» 2002 Draft Results

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Round 1
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
1	Rick Nash	LW	Columbus Blue Jackets	London (OHL)		283	116	91	207
2	Kari Lehtonen	G	Atlanta Thrashers	Jokerit Helsinki (Finland)		110	0	2	2
3	Jay Bouwmeester	D	Florida Panthers	Medicine Hat (WHL)		307	23	101	124
4	Joni Pitkanen	D	Philadelphia Flyers	Karpat Oulu (Finland)		206	25	91	116
5	Ryan Whitney	D	Pittsburgh Penguins	Boston U. (NCAA)		149	20	77	97
6	Scottie Upshall	RW	Nashville Predators	Kamloops (WHL)		95	17	25	42
7	Joffrey Lupul	RW	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Medicine Hat (WHL)		237	57	58	115
8	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	C	Minnesota Wild	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)		273	48	110	158
9	Petr Taticek	C	Florida Panthers	Sault Ste Marie (OHL)		3	0	0	0
10	Eric Nystrom	LW	Calgary Flames	Michigan (NCAA)		2	0	0	0
11	Keith Ballard	D	Buffalo Sabres	Minnesota (NCAA)		151	13	53	66
12	Steve Eminger	D	Washington Capitals	Kitchener (OHL)		192	6	35	41
13	Alexander Semin	LW	Washington Capitals	Chelyabinsk (Russia-2)		129	48	47	95
14	Christopher Higgins	LW-C	Montreal Canadiens	Yale (NCAA)		143	45	31	76
15	Jesse Niinimaki	C	Edmonton Oilers	Ilves Tampere (Finland)
16	Jakub Klepis	RW	Ottawa Senators	Portland (WHL)		66	4	10	14
17	Boyd Gordon	RW-C	Washington Capitals	Red Deer (WHL)		137	8	28	36
18	Denis Grebeshkov	D	Los Angeles Kings	Yaroslavl (Russia)		33	0	6	6
19	Jakub Koreis	C	Phoenix Coyotes	HC Plzen (Czech Rep)
20	Daniel Paille	LW-C	Buffalo Sabres	Guelph (OHL)		43	4	10	14
21	Anton Babchuk	D	Chicago Blackhawks	Elemash (Russia-2)		96	7	19	26
22	Sean Bergenheim	LW	New York Islanders	Jokerit Helsinki (Finland)		46	5	6	11
23	Ben Eager	LW	Phoenix Coyotes	Oshawa (OHL)		88	9	10	19
24	Alexander Steen	C	Toronto Maple Leafs	Vastra Frolunda (Sweden)		157	33	47	80
25	Cam Ward	G	Carolina Hurricanes	Red Deer (WHL)		88	0	3	3
26	Martin Vagner	D	Dallas Stars	Hull (QMJHL)
27	Mike Morris	RW	San Jose Sharks	St. Sebastian's (Needham,MA) (USHS)
28	Jonas Johansson	RW	Colorado Avalanche	HV71 Jonkopings (Sweden)		1	0	0	0
29	Hannu Toivonen	G	Boston Bruins	HPK Hameenlinna (Finland)		38	0	0	0
30	Jim Slater	C	Atlanta Thrashers	Michigan State (NCAA)		145	15	24	39
Round 2
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
31	Jeff Deslauriers	G	Edmonton Oilers	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
32	Janos Vas	LW	Dallas Stars	Malmo (Sweden Jr)
Round 0
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
33	Lee Falardeau	C	New York Rangers	Michigan State (NCAA)
Round 2
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
34	Tobias Stephan	G	Dallas Stars	EHC Chur (Switzerland)
35	Ondrej Nemec	D	Pittsburgh Penguins	HV Vsetin (Czech Rep)
36	Jarret Stoll	C	Edmonton Oilers	Kootenay (WHL)		205	45	84	129
37	Tim Brent	C	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Toronto (OHL)		15	1	0	1
38	Josh Harding	G	Minnesota Wild	Regina (WHL)		10	0	0	0
39	Brian McConnell	C	Calgary Flames	Boston U. (NCAA)
40	Rob Globke	C	Florida Panthers	Notre Dame (NCAA)		37	1	1	2
41	Joakim Lindstrom	LW	Columbus Blue Jackets	Modo HOCkey (Sweden)		12	1	0	1
42	Marius Holtet	RW	Dallas Stars	Farestad (Sweden Jr)
43	Trevor Daley	D	Dallas Stars	Sault Ste Marie (OHL)		182	8	24	32
44	Matt Greene	D	Edmonton Oilers	Green Bay (USHL)		105	1	11	12
