2001 NHL Draft

Mike Smith in the 2001 NHL Draft

Dallas Stars selected Mike Smith 161st overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 30th pick of round 5.

It was the fifth of the 10 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 670 games put him 27th in the class.

Overall pick: 161
Round and pick: Round 5, pick 30
Drafting team: DALDallas Stars
Date: June 24, 2001
Age at the draft: 19 years

The picks around it

Picks 158–164 in the 2001 draft

158Roman MalekGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
159Dimitri SeminFSTLSt. Louis Blues
160Artem TernavskyDWSHWashington Capitals
161Mike SmithG670 GP · 299 WDALDallas Stars
162Stefan SchauerDOTTOttawa Senators
163Andreas SalomonssonC71 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
164Yuri TrubachevCCGYCalgary Flames

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2001 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2001 class

161st

of 289 players selected

21st

of 34 goaltenders 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

The 2001 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Mike Smith made his NHL debut on October 21, 2006, 5 years and 119 days after the draft.

670

Games

299

Wins

Shutouts

.912

Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 158–164 in the 2001 draft

Where he came in the 2001 class

First off the board

The road to the NHL

Dallas Stars picks in the 2001 draft