2001 NHL Draft
Mark Popovic in the 2001 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Mark Popovic 35th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 81 games put him 79th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 5
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 2001 draft
- 32Derek RoyC738 GP · 524 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Timofei ShishkanovR24 GP · 5 PNSHNashville Predators
- 34Greg WatsonFFLAFlorida Panthers
- 35Mark PopovicD81 GP · 7 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 36Kyle WanvigR75 GP · 15 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 37Duncan MilroyR5 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Tim JackmanR483 GP · 75 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
35th
of 289 players selected
10th
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
Mark Popovic made his NHL debut on January 2, 2004, 2 years and 193 days after the draft.
81
Games
2
Goals
5
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2001 draft
- 5Stanislav ChistovR196 GP · 61 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 35Mark PopovicD81 GP · 7 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 69Joel SteppFANAAnaheim Ducks
- 102Timo ParssinenL17 GP · 3 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 105Vladimir KorsunovDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 118Brandon RogersDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 137Joel PerraultC96 GP · 26 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 170Jan TabacekDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 224Tony MårtenssonC6 GP · 2 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 232Martin GerberG229 GP · 113 WANAAnaheim Ducks
- 264PA ParenteauR491 GP · 296 PANAAnaheim Ducks