2002 NHL Entry Draft

Location:	Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON)	Dates:	June 22-23, 2002
First Overall Pick:	Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets)	Players with NHL Experience:	193

The 2002 NHL entry draft was the 40th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 22 and 23, 2002 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Two hundred and ninety-one players were drafted in total: 35 from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL); 23 from the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL); 43 from the Western Hockey League (WHL); 41 from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hockey conferences; six from U.S. high schools and 110 from outside North America.

The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Duncan Keith, who played his last NHL game in the 2021–22 season.

Biggest Steals of the 2002 NHL Draft

Jonathan Ericsson (Detroit Red Wings – 291st Overall)
- 125 points in 680 career games
Dennis Wideman (Buffalo Sabres – 241st Overall)
- 387 points in 815 career games
Maxime Talbot (Pittsburgh Penguins – 234th Overall)
- 204 points in 704 career games
- 2009 Stanley Cup winner
Valtteri Filppula (Detroit Red Wings – 95th Overall)
- 530 points in 1,056 career games
- 2008 Stanley Cup winner
- 2-time 20-goal scorer

Biggest Busts of the 2002 NHL Draft

Petr Taticek (Florida Panthers – 9th Overall)
- 0 points in 3 career games
Jesse Niinimaki (Edmonton Oilers – 15th Overall)
- 0 career games
Jakub Koreis (Phoenix Coyotes – 19th Overall)
- 0 career games
Martin Vagner (Dallas Stars – 26th Overall)
- 0 career games
Mike Morris (San Jose Sharks – 27th Overall)
- 0 career games

2002 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		LW	Rick Nash	London Knights (OHL)
2		G	Kari Lehtonen	Jokerit (Finland)
3		D	Jay Bouwmeester	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4		D	Joni Pitkanen	Karpat (Finland)
5		D	Ryan Whitney	Boston University (H-East)
6		LW	Scottie Upshall	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7		LW	Joffrey Lupul	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
8		C	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
9		C	Petr Taticek	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
10		LW	Eric Nystrom	Michigan (CCHA)
11		D	Keith Ballard	Minnesota (WCHA)
12		D	Steve Eminger	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
13		LW	Alexander Semin	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia-2)
14		LW	Chris Higgins	Yale (ECAC)
15		C	Jesse Niinimaki	Ilves (Finland)
16		C	Jakub Klepis	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
17		C	Boyd Gordon	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
18		D	Denis Grebeshkov	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
19		C	Jakub Koreis	HC Plzen (Czech)
20		LW	Daniel Paille	Guelph Storm (OHL)
21		D	Anton Babchuk	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
22		LW	Sean Bergenheim	Jokerit (Finland)
23		LW	Ben Eager	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
24		C	Alex Steen	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
25		G	Cam Ward	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
26		D	Martin Vagner	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
27		RW	Mike Morris	St. Sebastian’s School (High-MA)
28		RW	Jonas Johansson	HV71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
29		G	Hannu Toivonen	HPK Jr. (Finland Jr.)
30		C	Jim Slater	Michigan State (CCHA)

Rick Nash Columbus Blue Jackets — Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets (Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
31		G	Jeff Deslauriers	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
32		LW	Janos Vas	MIF Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
33		C	Lee Falardeau	Michigan State (CCHA)
34		G	Tobias Stephan	EHC Chur (Swiss)
35		D	Ondrej Nemec	HC Vsetin (Czech)
36		C	Jarret Stoll	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
37		C	Tim Brent	Toronto St. Michael’s Majors (OHL)
38		G	Josh Harding	Regina Pats (WHL)
39		C	Brian McConnell	Boston University (H-East)
40		C	Rob Globke	Notre Dame (CCHA)
41		C	Joakim Lindstrom	MODO Hockey (Sweden)
42		C	Marius Holtet	Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
43		D	Trevor Daley	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
44		D	Matt Greene	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
45		D	Tomas Linhart	HC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Jr.)
46		G	David LeNeveu	Cornell (ECAC)
47		C	Alexei Kaigorodov	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)
48		RW	Alexei Shkotov	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
49		D	Kirill Koltsov	Avangard Omsk (Russia)
50		LW	Sergei Anshakov	HK CSKA Moskva (Russia-2)
51		D	Anton Kadeykin	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
52		D	Dan Spang	Winchester (High-MA)
53		RW	Barry Tallackson	Minnesota (WCHA)
54		D	Duncan Keith	Michigan State (CCHA)
55		D	Denis Grot	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
56		LW	Vladislav Yevseyev	HK CSKA Moskva (Russia-2)
57		C	Matt Stajan	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
58		C	Jiri Hudler	HC Vsetin (Czech)
59		G	Maxime Daigneault	Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
60		LW	Adam Henrich	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
61		D	Johnny Boychuk	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
62		C	Andrei Mikhnov	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
63		LW	Tomas Fleischmann	HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Jr.)

