The most picks were born in Canada: 50, or 47% of the class. In the first round, Canada led with 10 picks (38%).
| Country | Picks | Share of class | 1st round | Reached NHL | Top pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 50 |
|
10 | 49 | #2 Jason Spezza |
| United States | 15 |
|
5 | 15 | #7 Mike Komisarek |
| Czechia | 8 |
|
3 | 8 | #13 Ales Hemsky |
| Finland | 8 |
|
2 | 8 | #6 Mikko Koivu |
| Russia | 8 |
|
3 | 8 | #1 Ilya Kovalchuk |
| Slovakia | 6 |
|
— | 6 | #63 Peter Budaj |
| Germany | 4 |
|
1 | 4 | #20 Marcel Goc |
| Sweden | 3 |
|
1 | 3 | #11 Fredrik Sjostrom |
| Kazakhstan | 2 |
|
1 | 2 | #25 Alexander Perezhogin |
| Switzerland | 1 |
|
— | 1 | #232 Martin Gerber |
| France | 1 |
|
— | 1 | #214 Cristobal Huet |
| # | Rd | Player | Pos | Age | GP | PTS | Drafted By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ilya Kovalchuk 🇷🇺 ↗ | LW | 18 | 926 | 876 | 🐦 ATL |
| 2 | 1 | Jason Spezza 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 1248 | 995 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 3 | 1 | Alexander Svitov 🇷🇺 ↗ | C | 18 | 179 | 37 | ⚡ TBL |
| 4 | 1 | Stephen Weiss 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 732 | 423 | 🐆 FLA |
| 5 | 1 | Stanislav Chistov 🇷🇺 ↗ | RW | 18 | 196 | 61 | 🦆 ANA |
| 6 | 1 | Mikko Koivu 🇫🇮 ↗ | C | 18 | 1035 | 711 | 🌲 MIN |
| 7 | 1 | Mike Komisarek 🇺🇸 ↗ | D | 19 | 553 | 81 | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 8 | 1 | Pascal Leclaire 🇨🇦 ↗ | G | 18 | 173 | — | 🧥 CBJ |
| 9 | 1 | Tuomo Ruutu 🇫🇮 ↗ | LW | 18 | 735 | 346 | 🪶 CHI |
| 11 | 1 | Fredrik Sjostrom 🇸🇪 ↗ | LW | 18 | 489 | 104 | 🌵 PHX |
| 12 | 1 | Dan Hamhuis 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 1148 | 356 | 🐯 NSH |
| 13 | 1 | Ales Hemsky 🇨🇿 ↗ | RW | 17 | 845 | 572 | 🛢️ EDM |
| 14 | 1 | Chuck Kobasew 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 19 | 602 | 210 | 🔥 CGY |
| 16 | 1 | R.J. Umberger 🇺🇸 ↗ | C | 19 | 778 | 392 | 🐋 VAN |
| 17 | 1 | Carlo Colaiacovo 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 470 | 157 | 🍁 TOR |
| 19 | 1 | Shaone Morrisonn 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 480 | 75 | 🐻 BOS |
| 20 | 1 | Marcel Goc 🇩🇪 ↗ | C | 17 | 635 | 188 | 🦈 SJS |
| 21 | 1 | Colby Armstrong 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 18 | 476 | 209 | 🐧 PIT |
| 22 | 1 | Jiri Novotny 🇨🇿 ↗ | C | 17 | 189 | 51 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 23 | 1 | Tim Gleason 🇺🇸 ↗ | D | 18 | 727 | 142 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 24 | 1 | Lukas Krajicek 🇨🇿 ↗ | D | 18 | 328 | 72 | 🐆 FLA |
| 25 | 1 | Alexander Perezhogin 🇰🇿 ↗ | RW | 17 | 128 | 34 | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 26 | 1 | Jason Bacashihua 🇺🇸 ↗ Bust | G | 18 | 38 | — | ⭐ DAL |
| 27 | 1 | Jeff Woywitka 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 17 | 278 | 55 | 🔔 PHI |
| 29 | 1 | Adam Munro 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | G | 18 | 17 | — | 🪶 CHI |
| 30 | 1 | David Steckel 🇺🇸 ↗ | C | 19 | 425 | 79 | 👑 LAK |
| 31 | 2 | Matthew Spiller 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 68 | 2 | 🌵 PHX |
| 32 | 2 | Derek Roy 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 738 | 524 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 33 | 2 | Timofei Shishkanov 🇷🇺 ↗ Bust | RW | 18 | 24 | 5 | 🐯 NSH |
