2001 NHL Draft
Pascal Leclaire in the 2001 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Pascal Leclaire 8th overall in the 2001 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 289 players selected in 2001, 126 have played in the NHL regular season. His 173 games put him 65th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2001 draft
- 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
- 11Fredrik SjöströmL489 GP · 104 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
8th
of 289 players selected
1st
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
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Pascal Leclaire made his NHL debut on February 20, 2004, 2 years and 242 days after the draft.
173
Games
61
Wins
10
Shutouts
.904
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2001 draft
- 8Pascal LeclaireG173 GP · 61 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 38Tim JackmanR483 GP · 75 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 53Kiel McLeodCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 85Aaron JohnsonD291 GP · 62 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 87Per MarsLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 141Cole JarrettL1 GP · 0 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 173Justin AikinsCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 187Artem VostrikovCCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 204Raffaele SannitzFCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 236Ryan BownessRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 242Andrew MurrayC221 GP · 40 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets