2001 NHL Draft
Michael Garnett in the 2001 NHL Draft
Atlanta Thrashers selected Michael Garnett 80th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 9 picks Atlanta Thrashers made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 24 games put him 93rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 80
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 17
- Drafting team
- ATLAtlanta Thrashers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 77–83 in the 2001 draft
- 77Darren McLachlanLBOSBoston Bruins
- 78Beat ForsterDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 79Garth MurrayC116 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Michael GarnettG24 GP · 10 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 81Neil KomadoskiDOTTOttawa Senators
- 82Jay HarrisonD372 GP · 75 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83Henrik JuntunenRLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
80th
of 289 players selected
8th
of 34 goaltenders 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
Michael Garnett made his NHL debut on October 12, 2005, 4 years and 111 days after the draft.
24
Games
10
Wins
2
Shutouts
.885
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Thrashers picks in the 2001 draft
- 1Ilya KovalchukL926 GP · 876 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 80Michael GarnettG24 GP · 10 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 100Brian SipotzDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 112Milan GajicCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 135Colin StuartL56 GP · 13 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 189Pasi NurminenG125 GP · 48 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 199Matt SudermanDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 201Colin FitzrandolphCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 262Mario CartelliDATLAtlanta Thrashers