| 35 | 2 | Mark Popovic 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 81 | 7 | 🦆 ANA |
| 36 | 2 | Kyle Wanvig 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | RW | 20 | 75 | 15 | 🌲 MIN |
| 37 | 2 | Duncan Milroy 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | RW | 18 | 5 | 1 | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 38 | 2 | Tim Jackman 🇺🇸 ↗ | RW | 19 | 483 | 75 | 🧥 CBJ |
| 40 | 2 | Fedor Tyutin 🇷🇺 ↗ | D | 17 | 871 | 263 | 🗽 NYR |
| 46 | 2 | Mike Zigomanis 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 20 | 197 | 40 | 🌪️ CAR |
| 48 | 2 | Tuomas Pihlman 🇫🇮 ↗ Bust | LW | 18 | 15 | 2 | 😈 NJD |
| 49 | 2 | Michael Cammalleri 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 19 | 904 | 639 | 👑 LAK |
| 50 | 2 | Chris Thorburn 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 18 | 801 | 134 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 54 | 2 | Noah Welch 🇺🇸 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 75 | 9 | 🐧 PIT |
| 55 | 2 | Jason Pominville 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | RW | 18 | 1060 | 727 | ⚔️ BUF |
| 57 | 2 | Jay McClement 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 907 | 244 | 🎵 STL |
| 59 | 2 | Matt Keith 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | RW | 18 | 27 | 5 | 🪶 CHI |
| 63 | 2 | Peter Budaj 🇸🇰 ↗ | G | 18 | 368 | — | 🏔️ COL |
| 64 | 3 | Tomas Malec 🇸🇰 ↗ Bust | D | 19 | 46 | 2 | 🐆 FLA |
| 65 | 3 | Brendan Bell 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 102 | 28 | 🍁 TOR |
| 66 | 3 | Fedor Fedorov 🇷🇺 ↗ Bust | LW | 20 | 18 | 2 | 🐋 VAN |
| 71 | 3 | Tomas Plekanec 🇨🇿 ↗ Steal | C | 18 | 1001 | 608 | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 73 | 3 | Craig Anderson 🇺🇸 ↗ | G | 20 | 709 | — | 🪶 CHI |
| 79 | 3 | Garth Murray 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 117 | 10 | 🗽 NYR |
| 80 | 3 | Michael Garnett 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | G | 18 | 24 | — | 🐦 ATL |
| 82 | 3 | Jay Harrison 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 372 | 75 | 🍁 TOR |
| 85 | 3 | Aaron Johnson 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 291 | 62 | 🧥 CBJ |
| 86 | 3 | Drew Fata 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | D | 17 | 8 | 2 | 🐧 PIT |
| 93 | 3 | Stephane Veilleux 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 19 | 506 | 106 | 🌲 MIN |
| 94 | 3 | Evgeny Artyukhin 🇷🇺 ↗ | RW | 18 | 199 | 49 | ⚡ TBL |
| 95 | 3 | Patrick Sharp 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | LW | 19 | 939 | 620 | 🔔 PHI |
| 97 | 3 | Danny Bois 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | RW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 🏔️ COL |
| 98 | 4 | Jordin Tootoo 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | RW | 18 | 723 | 161 | 🐯 NSH |
| 99 | 4 | Ray Emery 🇨🇦 ↗ | G | 18 | 287 | — | 🏛️ OTT |
| 106 | 4 | Christian Ehrhoff 🇩🇪 ↗ Steal | D | 19 | 790 | 339 | 🦈 SJS |
| 107 | 4 | Dimitri Patzold 🇰🇿 ↗ Bust | G | 18 | 3 | — | 🦈 SJS |
| 108 | 4 | Tomi Maki 🇫🇮 ↗ Bust | RW | 17 | 1 | 0 | 🔥 CGY |
| 110 | 4 | Rob Zepp 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | G | 19 | 10 | — | 🌪️ CAR |
| 113 | 4 | Bryce Lampman 🇺🇸 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 10 | 0 | 🗽 NYR |
