2001 NHL Draft
Matthew Spiller in the 2001 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Matthew Spiller 31st overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second 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 68 games put him 84th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 2001 draft
- 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
- 34Greg WatsonFFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
31st
of 289 players selected
9th
of 96 defensemen 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
Matthew Spiller made his NHL debut on October 10, 2003, 2 years and 109 days after the draft.
68
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
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