Ilya Nikulin was chosen by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2nd round with the 31st overall pick in the 2000 NHL draft.

	NAME	TEAM	YEAR	ROUND	PICK
1	Ilya Nikulin	Thrashers	2000	2	31
2	Tomas Kurka T. Kurka	Hurricanes	2000	2	32
3	Nick Schultz N. Schultz	Wild	2000	2	33
4	Ruslan Zainullin	Lightning	2000	2	34
5	Brad Winchester B. Winchester	Oilers	2000	2	35
6	Daniel Widing	Predators	2000	2	36
7	Andy Hilbert A. Hilbert	Bruins	2000	2	37
8	Tomas Kopecky T. Kopecky	Red Wings	2000	2	38
9	Teemu Laine	Devils	2000	2	39
10	Kurtis Foster K. Foster	Flames	2000	2	40
11	Tero Maatta	Sharks	2000	2	41
12	Libor Ustrnul	Thrashers	2000	2	42
13	Matt Pettinger M. Pettinger	Capitals	2000	2	43
14	Ilya Bryzgalov I. Bryzgalov	Mighty Ducks	2000	2	44
15	Mathieu Chouinard M. Chouinard	Senators	2000	2	45
16	Jarret Stoll J. Stoll	Flames	2000	2	46
17	Jared Aulin J. Aulin	Avalanche	2000	2	47
18	Gerard Dicaire	Sabres	2000	2	48
19	Jonas Nordqvist J. Nordqvist	Blackhawks	2000	2	49
20	Sergei Soin	Avalanche	2000	2	50
21	Kris Vernarsky K. Vernarsky	Maple Leafs	2000	2	51
22	Shane Endicott S. Endicott	Penguins	2000	2	52
23	Alexander Tatarinov	Coyotes	2000	2	53
24	Andreas Lilja A. Lilja	Kings	2000	2	54
25	Antoine Vermette A. Vermette	Senators	2000	2	55