2000 NHL Draft
Janis Sprukts in the 2000 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Janis Sprukts 234th overall in the 2000 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 8.
He was the second of the 2 Latvians selected that year. It was the seventh of the 8 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 293 players selected in 2000, 118 have played in the NHL regular season. His 14 games put him 92nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 234
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 5
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 231–237 in the 2000 draft
- 231Peter ZingoniCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 232Lubomir SekerasD213 GP · 71 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 233Alexander PolukeyevGTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 234Janis SpruktsC14 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 235Craig KowalskiGNo NHL gamesCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 236Mats ChristeenDNSHNashville Predators
- 237Zdenek KutlakD16 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2000 class
2nd
of 2 Latvians selected
133rd
of 163 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Latvians selected
- 63Agris SavielsDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 234Janis SpruktsC14 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Janis Sprukts made his NHL debut on October 20, 2006, 6 years and 117 days after the draft.
14
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 2000 draft
- 58Vladimir SapozhnikovDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 77Robert FriedRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 82Sean O'ConnorRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 115Chris EadeDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 120Davis ParleyGFLAFlorida Panthers
- 190Josh OlsonL5 GP · 1 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 234Janis SpruktsC14 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 253Mathew SommerfeldLFLAFlorida Panthers