2001 NHL Draft
Jussi Markkanen in the 2001 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Jussi Markkanen 133rd overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 5.
He was the eleventh of the 24 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 11 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 128 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 133
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 2
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 26 years
The picks around it
Picks 130–136 in the 2001 draft
- 130Colt KingLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 131Ben EavesCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 132Dusan SalfickyGNo NHL gamesNYINew York Islanders
- 133Jussi MarkkanenG128 GP · 43 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 134Kyle WellwoodC489 GP · 235 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 135Colin StuartL56 GP · 13 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 136Billy ThompsonGNo NHL gamesFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
11th
of 24 Finns selected
16th
of 34 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 6Mikko KoivuC1035 GP · 711 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 9Tuomo RuutuL735 GP · 346 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 48Tuomas PihlmanL15 GP · 2 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 83Henrik JuntunenRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 89Tuomas NissinenGSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 102Timo ParssinenL17 GP · 3 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 103Tony VirtaR8 GP · 5 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 108Tomi MakiR1 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 109Martti JarventieD1 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 111Matti KaltiainenGBOSBoston Bruins
+ 14 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jussi Markkanen made his NHL debut on November 28, 2001, 157 days after the draft.
128
Games
43
Wins
7
Shutouts
.901
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2001 draft
- 13Ales HemskyR845 GP · 572 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 43Doug LynchD2 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 52Edward CaronLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 84Kenny SmithDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 133Jussi MarkkanenG128 GP · 43 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 154Jake BrenkCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 185Mikael SvenskDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 215Dan BaumFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 248Kari HaakanaD13 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 272Ales PisaD53 GP · 4 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 278Shay StephensonL2 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers