At the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, the New York Islanders drafted goalie Rick DiPietro with the first overall pick. It was only the second time in history (at that point) that a goalie was selected first overall.
With a 2.45 GAA and 0.913 SV% in 30 games for Boston University, the Islanders saw their future between the pipes with DiPietro. They had so much faith in DiPietro that they would trade a goalie they drafted fourth overall pick in 1997; Roberto Luongo.
A few years later the Islanders would show that faith again in the form of one of the longest deals ever given in the NHL.