45	Tomas Linhart	D	Montreal Canadiens	Pardubice (Czech Jr)
46	David Leneveu	G	Phoenix Coyotes	Cornell (NCAA)		21	0	0	0
47	Alexei Kaigorodov	C	Ottawa Senators	Magnitorsk (Russia)		6	0	1	1
48	Alexei Shkotov	C-LW	St. Louis Blues	Elemash Elektorsal (Russia)
49	Kirill Koltsov	D	Vancouver Canucks	Russia (Russia)
50	Sergei Anshakov	LW	Los Angeles Kings	CSKA (Russia Jr)
51	Anton Kadeykin	D	New Jersey Devils	Elektrosal Elemash (Russia 2)
52	Dan Spang	D	San Jose Sharks	Winchester HS (MA)
53	Barry Tallackson	RW	New Jersey Devils	Minnesota (NCAA)		13	1	1	2
54	Duncan Keith	D	Chicago Blackhawks	Michigan State (NCAA)		163	11	41	52
55	Denis Grot	D	Vancouver Canucks	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
56	Alexandr Yevseyev	D	Boston Bruins	CSKA (Russia Jr)
57	Matt Stajan	C-LW	Toronto Maple Leafs	Belleville (OHL)		232	40	54	94
58	Jiri Hudler	F	Detroit Red Wings	HV Vsetin (Czech Rep)		92	16	12	28
59	Maxime Daigneault	G	Washington Capitals	Val d'Or (QMJHL)
60	Adam Henrich	LW	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brampton (OHL)
61	Johnny Boychuk	D	Colorado Avalanche	Calgary (WHL)
62	Andrey Mikhnov	LW-C	St. Louis Blues	Sudbury (OHL)
Round 3
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
63	Tomas Fleischmann	C-LW	Detroit Red Wings	TJ Novy Jicin (Czech-2)		43	4	6	10
64	Jason Ryznar	LW	New Jersey Devils	Michigan (NCAA)		8	0	0	0
65	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen	D	Columbus Blue Jackets	Lillehammer IHK (Norway)		75	2	3	5
66	Petr Kanko	LW	Los Angeles Kings	Kitchener (OHL)		10	1	0	1
67	Gregory Campbell	C	Florida Panthers	Plymouth (OHL)		145	9	9	18
68	Brett Skinner	D	Vancouver Canucks	Des Moines (USHL)
69	Erik Christensen	C-W	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kamloops (WHL)		94	24	22	46
70	Joe Callahan	D	Phoenix Coyotes	Yale (NCAA)
71	Brian Lee	D	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Erie (OHL)
72	Michael Erickson	RW	Minnesota Wild	Minnesota (NCAA)
73	Barry Brust	G	Minnesota Wild	Spokane (WHL)		11	0	0	0
74	Todd Ford	G	Toronto Maple Leafs	Swift Current (WHL)
75	Arttu Luttinen	LW	Ottawa Senators	HIFK Helsinki (Finland Jr)
76	Michael Tessier	LW	Buffalo Sabres	Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)
77	Patrick Wellar	D	Washington Capitals	Portland (WHL)
79	Brock Radunske	LW	Edmonton Oilers	Michigan State (NCAA)
80	Matt Jones	D	Phoenix Coyotes	North Dakota (NCAA)
81	Marcus Jonasen	LW	New York Rangers	Vasteras (Sweden Jr)
82	John Adams	D	Buffalo Sabres	Boston College (NCAA)
83	Lukas Mensator	G	Vancouver Canucks	Karlovy Vary (Czech Jr)
84	Marek Chvatal	D	New Jersey Devils	Trinec Ocelari HC (Czech Rep)
85	Ahren Nittel	LW	New Jersey Devils	Windsor (OHL)
86	Jonas Fiedler	RW	San Jose Sharks	Plymouth (OHL)
87	Frans Nielsen	C	New York Islanders	Malmo IF (Sweden)		15	1	1	2
88	Dominic D'Amour	D	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hull (QMJHL)
89	Tomas Troliga	C-LW	St. Louis Blues	HK Presov (Slovakia-2)
90	Matthew Lombardi	C	Calgary Flames	Victoriaville (QMJHL)		215	42	59	101
91	Jesse Lane	D	Carolina Hurricanes	Harvard (NCAA)
92	Derek Krestanovich	C	Washington Capitals	Moose Jaw (WHL)
93	Aleksandr Kozhevnikov	LW	Chicago Blackhawks	Krylja (Russia Jr)
94	Eric Lundberg	D	Colorado Avalanche	Providence (NCAA)
95	Valtteri Filppula	C	Detroit Red Wings	Jokerit Helsinki (Finland Jr)		77	10	8	18
96	Jeff Genovy	C	Columbus Blue Jackets	Des Moines (USHL)
Round 4
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
97	Lance Monych	RW	Phoenix Coyotes	Brandon (WHL)
98	Ivan Tkachenko	F	Columbus Blue Jackets	Yaroslavl (Russia)
99	Michael Lambert	LW	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal (QMJHL)
100	Dmitri Kazionov	C	Tampa Bay Lightning	CSKA Moscow (Russia Jr)
101	Daniel Fernholm	D	Pittsburgh Penguins	Djurgardens IF (Sweden Jr)
102	Brandon Segal	RW	Nashville Predators	Calgary (WHL)
103	Joonas Vihko	F	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	HIFK Helsinki (Finland)
104	Aaron Rome	D	Los Angeles Kings	Swift Current (WHL)		1	0	0	0
105	Rosario Ruggeri	D	Philadelphia Flyers	Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
106	Ivan Koltsov	D	Edmonton Oilers	Cherepovets (Russia Jr)
107	Mikko Kalteva	D	Colorado Avalanche	Jokerit (Finland Jr)
108	Jakub Hulva	F	Buffalo Sabres	Vitkovice (Czech Jr)
109	Jevon Desautels	LW	Washington Capitals	Spokane (WHL)
110	Jarkko Immonen	C	Dallas Stars	Espoo (Finland Jr)		20	3	5	8
111	Jonas Almtorp	C	Edmonton Oilers	Modo HOCkey (Sweden)
112	Yuri Artemenkov	RW	Calgary Flames	Krylja (Russia-Jr)
113	Scott Dobben	LW	Ottawa Senators	Erie (OHL)
114	John Laliberte	D	Vancouver Canucks	New Hampshire Monarchs
115	Mark Rooneem	LW	Los Angeles Kings	Kamloops (WHL)
116	Pat Dwyer	F	Atlanta Thrashers	Western Michigan (NCAA)
117	Cam Janssen	RW	New Jersey Devils	Windsor (OHL)		95	1	0	1
119	Jekabs Redlihs	D	Columbus Blue Jackets	New York Apple Core (EJHL)
120	Robin Jonsson	D	St. Louis Blues
121	Marty Magers	G	Buffalo Sabres	Omaha (USHL)
122	David Turon	D	Toronto Maple Leafs	HC Havirov (Czech Rep)
123	Robin Kovar	C	Edmonton Oilers	Vancouver (WHL)
124	Lane Manson	D	Atlanta Thrashers	Moose Jaw (WHL)
125	Johan Bjork	D	Ottawa Senators	Malmo (Sweden Jr)
126	Konstantin Baranov	RW	Philadelphia Flyers	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
127	Nate Guenin	D	New York Rangers	Green Bay (USHL)		9	0	2	2
128	Matt Ellison	RW-C	Chicago Blackhawks	Cowichan (BCHL)		43	3	11	14
130	Jan Kubista	F	Boston Bruins	Pardubice (Czech Jr)
131	Johan Berggren	D	Detroit Red Wings	Sunne IK (Sweden-2)
Round 5
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
132	John Zeiler	RW	Phoenix Coyotes	Sioux City (USHL)		23	1	2	3
133	Lasse Pirjeta	C	Columbus Blue Jackets	Karpat Oulu (Finland)		146	23	27	50
134	Topi Jaakola	D	Florida Panthers	Karpat Oulu (Finland)
135	Joe Pearce	G	Tampa Bay Lightning	New Hampshire Monarchs (EJHL)
136	Andy Sertich	D	Pittsburgh Penguins	Greenway HS (MN)
137	Cam Paddock	C	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kelowna (WHL)
138	Patrick Jarrett	C	Nashville Predators	Owen Sound (OHL)
139	Kris Newbury	C	San Jose Sharks	Sarnia (OHL)		15	2	2	4
140	George Davis	RW	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Cape Breton (QMJHL)
141	Jiri Cetkovsky	RW	Calgary Flames	Zlin (Czech Jr)
142	Emanuel Peter	C	Calgary Flames	Kloten (Switzerland)
143	Mike Walsh	RW	New York Rangers	Detroit Compuware (NAHL)
144	Paul Flache	D	Atlanta Thrashers	Brampton (OHL)
145	Robert Gherson	G	Washington Capitals	Sarnia (OHL)
146	Vktor Bobrov	LW	Calgary Flames	CSKA (Russia Jr)
147	David Bararuk	LW-C	Dallas Stars	Moose Jaw (WHL)
148	Glenn Fisher	G	Edmonton Oilers	Fort Saskatchewan (AJHL)
149	Markus Pahlsson	F	New York Islanders	Morrum (Sweden)
150	Brock Hooton	RW	Ottawa Senators	Quesnel (BCHL)
