanta Thrashers Matthew McRae, F Cornell (ECAC)
150 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Kolarik, C (I) Harvard (ECAC)
153 Anaheim Mighty Ducks Bill Cass, D Boston College (HEA)
154 Nashville Predators Matt Koalska, C (I) Minnesota (WCHA)
156 Ottawa Senators Greg Zanon, D Nebraska-Omaha (CCHA)
157 Ottawa Senators Grant Potulny, C (I) Minnesota (WCHA)
158 Ottawa Senators Sean Connolly, D Northern Michigan (CCHA)
159 Colorado Avalanche John-Michael Liles, D Michigan State (CCHA)
165 Los Angeles Kings Nathan Marsters, G (I) Rensselaer (ECAC)
166 San Jose Sharks Nolan Schaefer, G Providence (HEA)
167 St. Louis Blues Craig Weller, D (I) Minnesota (WCHA)
Round Six
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
172 Montreal Canadiens Scott Selig, C\/RW (I) Northeastern (HEA)
177 Chicago Blackhawks Michael Ayers, G (I) New Hampshire (HEA)
178 Atlanta Thrashers Jeff Dwyer, D (I) Yale (ECAC)
181 Carolina Hurricanes Justin Forrest, D (I) Boston College (HEA)
185 Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Foley, LW New Hampshire (HEA)
189 Colorado Avalanche Chris Bahen, D Clarkson (ECAC)
190 Florida Panthers Josh Olson, LW (I) North Dakota (WCHA)
193 Chicago Blackhawks Joey Martin, D (I) Minnesota (WCHA)
195 Philadelphia Flyers Colin Shields, RW (I) Maine (HEA)
Round Seven
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
198 New Jersey Devils Ken Magowan, LW (I) Boston University (HEA)
202 New York Islanders Ryan Cladwell, D (I) Denver (WCHA)
207 Chicago Blackhawks Cliff Loya, D Maine (HEA)
210 Philadelphia Flyers John Eichelberger,C(I) Wisconsin (WCHA)
211 Edmonton Oilers Joe Cullen, C\/LW Colorado College (WCHA)
216 Pittsburgh Penguins Jim Abbott, LW New Hampshire (HEA)
226 Tampa Bay Lightning Brian Eklund, G Brown (ECAC)
\r\nRound Eight
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
231 Columbus Blue Jackets Peter Zingoni, C (I) Providence (HEA)
235 Carolina Hurricanes Craig Kowalski, G (I) Northern Michigan (CCHA)
238 New York Rangers Danny Eberly, D Rensselaer (ECAC)
240 Chicago Blackhawks Adam Berkhoel, G (I) Denver (WCHA)
242 Atlanta Thrashers Evan Nielsen, D Notre Dame (CCHA)
245 Los Angeles Kings Dan Welch, RW Minnesota (WCHA)
247 Edmonton Oilers Jason Platt, D (I) Providence (HEA)
251 Detroit Red Wings Todd Jackson, RW (I) Maine (HEA)
259 Philadelphia Flyers Regan Kelly, D (I) Providence (HEA)
Round Nine
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Pick NHL Team Name, Pos School (Conference)<\/b>
266 Colorado Avalanche Sean Kotary, C (I) Bowling Green (CCHA)
276 Carolina Hurricanes Troy Ferguson, F Michigan State (CCHA)
280 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Boucher, G Dartmouth (ECAC)
288 Atlanta Thrashers Mark McRae, D Cornell (ECAC)<\/pre>\n
\nThe following list shows U.S. college players who made the Central Scouting Bureau’s end of season rankings. Use this list as a guide for which of your favorite college hockey players may be selected in this year’s NHL Draft.<\/p>\n
(I) = Incoming Recruit<\/p>\n
Forwards\/Defensemen<\/h4>\n
*NHL Draft Selection*
Rank Name Team Pos. Rd. Overall By<\/b>
1 Dany Heatley Wisconsin LW 1 2 Atlanta Thrashers
4 Brooks Orpik Boston College D 1 18 Pittsburgh Penguins
9 Ron Hainsey Mass.-Lowell D 1 13 Montreal Canadiens
10 Jeff Taffe Minnesota C 1 30 St. Louis Blues
18 Paul Martin Minnesota (I) D 2 62 New Jersey Devils
22 Brett Nowak Harvard C\/LW 4 103 Boston Bruins
25 David Hale North Dakota (I) D 1 22 New Jersey Devils
27 Krystofer Kolanos Boston College C 1 19 Phoenix Coyotes
28 Matt Demarchi Minnesota D 2 57 New Jersey Devils
29 Andy Hilbert Michigan LW\/C 2 37 Boston Bruins
36 Brad Winchester Wisconsin C\/LW 2 35 New York Islanders
46 John Eichelberger Wisconsin (I) C 7 210 Philadelphia Flyers
47 Jon Disalvatore Providence RW 4 104 San Jose Sharks
48 Dominic Moore Harvard C 3 95 New York Rangers
50 Marc Cavosie Rensselaer C\/LW 4 99 Minnesota Wild
52 Chris Bahen Clarkson D 6 189 Colorado Avalanche
54 Matt Hendricks St. Cloud (I) C 5 131 Nashville Predators
