2000 NHL Draft
Henrik Lundqvist in the 2000 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Henrik Lundqvist 205th overall in the 2000 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 7.
He was the 16th of the 22 Swedes selected that year. It was the seventh of the 9 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 293 players selected in 2000, 118 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 9 of them have played more games than his 887.
- Overall pick
- 205
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 8
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 202–208 in the 2000 draft
- 202Ryan CaldwellD4 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 203Jure PenkoGNSHNashville Predators
- 204Chris BertiFBOSBoston Bruins
- 205Henrik LundqvistG887 GP · 459 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 206Tim ErikssonCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 207Cliff LoyaDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 208Brandon ReidC13 GP · 6 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2000 class
16th
of 22 Swedes selected
22nd
of 32 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 7Lars JonssonD8 GP · 2 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 27Martin SamuelssonL14 GP · 1 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 29Niklas KronwallD953 GP · 432 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 36Daniel WidingRNSHNashville Predators
- 49Jonas NordquistC3 GP · 2 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 54Andreas LiljaD580 GP · 87 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 68Joel LundqvistC134 GP · 26 PDALDallas Stars
- 70Mikael TellqvistG113 GP · 45 WTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 72Mattias NilssonDNSHNashville Predators
- 97Niclas WallinD614 GP · 79 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
+ 12 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Henrik Lundqvist made his NHL debut on October 8, 2005, 5 years and 105 days after the draft.
887
Games
459
Wins
64
Shutouts
.918
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2000 draft
- 64Filip NovakD17 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 95Dominic MooreC897 GP · 282 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 112Premsyl DubenDNYRNew York Rangers
- 140Nathan MartzCNYRNew York Rangers
- 143Brandon SneeGNYRNew York Rangers
- 175Sven HelfensteinFNYRNew York Rangers
- 205Henrik LundqvistG887 GP · 459 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 238Dan EberlyDNYRNew York Rangers
- 269Martin RichterDNYRNew York Rangers