List of Atlanta Thrashers draft picks

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This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team.

[edit] Key

      Appeared in a National Hockey League game during the 2007–08 season, those in bold with the Thrashers

[edit] Drafts

Note: Stats are updated through the end of the 2007–08 season

The Thrashers selected Garnet Exelby 217th overall in 1999.

The Thrashers selected Dany Heatley 2nd overall in 2000.

The Thrashers selected Ilya Kovalchuk 1st overall in 2001.

The Thrashers selected Kari Lehtonen 2nd overall in 2002.

Rnd	Pick	Name	Nat	Pos	Drafted From	ATL		NHL
						RS	PO	RS	PO
1999 NHL Entry Draft
1	1	Patrik Stefan		C	Long Beach (IHL)	414	0	455	0
2	30	Luke Sellars		D	Ottawa (OHL)	1	0	1	0
3	68	Zdenek Blatny		LW	Seattle (WHL)	20	0	25	0
4	98	David Kaczowka		LW	Seattle (WHL)	0	0	0	0
4	99	Rob Zepp		G	Plymouth (OHL)	0	0	0	0
5	128	Derek MacKenzie		C	Sudbury (OHL)	28	0	45	0
6	159	Yuri Dobryshkin		F	Krylja Sovetov (RSL)	0	0	0	0
7	188	Stephen Baby		RW	Green Bay (USHL)	0	0	0	0
8	217	Garnet Exelby		D	Saskatoon (WHL)	298	4	298	4
9	245	Tommi Santala		C	Jokerit (SM-liiga)	33	0	63	1
9	246	Ray DiLauro		D	St. Lawrence (ECAC)	0	0	0	0
2000 NHL Entry Draft
1	2	Dany Heatley		LW	Wisconsin (WCHA)	190	0	425	34
2	31	Ilja Nikulin		D	Tver (RUS)	0	0	0	0
2	42	Libor Ustrnul		D	Plymouth (OHL)	0	0	0	0
4	107	Carl Mallette		C	Victoriaville (QMJHL)	0	0	0	0
4	108	Blake Robson		LW	Portland (WHL)	0	0	0	0
5	147	Matthew McRae		F	Cornell (ECAC)	0	0	0	0
6	168	Zdenek Smid		G	Karlovy Vary HC (CZE)	0	0	0	0
6	178	Jeff Dwyer		D	Choate Academy (CT)	0	0	0	0
6	180	Darcy Hordichuk		LW	Saskatoon (WHL)	44	0	302	7
8	230	Samu Isosalo		C	North Bay (OHL)	0	0	0	0
8	242	Evan Nielsen		D	Notre Dame (CCHA)	0	0	0	0
8	244	Eric Bowen		RW	Portland (WHL)	0	0	0	0
9	288	Mark McRae		D	Cornell (ECAC)	0	0	0	0
9	290	Simon Gamache		LW	Val-d'Or (QMJHL)	4	0	48	0
2001 NHL Entry Draft
1	1	Ilya Kovalchuk		LW	Moscow Spartak (RSL)	466	4	466	4
3	80	Michael Garnett		G	Saskatoon (WHL)	24	0	24	0
4	100	Brian Sipotz		D	Miami (CCHA)	0	0	0	0
4	112	Milan Gajic		C	Burnaby (BCHL)	0	0	0	0
5	135	Colin Stuart		LW	Colorado College (WCHA)	18	0	18	0
6	189	Pasi Nurminen		G	Jokerit (SM-liiga)	125	0	125	0
7	199	Matt Suderman		D	Saskatoon (WHL)	0	0	0	0
7	201	Colin FitzRandolph		W	Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)	0	0	0	0
9	262	Mario Cartelli		D	Trinec Ocelari HC (CZE)	0	0	0	0
2002 NHL Entry Draft
1	2	Kari Lehtonen		G	Jokerit (SM-liiga)	158	2	158	2
1	30	Jim Slater		C	Michigan State (CCHA)	214	4	214	4
4	116	Pat Dwyer		RW	Western Michigan (CCHA)	0	0	0	0