151	Robert McVicar	G	Vancouver Canucks	Brandon (WHL)		1	0	0	0
152	Greg Hogeboom	RW	Los Angeles Kings	Miami-Ohio (NCAA)
153	Peter Hamerlik	G	Boston Bruins	Kingston (OHL)
154	Krisjanis Redlihs	D	New Jersey Devils	Metalurgs Liepaja (Latvia)
155	Armands Berzins	C	Minnesota Wild	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
156	James Wisniewski	D	Chicago Blackhawks	Plymouth (OHL)		69	4	13	17
157	Joel Andresen	D	Los Angeles Kings	St. Albert (AJHL)
158	Vince Bellissimo	C	Florida Panthers	Topeka (USHL)
159	Kristofer Persson	RW	Calgary Flames	Modo (Sweden Jr)
160	Daniel Manzato	G	Carolina Hurricanes	Victoriaville (QMJHL)
161	Dov Grumet-Morris	G	Philadelphia Flyers	Harvard (NCAA)
162	Gerard Dicaire	D	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kootenay (WHL)
163	Tom Walsh	D	San Jose Sharks	Deerfield Academy (MA) (USHS)
164	Tyler Weiman	G	Colorado Avalanche	Tri-City (WHL)
165	Justin Maiser	LW	St. Louis Blues	Boston U. (NCAA)
Round 6
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
171	Bobby Goepfert	G	Pittsburgh Penguins	Cedar Rapids (USHL)
176	Curtis McElhinney	G	Calgary Flames	Colorado College (NCAA)
178	Maksim Scheviev	C	Buffalo Sabres	Elemash Elektrosal (Russia)
179	Marian Havel	C	Washington Capitals	Vancouver (WHL)
181	Mikko Luoma	RW-D	Edmonton Oilers	Tappara Tampere (Finland)		3	0	1	1
186	Jeff Pietrasiak	G	Phoenix Coyotes	Berkshire HS (MA)
187	Eric Johansson	C	New Jersey Devils	Tri-City (WHL)
189	Alexei Stonkus	D	New York Islanders	Russia
190	D.J. King	LW	St. Louis Blues	Lethbridge (WHL)		27	1	1	2
191	Ian White	D	Toronto Maple Leafs	Swift Current (WHL)		88	4	28	32
192	Nikita Korovkin	D	Philadelphia Flyers	Kamloops (WHL)
195	Taylor Christie	D	Colorado Avalanche	Bowling Green (NCAA)
Round 7
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
199	Greg Mauldin	C-LW	Columbus Blue Jackets	Massachusetts (NCAA)		6	0	0	0
202	Patrik Bartschi	LW-C	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kloten (Switzerland)
203	Josh Morrow	D	Nashville Predators	Tri-City (WHL)
206	David Van der Gulik	RW	Calgary Flames	Chilliwack (WHL)
208	Radoslav Hecl	D	Buffalo Sabres	Bratislavan Slovan HC (Slovakia)		14	0	0	0
210	Bryan Hamm	LW	Dallas Stars	Peterborough (OHL)
216	Ladislav Kouba	LW-RW	Phoenix Coyotes	Red Deer (WHL)
221	Jonas Johnson	C	St. Louis Blues	Vastra Frolunda (Sweden)
223	Ilya Krikunov	F	Vancouver Canucks	Elektrosal (Russia)
225	Steven Goertzen	RW	Columbus Blue Jackets	Seattle (WHL)		46	0	0	0
229	Derek Meech	D	Detroit Red Wings	Red Deer (WHL)		4	0	0	0
Round 8
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
236	Tyler Boldt	D	Atlanta Thrashers	Kamloops (WHL)
241	Dennis Wideman	D	Buffalo Sabres	London (OHL)		142	14	35	49
245	Tomas Micka	LW	Edmonton Oilers	Slavia (Czech Jr)
251	Jason Kostadine	RW	Chicago Blackhawks	Hull (QMJHL)
260	Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu	D	Detroit Red Wings	Quebec (QMJHL)
Round 9
#	Player Name	Pos	Team	Drafted From	NHL Stats	GP	G	A	Pts
264	Matthew Davis	G	Nashville Predators	Moncton (QMJHL)
267	Chris Petrow	D	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Oshawa (OHL)
273	Ned Havern	LW	Dallas Stars	Boston College (NCAA)
275	Konstantin KORNEEV	D	Montreal Canadiens	Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
282	Adam Burish	RW-LW	Chicago Blackhawks	Green Bay (USHL)		9	0	0	0
285	Staffan Kronwall	D	Toronto Maple Leafs	Huddinge (Sweden)		34	0	1	1