2001 NHL Draft
David Steckel in the 2001 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected David Steckel 30th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft.
It was the second of the 11 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 425 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 30
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 30
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 27–33 in the 2001 draft
- 27Jeff WoywitkaD278 GP · 55 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 28Adrian FosterLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 29Adam MunroG17 GP · 4 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30David SteckelC425 GP · 79 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 31Matthew SpillerD68 GP · 2 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 32Derek RoyC738 GP · 524 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 33Timofei ShishkanovR24 GP · 5 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
30th
of 289 players selected
18th
of 159 forwards 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
David Steckel made his NHL debut on December 31, 2005, 4 years and 191 days after the draft.
425
Games
33
Goals
46
Assists
79
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2001 draft
- 18Jens KarlssonFLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 30David SteckelC425 GP · 79 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 49Michael CammalleriL906 GP · 642 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 51Jaroslav BednarC102 GP · 35 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 83Henrik JuntunenRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 116Richard PetiotD15 GP · 3 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 152Terry DenikeGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 153Tuukka MantylaDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 214Cristobal HuetG272 GP · 129 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 237Mike GabinetDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 277Sebastien LaplanteGLAKLos Angeles Kings