2001 NHL Draft
Derek Roy in the 2001 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Derek Roy 32nd overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 738 games put him 21st in the class, but only 9 have scored more points than his 524.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 2
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 2001 draft
- 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
- 34Greg WatsonFFLAFlorida Panthers
- 35Mark PopovicD81 GP · 7 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
32nd
of 289 players selected
19th
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
Derek Roy made his NHL debut on December 13, 2003, 2 years and 173 days after the draft.
738
Games
189
Goals
335
Assists
524
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2001 draft
- 22Jiri NovotnyC189 GP · 51 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 32Derek RoyC738 GP · 524 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 50Chris ThorburnR801 GP · 134 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 55Jason PominvilleR1060 GP · 727 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 155Michal VondrkaLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 234Calle AslundDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 247Marek DubecDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 279Ryan JordeDBUFBuffalo Sabres