- Marcel Goc
Marcel Goc (pronounced Goch) (born August 24, 1983 in Calw, West Germany) is a NHL player currently playing center for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted in the 1st round, 20th overall by the Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, though he remained in Germany until 2003. He spent all of the 2003-2004 season with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' minor league affiliate, but joined the Sharks during the 2004 playoffs.
- Mike Smith
Mike Smith (born March 22, 1982 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian hockey goaltender playing in his rookie season for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. In his first-ever regulation NHL game on October 21, 2006, Smith stopped 22 shots to post a shutout against the Phoenix Coyotes. Smith began his hockey career in 1999 playing for his hometown Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL.
- Stephen Weiss
Stephen Weiss (born 3 April, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey centreman who currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Weiss was drafted 4th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Weiss has played 175 career NHL games, scoring 28 goals and 45 assists for 73 points.
- Christian Ehrhoff
Christian Ehrhoff (born July 6, 1982 in Moers, West Germany) is a NHL player currently playing defence for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted 106th overall in the 4th round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Sharks. He played in Germany until the fall of 2003, and came onto the Sharks without starting in the minor leagues first. He spent the end of the 2003-2004 season and all of the locked-out 2004-2005 season with the Sharks' minor league affiliate, the Cleveland Barons.
- Shaone Morrisonn
Shaone Morrisonn (born December 23, 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. A graduate of the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL, Morrisonn was drafted in the 1st round, 19th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was later dealt to the Capitals on March 3, 2004 in the trade that sent Sergei Gonchar to the Bruins.
- Jason Pominville
Jason Pominville (born November 30, 1982 in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey right wing who currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. Pominville played his junior hockey for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL. Pominville was drafted 55th overall in the second round by the Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He became a facet in the Sabre line-up in the 2005-06 season, tallying 18 goals in 57 games.
- Jason Bacashihua
Jason Bacashihua (b. September 20 1982, Garden City, Michigan) is an American Ice hockey Goalie currently playing for the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL. Bacashihua was drafted in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars in the first round, 26th overall. He spent 2 seasons in the Stars' AHL affiliate the Utah Grizzlies before he was traded on June 25, 2004 to the St. Louis Blues for Shawn Belle.
- Colby Armstrong
Colby Armstrong is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was drafted by the Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft as the 21st pick overall. In the 2005–06 season, he made his NHL debut, and had a superb rookie campaign, in which he played 47 games tallying 40 points (16G, 24A) and was a team-high plus-15. Armstrong grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he continues to live in the off-season.
- Cristobal Huet
Cristobal Huet (born September 3, 1975 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France) is a French professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Huet was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings as their seventh-round pick, 214th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
- Fedor Tyutin
Fedor Tyutin (born July 19, 1983 in Izhevsk, USSR) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the New York Rangers of the NHL. Tyutin was drafted in the 2nd round, 40th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
- Tim Gleason
Tim Gleason (b. January 29 1983, Clawson, Michigan) is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Carolina Hurricanes. Gleason was drafted twenty-third overall from the Windsor Spitfires in the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. Before playing any games with the Senators, Gleason was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on March 11 2003 for Bryan Smolinski. After spending three years in the Kings organization, …
- Carlo Colaiacovo
Carlo Colaiacovo (born January 27, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman of Italian descent currently with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. Colaiacovo also has an identical twin brother, Paulo Colaiacovo who is a goaltender currently playing for the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League. Colaiacovo was drafted 17th overall by Toronto in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
- Kyle Wanvig
Kyle Wanvig (born January 29, 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Wanvig was originally drafted 89th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, but he re-entered the draft and was selected 36th overall by the Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Wanvig has played 64 career NHL games, scoring 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points.
- Kevin Bieksa
Kevin Bieksa (born on June 16, 1981 in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada) is a National Hockey League defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks. He played four years of college hockey at Bowling Green University. After his freshman year he was drafted by the Canucks with the 151st pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After his college career was over, he made his professional debut with the Manitoba Moose late in the 2003-04 season.
- Mark Popovic
Mark Popovic (b. October 11, 1982 in Stoney Creek, Ontario) is a Canadian professional hockey defenceman currently playing for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
- Martin Gerber
Martin Gerber (born September 3, 1974) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as their eighth-round pick, #232 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and is currently a backup goaltender for the Ottawa Senators.
- Ryan Hollweg
Ryan Hollweg (born April 23, 1983 in Downey, California) is a professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the NHL. His brother, Bryce Hollweg, is an alternate captain for the Army NCAA hockey team. As the son of a Brazilian father (of German descent) and Canadian mother, Hollweg chose hockey over soccer. Even as a young boy, he knew that someday he would be a professional hockey player.
- Peter Budaj
Peter Budaj, #31 is a Slovak ice hockey goaltender currently with the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. Peter Budaj was drafted by the Avalanche in the 2001 Draft as the first pick for the Avalanche and 63rd overall. He wears number 31 for the Colorado Avalanche and is now playing in his second season in the NHL (2006-07). Prior to this, he played for the Hershey Bears of the AHL and the St. Michael's Majors of the OHL.
- Stanislav Chistov
Stanislav Chistov (born April 17, 1983 in Chelyabinsk, U.S.S.R.) is a professional ice hockey player, playing with the Boston Bruins. Chistov began his career in the Avangard organization, playing for their Super League team in Omsk from 1999-2002. In the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Chistov was drafted 5th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now known as the Anaheim Ducks). While military obligations complicated Chistov's transfer to North America, …
- Cody McCormick
Cody McCormick (born April 18, 1983 in London, Ontario) is an Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. McCormick was drafted 144th overall by the Avalanche in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was placed on the waivers by the Avalanche on December 6, 2006.
- Brendan Bell
Brendan Bell (born on March 31,1983 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a defenceman currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes. Bell was originally drafted in the 3rd round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by Toronto. In his first season with St. John's (2003-2004), Bell scored 7 goals and 19 assists for 26 points. He also had 55 penalty minutes. February 27,2007 Bell was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes along with a draft pick for Yanic Perreault In 1998, …
- Jay McClement
Jay McClement (born March 2 1983, Kingston, Ontario) in a Canadian ice hockey player. He currently plays for the St. Louis Blues. McClement was drafted by the Blues, 57th overall at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was a member of the 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championship team that won gold in a 4-2 win against Finland in Moscow.
- Adam Deadmarsh
Adam Deadmarsh (born May 10, 1975 in Trail, British Columbia) is a former National Hockey League hockey player who played for the 1996 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup winning team. His name was initially misspelled Deadmarch on the cup, but was later corrected; it's the first time a misspelling on the Stanley Cup has ever been corrected. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, first round, fourteenth overall.
- Maxim Kondratiev
Maxim Kondratiev (born January 20, 1983 in Togliatti, USSR) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who signed to play for the Russian Hockey Super League team HC Lada Togliatti for the 2006-2007 season. Kondratiev skated for the Portland Pirates, the AHL affiliate team of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of the NHL during the second part of the 2005-2006 season. Anaheim acquired Kondratiev in a trade on January 8, 2006, from the New York Rangers.
- Michael Cammalleri
Michael Cammalleri (born on June 8, 1982 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player. He played the majority of his significant minor hockey with the Toronto Red Wings. After a brief stint in Ontario Provincial Junior 'A' he moved on the play college hockey for the Michigan Wolverines. Cammalleri was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round (49th overall) of the 2001 NHL draft.
- Noah Welch
Noah Welch (born August 26, 1982 in Brighton, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey player. He currently plays defenceman for the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was the chosen 54th overall in the 2nd round. He was the captain of the Harvard University Hockey team, graduating in 2005. He made his NHL debut in the latter stages of the 2005-2006 season for the Penguins.
- Timofei Shishkanov
Timofei Shishkanov (born June 10, 1983 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators as their second-round pick, #33 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Shishkanov has played two NHL games for the Predators, and is currently playing his third season with the Milwaukee Admirals. As of January 29, 2006 Timofei Shishkanov is a member of the St. Louis Blue Hockey club after Mike Sillinger was traded from St.
- Evgeny Artyukhin
Evgeny Artyukhin (born April 4, 1983 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays in Russia and in 2005-06 for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. At 6'5, 260 pounds, Evgeny Artyukhin was drafted in the 3rd round, 94th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
- Ryane Clowe
Ryane Clowe (born September 30, 1982, Fermeuse, Newfoundland) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the NHL's San Jose Sharks. He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 6th round, 175th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Clowe is on the first year of a three-year-deal signed in June 2006 worth US$1.625 million, ending in June 2008. The contract is a two-way deal for all but the final year of the contract.
- Derek Boogaard
Derek Boogaard (born on June 23, 1982 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL. Boogaard was drafted in the 7th round, 202nd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He is noted for his size and as a vicious fighter and enforcer.
- Tim Jackman
Tim Jackman (born November 14, 1981 in Minot, North Dakota) is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the New York Islanders organization. Jackman previously played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Phoenix Coyotes. Jackman was drafted 38th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
- Nathan Paetsch
Nathan Paetsch (born March 30, 1983 in LeRoy, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. He has own sister named Vanessa, and his dad Rick is an electrcian at a Potash Mine, while his mother, Brenda works at a bank giving financial help to people. He was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 52nd overall, in 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.
- Stephane Veilleux
Stephane Veilleux (born November 16, 1981 in Beauceville, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL. Veilleux was drafted in the 3rd round, 93rd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
- Jay Harrison
Jay Harrison is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Marlies, the AHL affilaiate for the NHL team the Toronto Maple Leafs 2005-06 Season: Played 57 games for the Toronto Marlies collecting 29 points (nine goals, 20 assists) with 100 penalty minutes… Recalled from the Toronto Marlies January 27… Made his NHL debut January 28 vs. Montreal… Registered his first NHL career point (assist) January 28 vs.
- Duncan Milroy
Duncan Milroy (born February 8, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. Milroy was drafted 37th overall by the Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Duncan Milroy was recalled by the Montreal Canadiens in February 2007 and played 4 games with the team gathering 1 point. Milroy was re-assigned to Hamilton on the 25th of February, 2007.
- Chris Thorburn
Chris Thorburn (born June 3, 1983 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) is an ice hockey centre. He was drafted 50th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. On October 3, 2006, Thorburn was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins. After one season with the Penguins, Thorburn was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for a third-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
- Dave Steckel
Dave Steckel (born March 15, 1982 in West Bend, Wisconsin, USA) is an American professional ice hockey center. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Steckel played one full season with the US Junior National Team in the United States Hockey League before entering The Ohio State University. He played four seasons with the Buckeyes hockey team, …
- Michael Garnett
Michael Garnett (born on November 25, 1982 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a professional ice hockey goaltender for the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers. Garnett spent his junior years in the Western Hockey League for the Red Deer Rebels and the Saskatoon Blades before being drafted by the Thrashers in round 3, 80th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Garnett has spent most of his professional career with Atlanta's AHL's affiliate the Chicago Wolves.
- Doug Lynch
Doug Lynch (born April 4, 1983 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Lynch spent parts of five seasons in the Western Hockey League, the majority of them coming with the Red Deer Rebels, who (although taking him as a forward from Bantam) utilized him as a physical defenceman. After a breakout second full season, he was drafted by the Oilers, …
- Andy Chiodo
Andy Chiodo (born April 25, 1983, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. He was originally selected by the New York Islanders in the sixth round, 166th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. The Islanders were unable to sign him, however, and he was made draft-eligible again for the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The Pittsburgh Penguins chose him in that draft, 199th overall in the seventh round. Prior to playing in the Ontario Hockey League, …