2000 NHL Draft
David Koci in the 2000 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected David Koci 146th overall in the 2000 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 5.
He was the twelfth of the 24 Czechs selected that year. It was the fifth of the 10 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 293 players selected in 2000, 118 have played in the NHL regular season. His 142 games put him 52nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 146
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 16
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 143–149 in the 2000 draft
- 143Brandon SneeGNYRNew York Rangers
- 144Pavel DumaCVANVancouver Canucks
- 145Ryan GlennDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 146David KociL142 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 147Matt McRaeCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 148Kristofer OttossonFNYINew York Islanders
- 149Denis DenisovLBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2000 class
12th
of 24 Czechs selected
48th
of 98 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 4Rostislav KleslaD659 GP · 159 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 14Vaclav NedorostC99 GP · 20 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 32Tomas KurkaL17 GP · 5 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 42Libor UstrnulDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 59Ivan HumlL49 GP · 18 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 61Jakub CuttaD8 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 64Filip NovakD17 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 87Jan BohacCOTTOttawa Senators
- 89Libor PivkoL1 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 112Premsyl DubenDNYRNew York Rangers
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
David Koci made his NHL debut on March 10, 2007, 6 years and 258 days after the draft.
142
Games
3
Goals
1
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2000 draft
- 18Brooks OrpikD1035 GP · 194 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 52Shane EndicottC45 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 84Peter HamerlikGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 124Michel OuelletR190 GP · 116 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 146David KociL142 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 185Patrick FoleyLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 216Jim AbbottLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 248Steven CramptonRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 273Roman SimicekC63 GP · 17 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 280Nick BoucherGPITPittsburgh Penguins