Duncan Keith Blackhawks — Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks, Nov. 9, 2017 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
64		LW	Jason Ryznar	Michigan (CCHA)
65		D	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen	Lillehammer (Norway)
66		RW	Petr Kanko	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
67		LW	Gregory Campbell	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
68		D	Brett Skinner	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
69		C	Erik Christensen	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
70		D	Joe Callahan	Yale (ECAC)
71		D	Brian Lee	Erie Otters (OHL)
72		RW	Mike Erickson	Minnesota (WCHA)
73		G	Barry Brust	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
74		G	Todd Ford	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
75		C	Arttu Luttinen	HIFK Jr. (Finland Jr.)
76		LW	Michael Tessier	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
77		D	Patrick Wellar	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
78		D	Geoff Waugh	Kindersley (SJHL)
79		LW	Brock Radunske	Michigan State (CCHA)
80		D	Matt Jones	North Dakota (WCHA)
81		LW	Marcus Jonasen	VIK Hockey Ungdom (Sweden-3)
82		D	John Adams	Boston College (H-East)
83		G	Lukas Mensator	HC Slavia Karlovy Vary Jr. (Czech Jr.)
84		D	Marek Chvatal	HC Ocelari Trinec Jr. (Czech Jr.)
85		LW	Ahren Nittel	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
86		RW	Jonas Fiedler	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
87		C	Frans Nielsen	MIF (Sweden)
88		D	Dominic D’Amour	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
89		C	Tomas Troliga	HK VTJ Farmakol Presov (Slovakia-2)
90		C	Matthew Lombardi	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
91		D	Jesse Lane	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
92		C	Derek Krestanovich	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
93		LW	Alexander Kojevnikov	Krylja Sovetov Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
94		D	Eric Lundberg	Providence (H-East)
95		C	Valtteri Filppula	Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.)
96		LW	Jeff Genovy	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Valtteri Filppula Detroit Red Wings — Valtteri Filppula, Detroit Red Wings (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
97		RW	Lance Monych	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
98		LW	Ivan Tkachenko	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
99		LW	Michael Lambert	Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
100		C	Dmitri Kazionov	HK CSKA Moskva (Russia-2)
101		D	Daniel Fernholm	Djurgardens IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
102		RW	Brandon Segal	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
103		C	Joonas Vihko	HIFK (Finland)
104		D	Aaron Rome	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
105		D	Rosario Ruggeri	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
106		D	Ivan Koltsov	Severstal Cherepovets 2 (Russia-3)
107		D	Mikko Kalteva	Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.)
108		RW	Jakub Hulva	HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Jr.)
109		LW	Jevon Desautels	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
110		C	Jarkko A. Immonen	Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.)
111		C	Jonas Almtorp	MoDo Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
112		RW	Yuri Artemenkov	Krylja Sovetov Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
113		C/LW	Scott Dobben	Erie Otters (OHL)
114		RW	John Laliberte	New Hampshire (EJHL)
115		LW	Mark Rooneem	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
116		RW	Patrick Dwyer	Western Michigan (CCHA)
117		RW	Cam Janssen	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
118		C	Petr Dvorak	HC Havriov Jr. (Czech Jr.)
119		D	Jekabs Redlihs	New York (EJHL)
120		D	Robin Jonsson	Bofors IK (Sweden-2)
121		G	Marty Magers	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
122		D	David Turon	HC Havirov Panthers (Czech)
123			invalid pick	()
124		D	Lane Manson	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
125		D	Johan Bjork	MIF Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
126		RW	Konstantin Baranov	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
127		D	Nate Guenin	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
128		RW	Matt Ellison	Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
129		D	Tom Gilbert	Chicago Steel (USHL)
130		RW	Jan Kubista	HC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Jr.)
131		D	Johan Berggren	Sunne IK (Sweden-3)

