2000
Rick DiPietro, G, New York Islanders
The first goaltender ever drafted No. 1 overall, DiPietro has shown flashes of brilliance while battling chronic hip and knee injuries that have called his 15-year contract with the Islanders into question.
No. 2: Dany Heatley, RW, Thrashers
Notable picks:
No. 3: Marian Gaborik, RW, Wild
No. 118: Lubomir Visnovsky, D, Kings
No. 205: Henrik Lundqvist, G, Rangers






