The most picks were born in Canada: 32, or 54% of the class. In the first round, Canada led with 10 picks (62%).
| Country | Picks | Share of class | 1st round | Reached NHL | Top pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 32 |
|
10 | 32 | #1 Joe Thornton |
| United States | 9 |
|
1 | 9 | #7 Paul Mara |
| Sweden | 6 |
|
1 | 6 | #18 Michael Holmqvist |
| Finland | 4 |
|
2 | 4 | #3 Olli Jokinen |
| Czechia | 3 |
|
— | 3 | #71 Josef Melichar |
| Russia | 2 |
|
1 | 2 | #8 Sergei Samsonov |
| Slovakia | 2 |
|
1 | 2 | #12 Marian Hossa |
| Switzerland | 1 |
|
— | 1 | #161 David Aebischer |
| # | Rd | Player | Pos | Age | GP | PTS | Drafted By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joe Thornton 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 1714 | 1539 | 🐻 BOS |
| 2 | 1 | Patrick Marleau 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 17 | 1779 | 1197 | 🦈 SJS |
| 3 | 1 | Olli Jokinen 🇫🇮 ↗ | C | 18 | 1231 | 750 | 👑 LAK |
| 4 | 1 | Roberto Luongo 🇨🇦 ↗ | G | 18 | 1044 | — | 🏝️ NYI |
| 5 | 1 | Eric Brewer 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 1009 | 271 | 🏝️ NYI |
| 7 | 1 | Paul Mara 🇺🇸 ↗ | D | 17 | 734 | 253 | ⚡ TBL |
| 8 | 1 | Sergei Samsonov 🇷🇺 ↗ | LW | 18 | 888 | 571 | 🐻 BOS |
| 10 | 1 | Brad Ference 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 250 | 34 | 🐋 VAN |
| 11 | 1 | Jason Ward 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 18 | 336 | 81 | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 12 | 1 | Marian Hossa 🇸🇰 ↗ | RW | 18 | 1311 | 1134 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 13 | 1 | Daniel Cleary 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 18 | 938 | 387 | 🪶 CHI |
| 18 | 1 | Michael Holmqvist 🇸🇪 ↗ Bust | C | 18 | 156 | 35 | 🦆 ANA |
| 20 | 1 | Mike Brown 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | LW | 18 | 34 | 3 | 🐆 FLA |
| 21 | 1 | Mika Noronen 🇫🇮 ↗ Bust | G | 18 | 71 | — | ⚔️ BUF |
| 23 | 1 | Scott Hannan 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 1055 | 217 | 🦈 SJS |
| 25 | 1 | Brenden Morrow 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 18 | 991 | 575 | ⭐ DAL |
| 27 | 2 | Ben Clymer 🇺🇸 ↗ | RW | 19 | 438 | 129 | 🐻 BOS |
| 29 | 2 | Scott Barney 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | C | 18 | 27 | 11 | 👑 LAK |
| 39 | 2 | Jeremy Reich 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | C | 18 | 99 | 6 | 🪶 CHI |
| 47 | 2 | Kristian Huselius 🇸🇪 ↗ | LW | 18 | 662 | 451 | 🐆 FLA |
| 48 | 2 | Henrik Tallinder 🇸🇪 ↗ | D | 18 | 678 | 142 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 50 | 2 | Pat Kavanagh 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | RW | 18 | 14 | 2 | 🔔 PHI |
| 63 | 3 | Lee Goren 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | RW | 19 | 67 | 9 | 🐻 BOS |
| 66 | 3 | Josh Langfeld 🇺🇸 ↗ Bust | RW | 19 | 143 | 32 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 69 | 3 | Maxim Afinogenov 🇷🇺 ↗ | RW | 17 | 651 | 395 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 71 | 3 | Josef Melichar 🇨🇿 ↗ | D | 18 | 350 | 49 | 🐧 PIT |
| 76 | 3 | Petr Sykora 🇨🇿 ↗ Bust | C | 18 | 12 | 4 | 🐙 DET |
| 77 | 3 | Steve Gainey 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | LW | 18 | 33 | 2 | ⭐ DAL |
| 78 | 3 | Ville Nieminen 🇫🇮 ↗ | LW | 20 | 385 | 117 | 🏔️ COL |
| 80 | 3 | Francis Lessard 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 18 | 116 | 4 | 🌪️ CAR |
| 83 | 4 | Joe Corvo 🇺🇸 ↗ | D | 20 | 708 | 310 | 👑 LAK |
| 84 | 4 | Adam Mair 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 615 | 114 | 🍁 TOR |
| 87 | 4 | Brad Larsen 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 20 | 294 | 48 | 🏔️ COL |
| 100 | 4 | Ryan Ready 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | LW | 18 | 7 | 1 | 🔥 CGY |
| 102 | 4 | Quintin Laing 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 18 | 79 | 11 | 🐙 DET |
| 110 | 5 | Benjamin Simon 🇺🇸 ↗ | LW | 19 | 81 | 4 | 🪶 CHI |
| 121 | 5 | Jason Chimera 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | LW | 18 | 1107 | 415 | 🛢️ EDM |
| 130 | 5 | Kyle Calder 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | LW | 18 | 588 | 294 | 🪶 CHI |
| 136 | 6 | Mike York 🇺🇸 ↗ Steal | LW | 19 | 579 | 322 | 🗽 NYR |
| 141 | 6 | Peter Sarno 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | C | 17 | 7 | 1 | 🛢️ EDM |
| 144 | 6 | Matt Cooke 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | LW | 18 | 1046 | 398 | 🐋 VAN |
| 156 | 6 | Brian Campbell 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | D | 18 | 1082 | 504 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 161 | 6 | David Aebischer 🇨🇭 ↗ | G | 19 | 214 | — | 🏔️ COL |
| 164 | 7 | Todd Fedoruk 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 18 | 546 | 97 | 🔔 PHI |
| 172 | 7 | Ben Guite 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 18 | 175 | 45 | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 175 | 7 | Johan Holmqvist 🇸🇪 ↗ | G | 19 | 99 | — | 🗽 NYR |
| 177 | 7 | Ladislav Nagy 🇸🇰 ↗ | LW | 18 | 433 | 311 | 🎵 STL |
| 182 | 7 | Mike Mottau 🇺🇸 ↗ | D | 19 | 321 | 58 | 🗽 NYR |
| 190 | 7 | Shawn Thornton 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 19 | 705 | 102 | 🍁 TOR |
| 191 | 8 | Antti Laaksonen 🇫🇮 ↗ | LW | 23 | 483 | 168 | 🐻 BOS |
| 192 | 8 | Cam Severson 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 19 | 37 | 3 | 🦈 SJS |
| 195 | 8 | Niklas Nordgren 🇸🇪 ↗ | LW | 18 | 59 | 6 | 🌪️ CAR |
| 208 | 8 | Andrew Ference 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | D | 18 | 907 | 225 | 🐧 PIT |
| 215 | 8 | Scott Clemmensen 🇺🇸 ↗ | G | 19 | 191 | — | 😈 NJD |
| 219 | 9 | Mark Smith 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 19 | 377 | 70 | 🦈 SJS |
| 221 | 9 | Jonathan Hedstrom 🇸🇪 ↗ | RW | 19 | 83 | 27 | 🍁 TOR |
| 229 | 9 | Karel Rachunek 🇨🇿 ↗ | D | 17 | 371 | 140 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 233 | 9 | Wyatt Smith 🇺🇸 ↗ | C | 20 | 211 | 32 | 🌵 PHX |
| 242 | 9 | Brett McLean 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 385 | 162 | ⭐ DAL |