2001 NHL Draft
Marek Svatos in the 2001 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Marek Svatos 227th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 7.
He was the tenth of the 15 Slovaks selected that year. It was the tenth and last 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 344 games put him 47th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 227
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 31
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 224–230 in the 2001 draft
- 224Tony MårtenssonC6 GP · 2 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 225David PrintzD13 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 226Pontus PetterstromFNYRNew York Rangers
- 227Marek SvatosR344 GP · 172 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 228Mike BrayRNYINew York Islanders
- 229Aaron VorosL162 GP · 37 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 230Leonid ZhvachinDNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
10th
of 15 Slovaks selected
126th
of 159 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 42Tomas SlovakDNSHNashville Predators
- 44Igor PohankaCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 63Peter BudajG368 GP · 158 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 64Tomas MalecD46 GP · 2 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 120Tomas SurovyL126 GP · 59 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 143Frantisek SkladanyLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 170Jan TabacekDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 198Ivan KolozvaryFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 213Jan ChovanGTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 227Marek SvatosR344 GP · 172 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Marek Svatos made his NHL debut on October 10, 2003, 2 years and 108 days after the draft.
344
Games
100
Goals
72
Assists
172
Points
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