2001 NHL Draft
Aaron Johnson in the 2001 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Aaron Johnson 85th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 291 games put him 50th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 85
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 22
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 82–88 in the 2001 draft
- 82Jay HarrisonD372 GP · 75 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83Henrik JuntunenRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 84Kenny SmithDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 85Aaron JohnsonD291 GP · 62 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 86Drew FataD8 GP · 2 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 87Per MarsLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 88Nicolas CorbeilCTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
85th
of 289 players selected
27th
of 96 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Ilya KovalchukL926 GP · 876 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 2Jason SpezzaC1248 GP · 995 POTTOttawa Senators
- 3Alexander SvitovC179 GP · 37 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Stephen WeissC732 GP · 423 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 5Stanislav ChistovR196 GP · 61 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 6Mikko KoivuC1035 GP · 711 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 7Mike KomisarekD551 GP · 81 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Pascal LeclaireG173 GP · 61 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Tuomo RuutuL735 GP · 346 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Dan BlackburnG63 GP · 20 WNYRNew York Rangers
+ 279 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Aaron Johnson made his NHL debut on December 2, 2003, 2 years and 162 days after the draft.
291
Games
17
Goals
45
Assists
62
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2001 draft
- 8Pascal LeclaireG173 GP · 61 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 38Tim JackmanR483 GP · 75 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 53Kiel McLeodCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 85Aaron JohnsonD291 GP · 62 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 87Per MarsLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 141Cole JarrettL1 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 173Justin AikinsCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 187Artem VostrikovCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 204Raffaele SannitzFCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 236Ryan BownessRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 242Andrew MurrayC221 GP · 40 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets