DRAFT HISTORY
2002 NHL Draft
Rick Nash went first overall to CBJ. 288 players selected across 9 rounds; 4 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBJ | Rick Nash | LW | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 2 | ATL | Kari Lehtonen | G | Jokerit (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 3 | FLA | Jay Bouwmeester | D | Medicine Hat (WHL) | 1,240 | 424 |
| 4 | PHI | Joni Pitkanen | D | Karpat (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 5 | PIT | Ryan Whitney | D | Boston University (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 6 | NSH | Scottie Upshall | RW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 7 | ANA | Joffrey Lupul | F | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 8 | MIN | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | C | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 9 | FLA | Petr Taticek | C | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | — | — |
| 10 | CGY | Eric Nystrom | LW | U. of Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 11 | BUF | Keith Ballard | D | U. of Minnesota (WCHA) | — | — |
| 12 | WSH | Steve Eminger | D | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 13 | WSH | Alexander Semin | LW | Chelyabinsk (RUSSIA-1) | — | — |
| 14 | MTL | Chris Higgins | C | Yale University (ECAC) | — | — |
| 15 | EDM | Jesse Niinimaki | C | Ilves (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 16 | OTT | Jakub Klepis | C | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 17 | WSH | Boyd Gordon | RW | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 18 | LAK | Denis Grebeshkov | D | Yaroslavl (RUS) | — | — |
| 19 | PHX | Jakub Koreis | C | Plzen (CZE) | — | — |
| 20 | BUF | Daniel Paille | LW | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 21 | CHI | Anton Babchuk | D | Elektrostal (RUS) | — | — |
| 22 | NYI | Sean Bergenheim | F | Jokerit (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 23 | PHX | Ben Eager | LW | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 24 | TOR | Alexander Steen | C | Frolunda (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 25 | CAR | Cam Ward | G | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 27 | SJS | Mike Morris | RW | St. Sebastian's School (USHSE) | — | — |
| 28 | COL | Jonas Johansson | F | HV 71 (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 29 | BOS | Hannu Toivonen | G | HPK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 30 | ATL | Jim Slater | C | Michigan State U. (CCHA) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | EDM | Jeff Deslauriers | G | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 32 | DAL | Janos Vas | F | Malmo Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 33 | NYR | Lee Falardeau | C | Michigan State U. (CCHA) | — | — |
| 34 | DAL | Tobias Stephan | G | Chur (SUI) | — | — |
| 35 | PIT | Ondrej Nemec | D | Vsetin (CZE) | — | — |
| 36 | EDM | Jarret Stoll | C | Kootenay (WHL) | — | — |
| 38 | MIN | Josh Harding | G | Regina (WHL) | — | — |
| 39 | CGY | Brian McConnell | C | Boston University (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 40 | FLA | Rob Globke | F | U. of Notre Dame (CCHA) | — | — |
| 41 | CBJ | Joakim Lindstrom | F | Modo (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 42 | DAL | Marius Holtet | F | Farjestad Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 43 | DAL | Trevor Daley | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 1,058 | 309 |
| 44 | EDM | Matt Greene | D | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 45 | MTL | Tomas Linhart | D | Pardubice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 46 | PHX | David Leneveu | G | Cornell U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 47 | OTT | Alexei Kaigorodov | C | Magnitogorsk (RUS) | — | — |
| 48 | STL | Alexei Shkotov | RW | Elektrostal Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 49 | VAN | Kiril Koltsov | D | Omsk (RUS) | — | — |
| 50 | LAK | Sergei Anshakov | LW | HC CSKA (RUS) | — | — |
| 51 | NJD | Anton Kadeykin | D | Elektrostal (RUS) | — | — |
| 52 | SJS | Dan Spang | D | Winchester H.S. (USHSE) | — | — |
| 53 | NJD | Barry Tallackson | RW | U. of Minnesota (WCHA) | — | — |
| 54 | CHI | Duncan Keith | D | Michigan State U. (CCHA) | 1,256 | 646 |
| 55 | VAN | Denis Grot | D | Elektrostal (RUS) | — | — |
| 56 | BOS | Vladislav Evseev | LW | HC CSKA (RUS) | — | — |
| 57 | TOR | Matt Stajan | C | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