| 116 | 4 | Richard Petiot 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 16 | 3 | 👑 LAK |
| 120 | 4 | Tomas Surovy 🇸🇰 ↗ | LW | 19 | 126 | 59 | 🐧 PIT |
| 121 | 4 | Drew MacIntyre 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | G | 18 | 6 | — | 🐙 DET |
| 127 | 4 | Christoph Schubert 🇩🇪 ↗ | D | 19 | 315 | 72 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 133 | 5 | Jussi Markkanen 🇫🇮 ↗ | G | 26 | 128 | — | 🛢️ EDM |
| 134 | 5 | Kyle Wellwood 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | C | 18 | 489 | 235 | 🍁 TOR |
| 135 | 5 | Colin Stuart 🇺🇸 ↗ | LW | 18 | 56 | 13 | 🐦 ATL |
| 137 | 5 | Joel Perrault 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 96 | 26 | 🦆 ANA |
| 140 | 5 | Tomas Plihal 🇨🇿 ↗ | C | 18 | 89 | 16 | 🦈 SJS |
| 141 | 5 | Cole Jarrett 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 🧥 CBJ |
| 144 | 5 | Cody McCormick 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 405 | 65 | 🏔️ COL |
| 146 | 5 | Jussi Timonen 🇫🇮 ↗ | D | 18 | 14 | 4 | 🔔 PHI |
| 151 | 5 | Kevin Bieksa 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | D | 20 | 808 | 278 | 🐋 VAN |
| 161 | 5 | Mike Smith 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | G | 19 | 669 | — | ⭐ DAL |
| 168 | 6 | Maxim Kondratiev 🇷🇺 ↗ | D | 18 | 40 | 3 | 🍁 TOR |
| 172 | 6 | Dennis Seidenberg 🇩🇪 ↗ Steal | D | 19 | 859 | 251 | 🔔 PHI |
| 175 | 6 | Ryane Clowe 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | LW | 18 | 491 | 309 | 🦈 SJS |
| 176 | 6 | Marek Zidlicky 🇨🇿 ↗ Steal | D | 24 | 836 | 417 | 🗽 NYR |
| 179 | 6 | Andrew Alberts 🇺🇸 ↗ | D | 20 | 459 | 55 | 🐻 BOS |
| 182 | 6 | Tom Cavanagh 🇺🇸 ↗ | RW | 19 | 18 | 3 | 🦈 SJS |
| 192 | 6 | Jussi Jokinen 🇫🇮 ↗ Steal | LW | 18 | 951 | 563 | ⭐ DAL |
| 193 | 6 | Brooks Laich 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | C | 18 | 776 | 332 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 202 | 7 | Derek Boogaard 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 19 | 277 | 16 | 🌲 MIN |
| 209 | 7 | Jordan Sigalet 🇨🇦 ↗ | G | 20 | 1 | — | 🐻 BOS |
| 212 | 7 | Jason King 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 19 | 59 | 23 | 🐋 VAN |
| 214 | 7 | Cristobal Huet 🇫🇷 ↗ | G | 25 | 272 | — | 👑 LAK |
| 220 | 7 | David Moss 🇺🇸 ↗ Steal | RW | 19 | 500 | 177 | 🔥 CGY |
| 221 | 7 | Johnny Oduya 🇸🇪 ↗ Steal | D | 19 | 850 | 190 | 🦅 WSH |
| 223 | 7 | Brandon Bochenski 🇺🇸 ↗ | RW | 19 | 157 | 68 | 🏛️ OTT |
| 225 | 7 | David Printz 🇸🇪 ↗ | D | 20 | 13 | 0 | 🔔 PHI |
| 227 | 7 | Marek Svatos 🇸🇰 ↗ | RW | 19 | 344 | 172 | 🏔️ COL |
| 229 | 8 | Aaron Voros 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 20 | 162 | 37 | 😈 NJD |
| 232 | 8 | Martin Gerber 🇨🇭 ↗ | G | 26 | 229 | — | 🦆 ANA |
| 238 | 8 | Ryan Hollweg 🇺🇸 ↗ | LW | 18 | 228 | 14 | 🗽 NYR |
| 241 | 8 | Milan Jurcina 🇸🇰 ↗ | D | 18 | 430 | 81 | 🐻 BOS |
| 242 | 8 | Andrew Murray 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 19 | 221 | 40 | 🧥 CBJ |
| 246 | 8 | Tomas Mojzis 🇨🇿 ↗ | D | 19 | 17 | 3 | 🍁 TOR |
| 253 | 8 | Petr Cajanek 🇨🇿 ↗ | C | 25 | 269 | 153 | 🎵 STL |
| 264 | 9 | PA Parenteau 🇨🇦 ↗ Steal | RW | 18 | 491 | 296 | 🦆 ANA |
| 267 | 9 | Ivan Majesky 🇸🇰 ↗ | D | 24 | 202 | 31 | 🐆 FLA |
| 271 | 9 | Mikko Lehtonen 🇫🇮 ↗ | D | 23 | 15 | 3 | 🐯 NSH |
| 136 | 5 | Billy Thompson 🇨🇦 ↗ | G | 18 | — | — | 🐆 FLA |