2001 NHL Draft
Tuomas Pihlman in the 2001 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Tuomas Pihlman 48th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 2.
He was the third of the 24 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 11 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 101st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 48
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 18
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 45–51 in the 2001 draft
- 45Martin PodlesakCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 46Mike ZigomanisC197 GP · 40 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 47Alexander PolushinFTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 48Tuomas PihlmanL15 GP · 2 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 49Michael CammalleriL906 GP · 642 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Chris ThorburnR801 GP · 134 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 51Jaroslav BednarC102 GP · 35 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
3rd
of 24 Finns selected
30th
of 159 forwards 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
Tuomas Pihlman made his NHL debut on January 1, 2004, 2 years and 192 days after the draft.
15
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 2001 draft
- 28Adrian FosterLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 44Igor PohankaCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 48Tuomas PihlmanL15 GP · 2 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 60Victor UchevatovDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 67Robin LeblancRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 72Brandon NolanC6 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 128Andrei PosnovRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 163Andreas SalomonssonC71 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 194James MassenRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 229Aaron VorosL162 GP · 37 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 257Evgeny GamalejDNJDNew Jersey Devils