| 58 | DET | Jiri Hudler | C | Liberec (CZE) | — | — |
| 59 | WSH | Maxime Daigneault | G | Val d'Or (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 60 | TBL | Adam Henrich | LW | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 61 | COL | Johnny Boychuk | D | Calgary (WHL) | 725 | 206 |
| 62 | STL | Andrei Mikhnov | F | Sudbury (OHL) | — | — |
| 63 | DET | Tomas Fleischmann | F | Vitkovice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | NJD | Jason Ryznar | LW | U. of Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 65 | CBJ | Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | D | Lillehammer (NOR) | — | — |
| 66 | LAK | Petr Kanko | RW | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 67 | FLA | Gregory Campbell | F | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 68 | VAN | Brett Skinner | D | Des Moines (USHL) | — | — |
| 69 | PIT | Erik Christensen | C | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 70 | PHX | Joe Callahan | D | Yale University (ECAC) | — | — |
| 71 | ANA | Brian Lee | D | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 72 | MIN | Michael Erickson | RW | U. of Minnesota (WCHA) | — | — |
| 73 | MIN | Barry Brust | G | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 74 | TOR | Todd Ford | G | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 75 | OTT | Arttu Luttinen | F | IFK Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 76 | BUF | Michael Tessier | LW | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 77 | WSH | Patrick Wellar | D | Portland (WHL) | — | — |
| 78 | DAL | Geoff Waugh | D | Kindersley (SJHL) | — | — |
| 79 | EDM | Brock Radunske | LW | Michigan State U. (CCHA) | — | — |
| 80 | PHX | Matt Jones | D | U. of North Dakota (WCHA) | — | — |
| 81 | NYR | Marcus Jonasen | F | Vasteras Jr. (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 82 | BUF | John Adams | D | Boston College (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 83 | VAN | Lukas Mensator | G | Karlovy Vary (CZE) | — | — |
| 84 | NJD | Marek Chvatal | D | Trinec (CZE) | — | — |
| 85 | NJD | Ahren Nittel | LW | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 87 | NYI | Frans Nielsen | C | Malmo (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 88 | TOR | Dominic D'Amour | D | Hull (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 89 | STL | Tomas Troliga | F | Spisska Nova Ves (SVK SR.) | — | — |
| 90 | CGY | Matthew Lombardi | C | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 91 | CAR | Jesse Lane | D | Hull (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 92 | WSH | Derek Krestanovich | C | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 93 | CHI | Alexander Kozhevnikov | LW | Krylja (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 94 | COL | Eric Lundberg | D | Providence College (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 95 | DET | Valtteri Filppula | C | Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 96 | CBJ | Jeff Genovy | C | Des Moines (USHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | PHX | Lance Monych | RW | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 98 | CBJ | Ivan Tkachenko | F | Yaroslavl (RUS) | — | — |
| 99 | MTL | Michael Lambert | F | Montreal (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 100 | TBL | Dimitri Kazionov | C | HC CSKA (RUS) | — | — |
| 101 | PIT | Daniel Fernholm | D | Djurgarden (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 102 | NSH | Brandon Segal | RW | Calgary (WHL) | — | — |
| 103 | ANA | Joonas Vihko | F | IFK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 104 | LAK | Aaron Rome | D | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 105 | PHI | Rosario Ruggeri | D | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 106 | EDM | Ivan Koltsov | D | Cherepovets (RUS) | — | — |
| 107 | COL | Mikko Kalteva | D | Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 108 | BUF | Jakub Hulva | F | Vitkovice (CZE) | — | — |
| 109 | WSH | Jevon Desautels | LW | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 110 | DAL | Jarkko A. Immonen | C | Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 111 | EDM | Jonas Almtorp | C | Modo Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 112 | CGY | Yuri Artemenkov | F | Krylja (RUS) | — | — |
| 113 | OTT | Scott Dobben | F | Erie (OHL) | — | — |
| 114 | VAN | John Laliberte | RW | Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) | — | — |
| 115 | LAK | Mark Rooneem | LW | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 116 | ATL | Patrick Dwyer | RW | Western Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 117 | NJD | Cam Janssen | RW | Windsor (OHL) | — | — |
| 118 | WSH | Petr Dvorak | C | Havirov Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 119 | CBJ | Jekabs Redlihs | D | Apple Core (EJHL) | — | — |
| 120 | STL | Robin Jonsson | D | Bofors (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 121 | BUF | Marty Magers | G | Omaha (USHL) | — | — |
| 122 | TOR | David Turon | D | Havirov (CZE) | — | — |
| 123 | EDM | INVALID | — | — | — | — |
| 124 | ATL | Lane Manson | D | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 125 | OTT | Johan Bjork | D | Malmo Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 126 | PHI | Konstantin Baranov | F | Chelyabinsk (RUS) | — | — |
| 127 | NYR | Nate Guenin | D | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 128 | CHI | Matt Ellison | RW | Cowichan (BCHL) | — | — |
| 129 | COL | Tom Gilbert | D | Chicago (USHL) | — | — |
| 130 | BOS | Jan Kubista | RW | Pardubice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 131 | DET | Johan Berggren | D | Sunne (SWEDEN) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | PHX | John Zeiler | RW | Sioux City (USHL) | — | — |
| 133 | CBJ | Lasse Pirjeta | C | Karpat (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 134 | FLA | Topi Jaakola | D | Karpat (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 135 | TBL | Joseph Pearce | G | Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) | — | — |
| 136 | PIT | Andrew Sertich | LW | Greenway H.S. (USHSW) | — | — |
| 137 | PIT | Cam Paddock | C | Kelowna (WHL) | — | — |
| 138 | NSH | Patrick Jarrett | C | Owen Sound (OHL) | — | — |
| 139 | SJS | Kris Newbury | F | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 140 | ANA | George Davis | RW | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 141 | CGY | Jiri Cetkovsky | C | Zlin Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 142 | CGY | Emanuel Peter | C | Kloten (SUI) | — | — |
| 143 | NYR | Mike Walsh | LW | Compuware (NAHL) | — | — |
| 144 | ATL | Paul Flache | D | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 145 | WSH | Robert Gherson | G | Sarnia (OHL) | — | — |
| 146 | CGY | Victor Bobrov | F | HC CSKA (RUS) | — | — |
| 147 | DAL | David Bararuk | F | Moose Jaw (WHL) | — | — |
| 148 | EDM | Glenn Fisher | G | Fort Saskatchewan (AJHL) | — | — |
| 149 | NYI | Marcus Paulsson | F | Morrum (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 150 | OTT | Brock Hooton | C | Quesnel (BCHL) | — | — |
| 151 | VAN | Robert McVicar | G | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 152 | LAK | Greg Hogeboom | RW | Miami University (CCHA) | — | — |
| 153 | BOS | Peter Hamerlik | G | Kingston (OHL) | — | — |
| 154 | NJD | Krisjanis Redlihs | D | Liepasa (LAT) | — | — |
| 155 | MIN | Armands Berzins | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 156 | CHI | James Wisniewski | D | Plymouth (OHL) | — | — |
| 157 | LAK | Joel Andresen | D | St. Albert (AJHL) | — | — |
| 158 | FLA | Vince Bellissimo | C | Topeka (USHL) | — | — |
| 159 | CGY | Kristofer Persson | RW | Modo Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 160 | CAR | Daniel Manzato | G | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 161 | PHI | Dov Grumet-Morris | G | Harvard U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 162 | TBL | Gerard Dicaire | D | Kootenay (WHL) | — | — |
| 163 | SJS | Tom Walsh | D | Deerfield Academy (USHSE) | — | — |
| 164 | COL | Tyler Weiman | G | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 165 | STL | Justin Maiser | F | Boston University (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 166 | DET | Logan Koopmans | G | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 | ATL | Brad Schell | C | Spokane (WHL) | — | — |
| 168 | CBJ | Tim Konsorada | RW | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 169 | FLA | Jeremy Swanson | D | Barrie (OHL) | — | — |
| 170 | TBL | P.J. Atherton | D | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 171 | PIT | Robert Goepfert | G | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — | — |
| 172 | NSH | Mike McKenna | G | St. Lawrence (ECAC) | — | — |
| 173 | ANA | Luke Fritshaw | D | Prince Albert (WHL) | — | — |
| 174 | TBL | Karri Akkanen | F | Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 175 | MIN | Matt Foy | RW | Merrimack (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 176 | CGY | Curtis McElhinney | G | Colorado College (WCHA) | — | — |
| 177 | NYR | Jake Taylor | D | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 178 | BUF | Maxim Sheviev | C | Elektrostal (RUS) | — | — |
| 179 | WSH | Marian Havel | F | Vancouver (WHL) | — | — |
| 180 | DAL | Kirill Sidorenko | C | Kurgan (RUS) | — | — |
| 181 | EDM | Mikko Luoma | D | Tappara (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 182 | MTL | Andre Deveaux | C | Belleville (OHL) | — | — |
| 183 | TBL | Paul Ranger | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 184 | CBJ | Jaroslav Balastik | F | Zlin (CZE) | — | — |
| 185 | LAK | Ryan Murphy | RW | Boston College (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 186 | PHX | Jeff Pietrasiak | G | Berkshire (USHSE) | — | — |
| 187 | NJD | Eric Johansson | C | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 188 | CHI | Kevin Kantee | D | Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 189 | NYI | Alexei Stonkus | D | Yaroslavl (RUS) | — | — |
| 190 | STL | DJ King | F | Lethbridge (WHL) | — | — |
| 191 | TOR | Ian White | D | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 192 | PHI | Nikita Korovkin | D | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 193 | PHI | Joey Mormina | D | Colgate U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 194 | NYR | Kim Hirschovits | C | IFK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 195 | COL | Taylor Christie | D | Bowling Green (CCHA) | — | — |
| 196 | FLA | Mikael Vuorio | G | Lukko (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 197 | DET | James Cuddihy | C | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198 | ATL | Nathan Oystrick | D | South Surrey (BCHL) | — | — |
| 199 | CBJ | Greg Mauldin | C | U. Mass-Amherst (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 200 | FLA | Denis Yachmenev | LW | North Bay (OHL) | — | — |
| 201 | PHI | Mathieu Brunelle | LW | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 202 | PIT | Patrik Bartschi | F | Kloten (SUI) | — | — |
| 203 | NSH | Josh Morrow | D | Tri-City (WHL) | — | — |
| 204 | MIN | Niklas Eckerblom | C | Djurgarden (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 205 | EDM | Jean-Francois Dufort | LW | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 206 | CGY | David Van Der Gulik | RW | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — | — |
| 207 | CGY | Pierre Johnsson | D | Farjestad Jr. (SJL) | — | — |
| 208 | BUF | Radoslav Hecl | D | Bratislava (SVK) | — | — |
| 209 | WSH | Joni Lindlof | F | Tappara Jr. (Finland Jr.) | — | — |
| 210 | DAL | Bryan Hamm | D | Peterborough (OHL) | — | — |
| 211 | EDM | Patrick Murphy | LW | Newmarket (OPJHL) | — | — |
| 212 | MTL | Jonathan Ferland | RW | Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 213 | TBL | Fredrik Norrena | G | TPS (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 214 | VAN | Marc-Andre Roy | LW | Baie Comeau (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 215 | LAK | Mikhail Lyubushin | D | Krylja (RUS) | — | — |
| 216 | PHX | Ladislav Kouba | LW | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
| 217 | SJS | Tim Conboy | D | Topeka (USHL) | — | — |
| 218 | NJD | Ilkka Pikkarainen | RW | IFK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 219 | CHI | Tyson Kellerman | G | North Bay (OHL) | — | — |
| 220 | NYI | Brad Topping | G | Brampton (OHL) | — | — |
| 221 | STL | Jonas Johnson | C | Frolunda (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 222 | TOR | Scott May | F | Ohio State U. (CCHA) | — | — |
| 223 | VAN | Ilia Krikunov | F | Elektrostal (RUS) | — | — |
| 224 | CAR | Adam Taylor | C | Kootenay (WHL) | — | — |
| 225 | CBJ | Steven Goertzen | RW | Seattle (WHL) | — | — |
| 226 | NYR | Joey Crabb | RW | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 227 | COL | Ryan Steeves | F | Yale University (ECAC) | — | — |
| 228 | BOS | Dmitri Utkin | LW | Yaroslavl Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 229 | DET | Derek Meech | D | Red Deer (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 8
Round 8
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | ATL | Colton Fretter | F | Chatham (WJBHL) | — | — |
| 231 | CBJ | Jaroslav Kracik | F | Plzen (CZE) | — | — |
| 232 | FLA | Peter Hafner | D | Taft School (USHSE) | — | — |
| 233 | TBL | Vasily Koshechkin | G | Lada Togliatti (RUS) | — | — |
| 234 | PIT | Max Talbot | C | Hull (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 235 | NSH | Kaleb Betts | C | Chilliwack (BCHL) | — | — |
