2001 NHL Draft
Jiri Novotny in the 2001 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Jiri Novotny 22nd overall in the 2001 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 31 Czechs selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 189 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 22
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 2001 draft
- 19Shaone MorrisonnD480 GP · 75 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 20Marcel GocC636 GP · 188 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 21Colby ArmstrongR476 GP · 209 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 22Jiri NovotnyC189 GP · 51 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 23Tim GleasonD727 GP · 142 POTTOttawa Senators
- 24Lukas KrajicekD328 GP · 72 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 25Alexander PerezhoginR128 GP · 34 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
2nd
of 31 Czechs selected
15th
of 159 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 13Ales HemskyR845 GP · 572 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Jiri NovotnyC189 GP · 51 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 24Lukas KrajicekD328 GP · 72 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 39Karel PilarD90 GP · 30 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 45Martin PodlesakCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 51Jaroslav BednarC102 GP · 35 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 71Tomas PlekanecC1001 GP · 608 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 126Daniel VolrabCDALDallas Stars
- 129Miroslav BlatakDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 132Dusan SalfickyGNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
+ 21 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jiri Novotny made his NHL debut on January 12, 2006, 4 years and 203 days after the draft.
189
Games
20
Goals
31
Assists
51
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2001 draft
- 22Jiri NovotnyC189 GP · 51 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 32Derek RoyC738 GP · 524 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 50Chris ThorburnR801 GP · 134 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 55Jason PominvilleR1060 GP · 727 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 155Michal VondrkaLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 234Calle AslundDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 247Marek DubecDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 279Ryan JordeDBUFBuffalo Sabres