Posts About "2001 NHL Draft"

Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2001

July 31st, 2019 For the past few weeks, I've been diving into David Poile's draft history as general manager of the Nashville Predators. Since he's been the franchise's only GM, he's been at the helm for every draft since 1998. Beginning with that first draft, I'm working forward to the present, with this installment covering the 2001 Draft. For...

9 Little-Known Facts About the NHL's Third Star, Mikko Koivu

December 22nd, 2015 Monday morning, the NHL announced its 'Three Stars' for the week of Dec. 13-20. Along with Semyon Varlamov and T.J. Oshie, Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu was named third star for his impressive performance throughout three games last week. Koivu scored three goals and added five assists, for a total of eight points - enough to tie...

Blue Jackets 2001 Entry Draft, Where Are They Now?

July 2nd, 2015 The year was 2001. George W. Bush was sworn into office, Wikipedia was launched, Apple introduced the IPod, and the Columbus Blue Jackets drafted 10 players in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Who did the Blue Jackets choose to draft and where are they now? Round 1 Pascal LeClaire was the first goalie taken by any team in the 2001 Entry...