| 236 | ATL | Tyler Boldt | D | Kamloops (WHL) | — | — |
| 237 | MIN | Christoph Brandner | F | Krefeld (GERMANY) | — | — |
| 238 | CGY | Jyri Marttinen | D | Jyvaskyla (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 239 | PIT | Ryan Lannon | D | Harvard U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 240 | NYR | Petr Prucha | F | Pardubice Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 241 | BUF | Dennis Wideman | D | London (OHL) | — | — |
| 242 | WSH | Igor Ignatushkin | F | Elektrostal (RUS) | — | — |
| 243 | DAL | Tuomas Mikkonen | F | Jyvaskyla (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 244 | EDM | Dwight Helminen | C | U. of Michigan (CCHA) | — | — |
| 245 | EDM | Tomas Micka | F | Slavia Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 246 | OTT | Josef Vavra | LW | Vsetin Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 247 | VAN | Matt Violin | G | Lake Superior (CCHA) | — | — |
| 248 | LAK | Tuukka Pulliainen | F | Tuto (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 249 | PHX | Marcus Smith | D | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 250 | NJD | Dan Glover | D | Camrose (AJHL) | — | — |
| 251 | CHI | Jason Kostadine | RW | Hull (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 252 | NYI | Martin Chabada | F | Sparta (CZE) | — | — |
| 253 | STL | Tom Koivisto | D | Jokerit (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 254 | TOR | Jarkko Immonen | C | Assat (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 255 | TBL | Ryan Craig | C | Brandon (WHL) | — | — |
| 256 | TBL | Darren Reid | RW | Medicine Hat (WHL) | — | — |
| 257 | ATL | Pauli Levokari | D | IFK (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 258 | COL | Sergei Shemetov | F | Yaroslavl (RUS) | — | — |
| 259 | BOS | Yan Stastny | F | U. of Notre Dame (CCHA) | — | — |
| 260 | DET | Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu | D | Quebec (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 9
Round 9
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | ANA | Francois Caron | D | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 262 | DET | Christian Soderstrom | F | Timra (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 263 | CBJ | Sergei Mozyakin | F | HC CSKA (RUS) | — | — |
| 264 | NSH | Matt Davis | G | Moncton (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 265 | PIT | Dwight Labrosse | G | Guelph (OHL) | — | — |
| 266 | NSH | Steven Spencer | D | Swift Current (WHL) | — | — |
| 267 | ANA | Chris Petrow | D | Oshawa (OHL) | — | — |
| 268 | MIN | Mikhail Tyulyapkin | D | N. Novgorod Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 269 | MIN | Mika Hannula | F | Malmo (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 270 | NYR | Rob Flynn | RW | Harvard U. (ECAC) | — | — |
| 271 | BUF | Martin Cizek | D | Slavia Jr. (CZE JR.) | — | — |
| 272 | WSH | Patric Blomdahl | F | AIK Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 273 | DAL | Ned Havern | LW | Boston College (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 274 | EDM | Fredrik Johansson | C | Frolunda Jr. (SWEDEN-JR.) | — | — |
| 275 | MTL | Konstantin Korneev | D | Krylja (RUS) | — | — |
| 276 | OTT | Vitali Atyushov | D | Perm (RUS) | — | — |
| 277 | VAN | Thomas Nussli | F | Zug (SUI) | — | — |
| 278 | VAN | Matt Gens | D | St. Cloud State (WCHA) | — | — |
| 279 | LAK | Connor James | RW | U. of Denver (WCHA) | — | — |
| 280 | PHX | Russell Spence | C | Opaskwayak (OCN) (MJHL) | — | — |
| 281 | NJD | Bill Kinkel | LW | Kitchener (OHL) | — | — |
| 282 | CHI | Adam Burish | RW | Green Bay (USHL) | — | — |
| 283 | NYI | Per Braxenholm | D | Morrum (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 284 | STL | Ryan MacMurchy | RW | Notre Dame (SJHL) | — | — |
| 285 | TOR | Staffan Kronwall | D | Huddinge (SWEDEN) | — | — |
| 286 | TBL | Alexei Glukhov | F | Chimik (RUS) | — | — |
| 287 | TBL | John Toffey | C | Ohio State U. (CCHA) | — | — |
| 288 | SJS | Michael Hutchins | D | Des Moines (USHL) | — | — |
| 289 | COL | Sean Collins | LW | U. of New Hampshire (H-EAST) | — | — |
| 290 | BOS | Pavel Frolov | F | N. Novgorod Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | — | — |
| 291 | DET | Jonathan Ericsson | D | Vita Hasten (SWEDEN) | — | — |
2002 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 2002 NHL draft?
- Rick Nash was selected first overall by CBJ, out of London (OHL).
- How many players were drafted in 2002?
- 288 players were selected across 9 rounds of the 2002 NHL draft.