2001 NHL Draft
Fredrik Sjöström in the 2001 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Fredrik Sjöström 11th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 16 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Phoenix Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 489 games put him 35th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 2001 draft
- 8Pascal LeclaireG173 GP · 61 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Tuomo RuutuL735 GP · 346 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Dan BlackburnG63 GP · 20 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 11Fredrik SjöströmL489 GP · 104 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 12Dan HamhuisD1148 GP · 356 PNSHNashville Predators
- 13Ales HemskyR845 GP · 572 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 14Chuck KobasewR601 GP · 210 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
1st
of 16 Swedes selected
8th
of 159 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 11Fredrik SjöströmL489 GP · 104 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 18Jens KarlssonFLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 61Andreas HolmqvistDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 70Yared HagosCDALDallas Stars
- 87Per MarsLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 157Andreas JamtinRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 163Andreas SalomonssonC71 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 185Mikael SvenskDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 221Johnny OduyaD850 GP · 190 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 224Tony MårtenssonC6 GP · 2 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Fredrik Sjöström made his NHL debut on November 30, 2003, 2 years and 160 days after the draft.
489
Games
46
Goals
58
Assists
104
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Phoenix Coyotes picks in the 2001 draft
- 11Fredrik SjöströmL489 GP · 104 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 31Matthew SpillerD68 GP · 2 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 45Martin PodlesakCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 78Beat ForsterDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 148David KlemaCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 180Scott PolaskiRPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 210Steve BelangerGPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 243Frantisek LukesLPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 273Severin BlindenbacherDPHXPhoenix Coyotes