2001 NHL Draft
Charlie Stephens in the 2001 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Charlie Stephens 196th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 6.
It was the ninth of the 10 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 8 games put him 109th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 196
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 31
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
Washington Capitals had already picked him in 1999, 31st overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 193–199 in the 2001 draft
- 193Brooks LaichC776 GP · 332 POTTOttawa Senators
- 194James MassenRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 195Nick PannoniGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 196Charlie StephensC8 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 197Jan HolubDNYINew York Islanders
- 198Ivan KolozvaryFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 199Matt SudermanDATLAtlanta Thrashers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
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
Charlie Stephens made his NHL debut on December 27, 2002, 1 year and 186 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2001 draft
- 63Peter BudajG368 GP · 158 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 97Danny BoisR1 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 130Colt KingLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 143Frantisek SkladanyLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 144Cody McCormickC405 GP · 65 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 149Mikko ViitanenDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 165Pierre-Luc EmondCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 184Scott HorvathRCOLColorado Avalanche
- 196Charlie StephensC8 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 227Marek SvatosR344 GP · 172 PCOLColorado Avalanche