58 Ryan Bayda North Dakota LW 3 80 Carolina Hurricanes
61 Rob Fried Harvard (I) RW 3 77 Florida Panthers
62 Cliff Loya Maine D 7 207 Chicago Blackhawks
63 Brian Fahey Wisconsin D 4 119 Colorado Avalanche
64 Evan Nielsen Notre Dame D 8 242 Atlanta Thrashers
66 Tyler Kolarik Harvard (I) C 5 150 Columbus Blue Jackets
67 Krzystof Wieckowski Cornell C
73 Dan Welch Minnesota RW 8 245 Los Angeles Kings
76 Josh Olson North Dakota (I) LW 6 190 Florida Panthers
78 Mark McRae Cornell D 9 288 Atlanta Thrashers
79 Joe Cullen Colorado College C\/LW 7 211 Edmonton Oilers
81 Bill Cass Boston College D 5 153 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
82 Jason Platt Providence (I) D 8 247 Edmonton Oilers
86 Matt McRae Cornell C 5 147 Atlanta Thrashers
92 Sean Connolly Northern Michigan D 5 158 Ottawa Senators
96 Sean Kotary Bowling Green (I) C 9 266 Colorado Avalanche
97 Patrick Foley New Hampshire LW 6 185 Pittsburgh Penguins
98 Scott Selig Northeastern (I) C\/RW 6 172 Montreal Canadiens
102 Joey Martin Minnesota (I) D 6 193 Chicago Blackhawks
103 John-Michael Liles Michigan State D 5 159 Colorado Avalanche
104 Michael Chin Notre Dame RW
105 Andy Schneider North Dakota ('01) D
106 Ryan Caldwell Denver (I) D 7 202 New York Islanders
110 Troy Riddle Minnesota (I) C\/RW 4 129 St. Louis Blues
111 Jeff Dwyer Yale (I) D 6 178 Atlanta Thrashers
120 Connor Dunlop Notre Dame C
121 Matt Koalska Minnesota (I) C 5 154 Nashville Predators
125 Jordan Bianchin Denver C
126 Derrick Byfuglien North Dakota (I) D 4 122 Ottawa Senators
136 Nathan Martz New Hampshire (I) C 5 140 New York Rangers
145 Ken Magowan Boston Univ. (I) LW 7 198 New Jersey Devils
147 Jeff Miles Vermont (I) RW
148 Mark Jackson Wisconsin D
150 Phillip Martin Dartmouth D
154 Regan Kelly Providence (I) D 8 259 Philadelphia Flyers
156 Kevin Truelson New Hampshire D
158 Lou Eyster Merrimack (I) C
160 Andy Wozniewski Mass.-Lowell D
161 J.J. Hartmann Denver C\/LW
162 Ryan Glenn St. Lawrence (I) D 5 145 Montreal Canadiens
164 Peter Zingoni Providence (I) C 8 231 Columbus Blue Jackets
167 Chris Purslow St. Cloud State RW
172 Keith Kirley Brown RW
173 Jim Abbott New Hampshire LW 7 216 Pittsburgh Penguins
175 Brad Thompson MSU-Mankato ('01) C
181 Ryan Carrigan Northern Mich (I) D
183 Andy Berg Air Force C
185 Craig Weller Minnesota (I) D 5 167 St. Louis Blues
186 Grant Potulny Minnesota (I) C\/LW 5 157 Ottawa Senators
188 Paul Kelly Boston College LW
192 Mick Mounsey New Hampshire (I) D
194 Aaron Mackenzie Denver D
195 Oriel McHugh Vermont (I) D
200 Greg Zanon Nebraska-Omaha D 5 156 Ottawa Senators
204 Dan Calzada Neb.-Omaha (I) D
207 Jon Francisco Minn.-Duluth C
208 Doug Wright Providence C
209 Mike Stuart Colorado College D 5 137 Nashville Predators
NR Colin Shields Maine (I) C 6 195 Philadelphia Flyers
NR Danny Eberly Rensselaer D 8 238 New York Rangers
NR Todd Jackson Maine (I) RW 8 251 Detroit Red Wings
NR Troy Ferguson Michigan State F 9 276 Carolina Hurricanes<\/pre>\nGoaltenders<\/h4>\n
*NHL Draft Selection*
Rank Name Team Rd. Overall By<\/b>
* 3 Dan Ellis Nebraska-Omaha (I) 2 60 Dallas Stars
15 Nolan Schaefer Providence 5 166 San Jose Sharks
20 Nathan Marsters Rensselaer (I) 5 165 Los Angeles Kings
22 David Burleigh Miami-Ohio
23 Brian Eklund Brown 7 226 Tampa Bay Lightning
24 Rob Anderson Minn.-Duluth
25 Nick Boucher Dartmouth 9 280 Pittsburgh Penguins
26 Michael Ayers New Hampshire (I) 6 177 Chicago Blackhawks
27 Will Crothers Harvard (I)
28 Craig Kowalski Northern Mich. (I) 8 235 Carolina Hurricanes
29 Adam Berkhoel Denver (I) 8 240 Chicago Blackhawks
30 Brandon Snee Union 5 143 New York Rangers
<\/pre>\n* – Boston University goalie Rick DiPietro was ranked No. 2 in the mid-season CSB rankings, but not listed in the final rankings because he hadn’t yet made his decision to “opt-in” to the NHL Draft. Because DiPietro turns 19 after Sept. 15, 2000, he had to “opt-in” and thus lose future collegiate eligibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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