Entry Draft

2002 NHL Draft

291 selections CAN 105 USA 59 RUS 31 CZE 26

Draft 2002

All R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7

#

Prospect

Pos

Birthplace

Drafted by

Amateur club

Nat

Round 1 Picks 1-30

1

Rick Nash

191 cm · 85 kg

LW Brampton, CAN

LW

Brampton, CAN

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ

CAN

London

CAN

2

Kari Lehtonen

191 cm · 91 kg

G Helsinki, FIN

G

Helsinki, FIN

Atlanta Thrashers

ATL

FIN

Jokerit

FIN

3

Jay Bouwmeester

191 cm · 95 kg

D Edmonton, CAN

D

Edmonton, CAN

Florida Panthers

FLA

CAN

Medicine Hat

CAN

4

Joni Pitkanen

191 cm · 92 kg

D Oulu, FIN

D

Oulu, FIN

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI

FIN

Karpat

FIN

5

Ryan Whitney

193 cm · 92 kg

D Boston, USA

D

Boston, USA

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT

USA

Boston University

USA

6

Scottie Upshall

183 cm · 85 kg

LW Fort McMurray, CAN

LW

Fort McMurray, CAN

Nashville Predators

NSH

CAN

Kamloops

CAN

7

Joffrey Lupul

185 cm · 88 kg

C Edmonton, CAN

C

Edmonton, CAN

Anaheim Ducks

ANA

CAN

Medicine Hat

CAN

8

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

178 cm · 75 kg

C Sherbrooke, CAN

C

Sherbrooke, CAN

Minnesota Wild

MIN

CAN

Chicoutimi

CAN

9

Petr Taticek

188 cm · 88 kg

C Rakovnik, CZE

C

Rakovnik, CZE

Florida Panthers

FLA

CZE

Sault Ste. Marie

CZE

10

Eric Nystrom

185 cm · 89 kg

LW Syosset, USA

LW

Syosset, USA

Calgary Flames

CGY

USA

U. of Michigan

USA

11

Keith Ballard

180 cm · 91 kg

D Baudette, USA

D

Baudette, USA

Buffalo Sabres

BUF

USA

U. of Minnesota

USA

12

Steve Eminger

188 cm · 89 kg

D Woodbridge, CAN

D

Woodbridge, CAN

Washington Capitals

WSH

CAN

Kitchener

CAN

13

Alexander Semin

188 cm · 95 kg

LW Krasnoyarsk, RUS

LW

Krasnoyarsk, RUS

Washington Capitals

WSH

RUS

Chelyabinsk

RUS

14

Chris Higgins

180 cm · 87 kg

C Smithtown, USA

C

Smithtown, USA

Montréal Canadiens

MTL

USA

Yale University

USA

15

Jesse Niinimaki

191 cm · 90 kg

RW Tampere, FIN

RW

Tampere, FIN

Edmonton Oilers

EDM

FIN

Ilves

FIN

16

Jakub Klepis

185 cm · 91 kg

C Prague, CZE

C

Prague, CZE

Ottawa Senators

OTT

CZE

Portland

CZE

17

Boyd Gordon

183 cm · 87 kg

RW Unity, CAN

RW

Unity, CAN

Washington Capitals

WSH

CAN

Red Deer

CAN

18

Denis Grebeshkov

185 cm · 93 kg

D Yaroslavl, RUS

D

Yaroslavl, RUS

Los Angeles Kings

LAK

RUS

Yaroslavl

RUS

19

Jakub Koreis

191 cm · 103 kg

RW Plzen, CZE

RW

Plzen, CZE

Phoenix Coyotes

PHX

CZE

Plzen

CZE

20

Daniel Paille

183 cm · 91 kg

LW Welland, CAN

LW

Welland, CAN

Buffalo Sabres

BUF

CAN

Guelph

CAN

21

Anton Babchuk

196 cm · 100 kg

D Kiev, UKR

D

Kiev, UKR

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI

UKR

Elektrostal

UKR

22

Sean Bergenheim

180 cm · 93 kg

LW Helsinki, FIN

LW

Helsinki, FIN

New York Islanders

NYI

FIN

Jokerit

FIN

23

Ben Eager

188 cm · 98 kg

LW Ottawa, CAN

LW

Ottawa, CAN

Phoenix Coyotes

PHX

CAN

Oshawa

CAN

24

Alexander Steen

183 cm · 93 kg

C Winnipeg, CAN

C

Winnipeg, CAN

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR

CAN

Frolunda

CAN

25

Cam Ward

183 cm · 80 kg

G Sherwood Park, CAN

G

Sherwood Park, CAN

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR

CAN

Red Deer

CAN

26

Martin Vagner

188 cm · 96 kg

D Jaromer, CZE

D

Jaromer, CZE

Dallas Stars

DAL

CZE

Gatineau

CZE

27

Mike Morris

183 cm · 85 kg

RW Dorchester, USA

RW

Dorchester, USA

San Jose Sharks

SJS

USA

St. Sebastian's School

USA

28

Jonas Johansson

188 cm · 92 kg

RW Jonkoping, SWE

RW

Jonkoping, SWE

Colorado Avalanche

COL

SWE

HV 71

SWE

29

Hannu Toivonen

191 cm · 86 kg

G Kalvola, FIN

G

Kalvola, FIN

Boston Bruins

BOS

FIN

HPK

FIN

30

Jim Slater

183 cm · 88 kg

C Lapeer, USA

C

Lapeer, USA

Atlanta Thrashers

ATL

USA

Michigan State U.

USA