2001 NHL Draft
Peter Budaj in the 2001 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Peter Budaj 63rd overall in the 2001 NHL Draft, with the 33rd pick of round 2.
He was the third of the 15 Slovaks selected that year. It was the first 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 368 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 63
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 33
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 60–66 in the 2001 draft
- 60Victor UchevatovDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 61Andreas HolmqvistDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 62Igor GrigorenkoRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 63Peter BudajG368 GP · 158 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 64Tomas MalecD46 GP · 2 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 65Brendan BellD102 GP · 28 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 66Fedor FedorovL18 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2001 class
3rd
of 15 Slovaks selected
6th
of 34 goaltenders 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
Peter Budaj made his NHL debut on October 8, 2005, 4 years and 107 days after the draft.
368
Games
158
Wins
18
Shutouts
.904
Save %
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