Cam Janssen St. Louis Blues — Cam Janssen, St. Louis Blues (Sarah Connors, CC BY 2.0 – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 – via Wikimedia Commons)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
132		RW	John Zeiler	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
133		C	Lasse Pirjeta	Karpat (Finland)
134		D	Topi Jaakola	Karpat (Finland)
135		G	Joe Pearce	New Hampshire (EJHL)
136		LW	Andrew Sertich	Greenway HS (High-MN)
137		C	Cam Paddock	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
138		C	Patrick Jarrett	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
139		C	Kris Newbury	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
140		RW	George Davis	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
141		C	Jiri Cetkovsky	HC Ziln Jr. (Czech Jr.)
142		C	Emanuel Peter	Kloten (Swiss)
143		LW	Mike Walsh	Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
144		D	Paul Flache	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
145		G	Rob Gherson	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
146		C	Viktor Bobrov	HK CSKA Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
147		C	David Bararuk	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
148		G	Glenn Fisher	Fort Saskatchewan (AJHL)
149		C	Marcus Paulsson	Morrums GoIS (Sweden-2)
150		RW	Brock Hooton	Quesnel (BCHL)
151		G	Rob McVicar	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
152		RW	Greg Hogeboom	Miami (Ohio) (CCHA)
153		G	Peter Hamerlik	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
154		D	Krisjanis Redlihs	Metalurgs Liepaja (EEHL)
155		C	Armands Berzins	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
156		D	James Wisniewski	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
157		D	Joel Andresen	St. Albert (AJHL)
158		C	Vince Bellissimo	Topeka Scarecrows (USHL)
159		RW	Kristofer Persson	MODO Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
160		G	Daniel Manzato	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
161		G	Dov Grumet-Morris	Harvard (ECAC)
162		D	Gerard Dicaire	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
163		D	Tom Walsh	Deerfield Academy (High-MA)
164		G	Tyler Weiman	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
165		C	Justin Maiser	Boston University (H-East)
166		G	Logan Koopmans	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

James Wisniewski (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
167		C	Brad Schell	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
168		RW	Tim Konsorada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
169		D	Jeremy Swanson	Barrie Colts (OHL)
170		D	P.J. Atherton	Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL)
171		G	Robert Goepfert	Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL)
172		G	Mike McKenna	St. Lawrence (ECAC)
173		D	Luke Fritshaw	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
174		RW	Karri Akkanen	Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.)
175		RW	Matt Foy	Merrimack (H-East)
176		G	Curtis McElhinney	Colorado College (WCHA)
177		D	Jake Taylor	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
178		C	Maxim Scheviev	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
179		C/LW	Marian Havel	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
180		C	Kirill Sidorenko	Mostovik Kurgan (Russia-2)
181		D	Mikko Luoma	Tappara (Finland)
182		C	Andre Deveaux	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
183		D	Paul Ranger	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
184		RW	Jaroslav Balastik	HC Ziln (Czech)
185		RW	Ryan Murphy	Boston College (H-East)
186		G	Jeff Pietrasiak	Berkshire School (High-MA)
187		C	Eric Johansson	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
188		D	Kevin Kantee	Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.)
189		D	Alexei Stonkus	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
190		C	D.J. King	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
191		D	Ian White	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
192		D	Nikita Korovkin	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
193		D	Joey Mormina	Colgate (ECAC)
194		C	Kim Hirschovits	HIFK (Finland)
195		D	Taylor Christie	Bowling Green (CCHA)
196		G	Mikael Vuorio	Lukko (Finland)
197		C	Jimmy Cuddihy	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

