2001 NHL Entry Draft
The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 23–24, 2001, at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Final central scouting rankings
Skaters
Goaltenders
Selections by round
Teams are in North America unless otherwise noted.Round one
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | Ilya Kovalchuk | Atlanta Thrashers | Spartak Moscow | |
| 2 | Jason Spezza | Ottawa Senators | Windsor Spitfires | |
| 3 | Alexander Svitov | Tampa Bay Lightning | Avangard Omsk | |
| 4 | Stephen Weiss | Florida Panthers | Plymouth Whalers | |
| 5 | Stanislav Chistov | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Avangard Omsk | |
| 6 | Mikko Koivu | Minnesota Wild | TPS | |
| 7 | Mike Komisarek | Montreal Canadiens | University of Michigan | |
| 8 | Pascal Leclaire | Columbus Blue Jackets | Halifax Mooseheads | |
| 9 | Tuomo Ruutu | Chicago Blackhawks | Jokerit | |
| 10 | Dan Blackburn | New York Rangers | Kootenay Ice | |
| 11 | Fredrik Sjostrom | Phoenix Coyotes | Frolunda HC | |
| 12 | Dan Hamhuis | Nashville Predators | Prince George Cougars | |
| 13 | Ales Hemsky | Edmonton Oilers | Hull Olympiques | |
| 14 | Chuck Kobasew | Calgary Flames | Boston College | |
| 15 | Igor Knyazev | Carolina Hurricanes | Spartak Moscow | |
| 16 | R. J. Umberger | Vancouver Canucks | Ohio State University | |
| 17 | Carlo Colaiacovo | Toronto Maple Leafs | Erie Otters | |
| 18 | Jens Karlsson | Los Angeles Kings | Frolunda HC | |
| 19 | Shaone Morrisonn | Boston Bruins | Kamloops Blazers | |
| 20 | Marcel Goc | San Jose Sharks | Schwenninger Wild Wings | |
| 21 | Colby Armstrong | Pittsburgh Penguins | Red Deer Rebels | |
| 22 | Jiri Novotny | Buffalo Sabres | HC Ceske Budejovice | |
| 23 | Tim Gleason | Ottawa Senators | Windsor Spitfires | |
| 24 | Lukas Krajicek | Florida Panthers | Peterborough Petes | |
| 25 | Alexander Perezhogin | Montreal Canadiens | Avangard Omsk | |
| 26 | Jason Bacashihua | Dallas Stars | Chicago Freeze | |
| 27 | Jeff Woywitka | Philadelphia Flyers | Red Deer Rebels | |
| 28 | Adrian Foster | New Jersey Devils | Saskatoon Blades | |
| 29 | Adam Munro | Chicago Blackhawks | Erie Otters | |
| 30 | Dave Steckel | Los Angeles Kings | Ohio State University |
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
| 166 | Andy Chiodo | New York Islanders | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | |
| 167 | Michal Blazek | Dallas Stars | Vsetin HC | |
| 168 | Maxim Kondratyev | Toronto Maple Leafs | Lada Togliatti | |
| 169 | Dustin Johner | Florida Panthers | Seattle Thunderbirds | |
| 170 | Jan Tabacek | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Martimex ZTS Martin HC | |
| 171 | Eric Himelfarb | Montreal Canadiens | Sarnia Sting | |
| 172 | Dennis Seidenberg | Philadelphia Flyers | Adler Mannheim | |
| 173 | Justin Aikins | Columbus Blue Jackets | Langley Hornets | |
| 174 | Alexander Golovin | Chicago Blackhawks | Avangard Omsk-2 | |
| 175 | Ryane Clowe | San Jose Sharks | Rimouski Oceanic | |
| 176 | Marek Zidlicky | New York Rangers | HIFK | |
| 177 | Andrei Razin | Philadelphia Flyers | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | |
| 178 | Anton Lavrentiev | Nashville Predators | Ak Bars Kazan | |
| 179 | Andrew Alberts | Boston Bruins | Waterloo Blackhawks | |
| 180 | Scott Polaski | Phoenix Coyotes | Sioux City Musketeers | |
| 181 | Daniel Boisclair | Carolina Hurricanes | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | |
| 182 | Tom Cavanagh | San Jose Sharks | Phillips Exeter Academy | |
| 183 | Jaroslav Sklenar | Toronto Maple Leafs | HC Brno | |
| 184 | Scott Horvath | Colorado Avalanche | University of Massachusetts Amherst | |
| 185 | Mikael Svensk | Edmonton Oilers | Frolunda HC | |
| 186 | Petr Puncochar | Chicago Blackhawks | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | |
| 187 | Artyom Vostrikov | Columbus Blue Jackets | Lada Togliatti-2 | |
| 188 | Art Femenella | Tampa Bay Lightning | Sioux City Musketeers | |
| 189 | Pasi Nurminen | Atlanta Thrashers | Jokerit | |
| 190 | Brett Scheffelmaier | St. Louis Blues | Medicine Hat Tigers | |
| 191 | Zbynek Novak | Washington Capitals | Slavia Prague | |
| 192 | Jussi Jokinen | Dallas Stars | Karpat Jr. | |
| 193 | Brooks Laich | Ottawa Senators | Moose Jaw Warriors | |
| 194 | James Massen | New Jersey Devils | Sioux Falls Stampede | |
| 195 | Nick Pannoni | Detroit Red Wings | Seattle Thunderbirds | |
| 196 | Charlie Stephens | Colorado Avalanche | Guelph Storm |