2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This was the second NHL Entry Draft in which a goaltender was taken first overall, when the New York Islanders selected Rick DiPietro with the first overall pick. Previously, Michel Plasse was selected 1st overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft.
Selections by round
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.Round one
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | Rick DiPietro | United States | New York Islanders | Boston University |
| 2 | Dany Heatley | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 3 | Marian Gaborik | Minnesota Wild | Dukla Trenčín Jr. | |
| 4 | Rostislav Klesla | Columbus Blue Jackets | Brampton Battalion | |
| 5 | Raffi Torres | Canada | New York Islanders | Brampton Battalion |
| 6 | Scott Hartnell | Canada | Nashville Predators | Prince Albert Raiders |
| 7 | Lars Jonsson | Sweden | Boston Bruins | Leksands IF Jr. |
| 8 | Nikita Alexeev | Russia | Tampa Bay Lightning | Erie Otters |
| 9 | Brent Krahn | Canada | Calgary Flames | Calgary Hitmen |
| 10 | Mikhail Yakubov | Russia | Chicago Blackhawks | Lada Togliatti |
| 11 | Pavel Vorobiev | Russia | Chicago Blackhawks | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| 12 | Alexei Smirnov | Russia | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | THK Tver |
| 13 | Ron Hainsey | United States | Montreal Canadiens | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| 14 | Vaclav Nedorost | Colorado Avalanche | České Budějovice Jr. | |
| 15 | Artyom Kryukov | Russia | Buffalo Sabres | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| 16 | Marcel Hossa | Montreal Canadiens | Portland Winterhawks | |
| 17 | Alexei Mikhnov | Russia | Edmonton Oilers | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| 18 | Brooks Orpik | United States | Pittsburgh Penguins | Boston College |
| 19 | Krys Kolanos | Canada | Phoenix Coyotes | Boston College |
| 20 | Alexander Frolov | Russia | Los Angeles Kings | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| 21 | Anton Volchenkov | Russia | Ottawa Senators | CSKA Moscow |
| 22 | David Hale | United States | New Jersey Devils | Sioux City Musketeers |
| 23 | Nathan Smith | Canada | Vancouver Canucks | Swift Current Broncos |
| 24 | Brad Boyes | Canada | Toronto Maple Leafs | Erie Otters |
| 25 | Steve Ott | Canada | Dallas Stars | Windsor Spitfires |
| 26 | Brian Sutherby | Canada | Washington Capitals | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| 27 | Martin Samuelsson | Sweden | Boston Bruins | MODO Jr. |
| 28 | Justin Williams | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers | Plymouth Whalers |
| 29 | Niklas Kronwall | Sweden | Detroit Red Wings | Djurgardens IF |
| 30 | Jeff Taffe | United States | St. Louis Blues | University of Minnesota |