Curtis McElhinney Tampa Bay Lightning — Curtis McElhinney, Tampa Bay Lightning (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
198		D	Nathan Oystrick	South Surrey (BCHL)
199		C	Greg Mauldin	Massachusetts (H-East)
200		LW	Denis Yachmenev	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
201		LW	Mathieu Brunelle	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
202		C/RW	Patrik Baertschi	Kloten (Swiss)
203		D	Josh Morrow	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
204		C	Niklas Eckerblom	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
205		LW	J.F. Dufort	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
206		RW	David Van Der Gulik	Chilliwack (BCHL)
207		D	Pierre Johnsson	Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
208		D	Radoslav Hecl	HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
209		LW	Joni Lindlof	Tappara Jr. (Finland Jr.)
210		D	Bryan Hamm	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
211		LW	Patrick Murphy	Newmarket (OPJHL)
212		RW	Jonathan Ferland	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
213		G	Fredrik Norrena	TPS (Finland)
214		LW	Marc-Andre Roy	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
215		D	Mikhail Lyubushin	Krylja Sovetov Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
216		LW	Ladislav Kouba	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
217		D	Tim Conboy	Topeka Scarecrows (USHL)
218		RW	Ilkka Pikkarainen	HIFK (Finland)
219		G	Tyson Kellerman	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
220		G	Brad Topping	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
221		C	Jonas Johnson	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
222		RW	Scott May	Ohio State (CCHA)
223		LW	Ilja Krikunov	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
224		C	Adam Taylor	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
225		RW	Steven Goertzen	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
226		RW	Joey Crabb	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
227		C/LW	Ryan Steeves	Yale (ECAC)
228		LW	Dmitri Utkin	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2 (Russia-3)
229		D	Derek Meech	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
230		RW	Colton Fretter	Chatham (WOHL)
231		RW	Jaroslav Kracik	HC Plzen Jr. (Czech Jr.)
232		D	Peter Hafner	Taft School (High-CT)
233		G	Vasily Koshechkin	Lada Togliatti 2 (Russia-3)
234		C	Maxime Talbot	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
235		C	Kaleb Betts	Chilliwack (BCHL)
236		D	Tyler Boldt	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
237		LW	Christoph Brandner	Krefeld (Germany)
238		D	Jyri Marttinen	JYP (Finland)
239		D	Ryan Lannon	Harvard (ECAC)
240		RW	Petr Prucha	HC Pardubice (Czech)
241		D	Dennis Wideman	London Knights (OHL)
242		C	Igor Ignatushkin	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
243		LW	Tuomas Mikkonen	JYP (Finland)
244		C	Dwight Helminen	Michigan (CCHA)
245		LW	Tomas Micka	HC Slavia Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.)
246		LW	Josef Vavra	HC Vsetin Jr. (Czech Jr.)
247		G	Matt Violin	Lake Superior State (CCHA)
248		RW	Tuukka Pulliainen	TuTo Hockey (Finland-2)
249		D	Marcus Smith	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
250		D	Dan Glover	Camrose (AJHL)
251		RW	Jason Kostadine	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
252		LW	Martin Chabada	HC Sparta Praha (Czech)
253		D	Tom Koivisto	Jokerit (Finland)
254		C	Jarkko Immonen	Assat (Finland)
255		C	Ryan Craig	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
256		RW	Darren Reid	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
257		D	Pauli Levokari	HIFK (Finland)
258		LW	Sergei Shemetov	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia-2)
259		C	Yan Stastny	Notre Dame (CCHA)
260		D	Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

Max Talbot (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
261		D	Francois Caron	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
262		LW	Christian Soderstrom	Timra IK (Sweden)
263		LW	Sergei Mozyakin	HK CSKA Moskva (Russia-2)
264		G	Matt Davis	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
265		G	Dwight Labrosse	Guelph Storm (OHL)
266		D	Steven Spencer	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
267		D	Chris Petrow	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
268		D	Mikhail Tyulyapkin	Torpedo Nidhny Novgorod 2 (Russia-3)
269		RW	Mika Hannula	MIF (Sweden)
270		RW	Rob Flynn	Harvard (ECAC)
271		D	Martin Cizek	HC Slavia Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.)
272		RW	Patric Blomdahl	AIK Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
273		LW	Ned Havern	Boston College (H-East)
274		C	Fredrik Johansson	Vastra Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
275		D	Konstantin Korneev	Krylja Sovetov Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
276		D	Vitali Atyushov	Molot Prikamie Perm (Russia)
277		RW	Thomas Nussli	EV Zug (Swiss)
278		D	Matt Gens	St. Cloud State (WCHA)
279		RW	Connor James	Denver (WCHA)
280		C	Russell Spence	OCN (MJHL)
281		LW	Bill Kinkel	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
282		RW	Adam Burish	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
283		D	Per Braxenholm	Morrums GoIS (Sweden-2)
284		RW	Ryan MacMurchy	Notre Dame (SJHL)
285		D	Staffan Kronwall	Huddinge IK (Sweden-2)
286		RW	Alexei Glukhov	Khimik Voskresensk (Russia-2)
287		C	John Toffey	Ohio State (CCHA)
288		D	Michael Hutchins	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
289		C	Sean Collins	New Hampshire (H-East)
290		C	Pavel Frolov	HK CSKA Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
291		D	Jonathan Ericsson	Hasten Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.)