4	124	Lane Manson		D	Moose Jaw (WHL)	0	0	0	0
5	144	Paul Flache		D	Brampton (OHL)	0	0	0	0
6	167	Brad Schell		C	Spokane (WHL)	0	0	0	0
7	198	Nathan Oystrick		D	Surrey (BCHL)	0	0	0	0
8	230	Colton Fretter		F	Chatham (WJBHL)	0	0	0	0
8	236	Tyler Boldt		D	Kamloops (WHL)	0	0	0	0
8	257	Pauli Levokari		D	HIFK (SM-liiga)	0	0	0	0
2003 NHL Entry Draft
1	8	Braydon Coburn		D	Portland (WHL)	38	0	136	14
4	110	Jim Sharrow		D	Halifax (QMJHL)	0	0	0	0
4	116	Guillaume Desbiens		RW	Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)	0	0	0	0
4	136	Mike Vannelli		D	Sioux Falls (USHL)	0	0	0	0
5	145	Brett Sterling		LW	Colorado College (WCHA)	13	0	13	0
6	175	Mike Hamilton		F	Merritt (BCHL)	0	0	0	0
7	203	Denis Loginov		C	Kazan Jrs. (RUS)	0	0	0	0
8	239	Tobias Enstrom		D	MODO (Elitserien)	82	0	82	0
9	269	Ryan Kaip		C	Notre Dame (SJHL)	0	0	0	0
2004 NHL Entry Draft
1	10	Boris Valabik		D	Kitchener (OHL)	7	0	7	0
2	40	Grant Lewis		D	Dartmouth (ECAC)	0	0	0	0
3	76	Scott Lehman		D	Toronto (OHL)	0	0	0	0
4	106	Chad Painchaud		RW	Mississauga (OHL)	0	0	0	0
5	142	Juraj Gracik		RW	Topolcany (SVK)	0	0	0	0
6	186	Dan Turple		G	Oshawa (OHL)	0	0	0	0
7	204	Miikka Tuomainen		LW	Tuto (FIN)	0	0	0	0
8	237	Mitch Carefoot		C	Cornell (ECAC)	0	0	0	0
9	270	Matt Siddall		RW	Powell River (BCHL)	0	0	0	0
2005 NHL Entry Draft
1	16	Alex Bourret		RW	Lewiston (QMJHL)	0	0	0	0
2	41	Ondrej Pavelec		G	Kladno Jrs (CZE)	7	0	7	0
2	49	Chad Denny		D	Lewiston (QMJHL)	0	0	0	0
2	53	Andrew Kozek		W	Surrey (BCHL)	0	0	0	0
4	116	Jordan LaVallee		LW	Quebec (QMJHL)	2	0	2	0
5	135	Tomas Pospisil		LW	Trinec Ocelari HC (CZE)	0	0	0	0
6	186	Andrei Zubarev		D	Ufa Salavat Yulayev (RSL)	0	0	0	0
7	207	Myles Stoesz		LW	Spokane (WHL)	0	0	0	0
2006 NHL Entry Draft
1	12	Bryan Little		C	Barrie (OHL)	48	0	48	0
2	43	Riley Holzapfel		C	Moose Jaw (WHL)	0	0	0	0
3	80	Michael Forney		LW	Thief River Falls (MN)	0	0	0	0
5	135	Alex Kangas		G	Sioux Falls (USHL)	0	0	0	0
6	165	Jonas Enlund		C	IFK Jr. (FIN)	0	0	0	0
7	195	Jesse Martin		C	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	0	0	0	0
7	200	Arturs Kulda		D	CSKA-2 (RUS)	0	0	0	0
7	210	Will O'Neill		D	Tabor Academy (MA)	0	0	0	0
2007 NHL Entry Draft
3	67	Spencer Machacek		RW	Vancouver (WHL)	0	0	0	0
4	115	Niclas Lucenius		C	Tappara (SM-liiga)	0	0	0	0
6	175	John Albert		C	US National Team DP (NAHL)	0	0	0	0
7	205	Paul Postma		D	Swift Current (WHL)	0	0	0	0
2008 NHL Entry Draft
1	3					0	0	0	0
1	29					0	0	0	0
3	64					0	0	0	0
4	94					0	0	0	0
5	124					0	0	0	0
6	154					0	0	0	0
7	184					0	0	0	0

[edit] See also

• List of Atlanta Thrashers players
• 1999 NHL Expansion Draft

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