The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was the 38th

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. It was held on June 24 and 25, 2000 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in

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, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the

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and

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. This was the second NHL Entry Draft in which a goaltender was taken first overall (at that point), when the

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selected Rick DiPietro with the first overall pick. Previously,

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was selected 1st overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were

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, Deryk Engelland and Henrik Lundqvist, who all played their last NHL games in the 2019–20 season.

Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Draftees based on nationality

References

*SLAM! Hockey
NHL Draft 2000
*National Hockey League

External links

a
The Internet Hockey Database

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