2002 NHL entry draft

The 2002 NHL entry draft was the 40th entry draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 22 and 23, 2002, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. In total, 291 players were drafted: 35 from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL); 23 from the Quebec Major 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.

Final central scouting rankings

Skaters

	North American	European
1	Template:Flagicon Rick Nash (Left wing)	Template:Flagicon Joni Pitkanen (defence)
2	Template:Flagicon Jay Bouwmeester (defence)	Template:Flagicon Alexander Semin (left wing)
3	Template:Flagicon Ryan Whitney (defence)	Template:Flagicon Jiri Hudler (centre)
4	Template:Flagicon Joffrey Lupul (centre)	Template:Flagicon Denis Grebeshkov (defence)
5	Template:Flagicon Scottie Upshall (right wing)	Template:Flagicon Michal Barinka (defence)
6	Template:Flagicon Steve Eminger (defence)	Template:Flagicon Kirill Koltsov (defence)
7	Template:Flagicon Petr Taticek (centre)	Template:Flagicon Anton Babchuk (defence)
8	Template:Flagicon Martin Vagner (centre)	Template:Flagicon Sergei Anshakov (defence)
9	Template:Flagicon Chris Higgins (centre)	Template:Flagicon Alexei Kaigorodov (centre)
10	Template:Flagicon Pierre-Marc Bouchard (centre)	Template:Flagicon Jakub Koreis (centre)

Goaltenders

	North American	European
1	Template:Flagicon Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers	Template:Flagicon Kari Lehtonen
2	Template:Flagicon Todd Ford	Template:Flagicon Tobias Stephan
3	Template:Flagicon Maxime Daigneault	Template:Flagicon Hannu Toivonen

Selections by round

Round one

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Rick Nash (LW)		Columbus Blue Jackets (from Florida)1	London Knights (OHL)
2	Kari Lehtonen (G)		Atlanta Thrashers	Jokerit (Finland)
3	Jay Bouwmeester (D)		Florida Panthers (from Columbus)2	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4	Joni Pitkanen (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay)3	Karpat (Finland)
5	Ryan Whitney (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Boston University (Hockey East)
6	Scottie Upshall (LW)		Nashville Predators	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7	Joffrey Lupul (RW)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
8	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (C)		Minnesota Wild	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
9	Petr Taticek (C)		Florida Panthers (from Calgary)4	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
10	Eric Nystrom (LW)		Calgary Flames (from NY Rangers via Florida)5	University of Michigan (Big Ten)
11	Keith Ballard (D)		Buffalo Sabres	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
12	Steve Eminger (D)		Washington Capitals	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
13	Alexander Semin (RW)		Washington Capitals (from Dallas)6	Traktor Chelyabinsk Jrs. (Russia)
14	Chris Higgins (LW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Edmonton)7	Yale University (ECAC)
15	Jesse Niinimaki (C)		Edmonton Oilers (from Montreal)8	Ilves (Finland)
16	Jakub Klepis (C)		Ottawa Senators	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
17	Boyd Gordon (C)		Washington Capitals (from Vancouver)9	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
18	Denis Grebeshkov (D)		Los Angeles Kings	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
19	Jakub Koreis (C)		Phoenix Coyotes	HC Plzen (Czech Republic)
20	Daniel Paille (LW)		Buffalo Sabres (from New Jersey via Dallas and Columbus)10	Guelph Storm (OHL)
21	Anton Babchuk (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
22	Sean Bergenheim (LW)		New York Islanders	Jokerit (Finland)
23	Ben Eager (LW)		Phoenix Coyotes (from St. Louis)11	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
24	Alexander Steen (LW)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
25	Cam Ward (G)		Carolina Hurricanes	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
26	Martin Vagner (D)		Dallas Stars (from Philadelphia via Washington)12	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
27	Mike Morris (RW)		San Jose Sharks	Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA)
28	Jonas Johansson (RW)		Colorado Avalanche	HV71 (Sweden)
29	Hannu Toivonen (G)		Boston Bruins	HPK (Finland)
30	Jim Slater (C)		Atlanta Thrashers (from Detroit via Buffalo and Columbus)13	Michigan State University (Big Ten)

1. Florida's first-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 3 overall) and future considerations (Florida's option to swap first-round picks in the 2003 entry draft to Florida in exchange for this pick.
2. Columbus' first-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 1 overall) to Columbus in exchange for future considerations (Florida's option to swap first-round picks in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.
3. Tampa Bay's first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 21, 2002 that sent Ruslan Fedotenko and two second-round picks (# 34 & # 52 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
4. Calgary's first-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 10 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
5. Florida's acquired first-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 9 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 2002 that sent Pavel Bure and a second-round pick (# 33 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novák a second-round pick (# 40 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.

6. Dallas' first-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 12, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 26 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft along with a sixth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
7. Edmonton's first-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 15 overall) and an eighth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
8. Montreal's first-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 14 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
9. Vancouver's first-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on November 10, 2001 that sent Trevor Linden and a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.
10. Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent the rights to Mike Pandolfo and a first-round pick (# 30 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.

    Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 18, 2002 that sent Ron Tugnutt and a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

    Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner to New Jersey in exchange for Jason Arnott, Randy McKay and this pick.

11. St. Louis' first-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Keith Tkachuk to St. Louis in exchange for Michael Handzus, Ladislav Nagy, the rights to Jeff Taffe and a first-round pick in the 2001 entry draft or 2002 Entry Draft. The first-round pick option became a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft after St. Louis lost its first-round pick in the 2001 entry draft to New Jersey as a penalty for Scott Stevens tampering.
12. Washington's acquired first-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 12, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 13 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft along with this pick.

    Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Adam Oates to Philadelphia in exchange for Maxime Ouellet, a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft along with this pick.

13. Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.

    Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 20 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for the rights to Mike Pandolfo and this pick.

    Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2001 that sent Dominik Hašek to Detroit in exchange for Vyacheslav Kozlov, a conditional pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick. The conditions of the conditional pick are unknown and the pick was not exercised.

Round two

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
31	Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (G)		Edmonton Oilers (from Atlanta via Buffalo)1	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
32	Janos Vas		Dallas Stars (from Columbus)2	Malmo IF (Sweden)
33	Lee Falardeau		New York Rangers (from Florida)3	Michigan State University (Big Ten)
34	Tobias Stephan (G)		Dallas Stars (from Tampa Bay via Ottawa, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay)4	EHC Chur (Switzerland)
35	Ondrej Nemec (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	HC Vsetin (Czech Republic)
36	Jarret Stoll		Edmonton Oilers (from Nashville via Buffalo)5	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
37	Tim Brent		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
38	Josh Harding (G)		Minnesota Wild	Regina Pats (WHL)
39	Brian McConnell		Calgary Flames	Boston University (Hockey East)
40	Rob Globke		Florida Panthers (from New York Rangers)6	University of Notre Dame (Hockey East)
41	Joakim Lindstrom		Columbus Blue Jackets (from Buffalo via Atlanta)7	MODO (Sweden)
42	Marius Holtet		Dallas Stars (from Washington)8	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
43	Trevor Daley (D)		Dallas Stars	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
44	Matt Greene (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
45	Tomas Linhart (D)		Montreal Canadiens	HC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Republic)
46	David LeNeveu (G)		Phoenix Coyotes (compensatory)9	Cornell University (ECAC)
47	Alexei Kaigorodov		Ottawa Senators	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)
48	Aleksei Shkotov		St. Louis Blues (compensatory)10	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
49	Kirill Koltsov (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Avangard Omsk (Russia)
50	Sergei Anshakov		Los Angeles Kings	CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
51	Anton Kadeykin (D)		New Jersey Devils (compensatory)11	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
52	Dan Spang (D)		San Jose Sharks (from Phoenix via Philadelphia and Tampa Bay)12	Winchester High School (USHS–MA)
53	Barry Tallackson		New Jersey Devils	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
54	Duncan Keith (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Michigan State University (Big Ten)
55	Denis Grot (D)	Template:Country data Russia	Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders via Tampa Bay and Washington)13	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
56	Vladislav Evseev		Boston Bruins (from St. Louis)14	CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
57	Matt Stajan		Toronto Maple Leafs	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
58	Jiri Hudler		Detroit Red Wings (from Carolina)15	HC Vsetin (Czech Republic)
59	Maxime Daigneault (G)		Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia)16	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
60	Adam Henrich		Tampa Bay Lightning (from San Jose)17	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
61	Johnny Boychuk (D)		Colorado Avalanche	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
62	Andriy Mikhnov	Template:Flagu	St. Louis Blues (from Boston)18	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
63	Tomas Fleischmann		Detroit Red Wings	HC Vitkovice (Czech Republic)

1. Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Jochen Hecht to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick (# 36 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Vyacheslav Kozlov and a second-round pick (# 41 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

2. Columbus' second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 18, 2002 that sent a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for Ron Tugnutt and this pick.
3. Florida's second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on March 18, 2002 that sent Igor Ulanov, Filip Novák a first-round pick and a second-round pick (# 40 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft along with a fourth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to the Rangers in exchange for Pavel Bure and this pick.
4. Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Brad Lukowich and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

   Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 4 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Ruslan Fedotenko, a second-round pick (# 52 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a first-round pick (# 23 overall) in the 2001 entry draft to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick (# 27 overall) and a seventh-round compensatory pick in the 2001 entry draft along with this pick.

   Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 1999 that sent Andreas Johansson and the rights to sign Rick Dudley as General Manager to Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Rob Zamuner and a second-round pick in the 2000 entry draft or 2001 entry draft or 2002 Entry Draft (this pick).

5. Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Jochen Hecht to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick (# 31 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

6. The Rangers second-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 18, 2002 that sent Pavel Bure and a second-round pick (# 33 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novák a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.
7. Atlanta's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 31 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Vyacheslav Kozlov and this pick.

8. Washington's second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 12, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 13 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for a first-round pick (# 26 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft along with this pick.
9. Phoenix acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Philadelphia signing Jeremy Roenick as a Group III free agent on July 2, 2001.
10. St. Louis acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Dallas signing Pierre Turgeon as a Group III free agent on July 1, 2001.
11. New Jersey acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Toronto signing Alexander Mogilny as a Group III free agent on July 3, 2001.
12. Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 60 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2002 that sent a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Ruslan Fedotenko, a second-round pick (# 34 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

    Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2001 that sent Daymond Langkow to Phoenix in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.

13. Washington's acquired second-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on November 10, 2001 that sent a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Washington in exchange for Trevor Linden and this pick.

    Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a second-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2001 that sent Adrian Aucoin and Alexander Kharitonov to the Islanders in exchange for Mathieu Biron and this pick.

14. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 62 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
15. Carolina's second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on July 9, 2001 that sent Aaron Ward to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
16. Washington second-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Adam Oates to Philadelphia in exchange for Maxime Ouellet, a first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft along with this pick.
17. San Jose's second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 52 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
18. Boston's second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 56 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round three

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
64	Jason Ryznar		New Jersey Devils (from Atlanta)1	University of Michigan (Big Ten)
65	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (D)		Columbus Blue Jackets	Lillehammer IK (Norway)
66	Petr Kanko		Los Angeles Kings (compensatory)2	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
67	Gregory Campbell		Florida Panthers (from Florida via New York Islanders)3	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
68	Brett Skinner (D)		Vancouver Canucks (from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia)4	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
69	Erik Christensen		Pittsburgh Penguins	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
70	Joe Callahan (D)		Phoenix Coyotes (from Nashville via Philadelphia)5	Yale University (ECAC)
71	Brian Lee (D)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Erie Otters (OHL)
72	Mike Erickson		Minnesota Wild	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
73	Barry Brust (G)		Minnesota Wild (compensatory)6	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
74	Todd Ford (G)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Calgary)7	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
75	Arttu Luttinen		Ottawa Senators (from New York Rangers)8	HIFK Jr. (Finland)
76	Michael Tessier		Buffalo Sabres	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
77	Patrick Wellar (D)		Washington Capitals	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
78	Geoff Waugh (D)		Dallas Stars	Kindersley Klippers (SJHL)
79	Brock Radunske		Edmonton Oilers	Michigan State University (Big Ten)
80	Matt Jones (D)		Phoenix Coyotes (from Montreal)9	University of North Dakota (NCHC)
81	Marcus Jonasen		New York Rangers (from Ottawa)10	VIK Vasteras HK Jr. (Sweden)
82	John Adams (D)		Buffalo Sabres (from Vancouver via Florida and Atlanta)11	Boston College (Hockey East)
83	Lukas Mensator (G)		Vancouver Canucks (from Los Angeles)12	Energie Karlovy Vary Jr. (Czech Republic)
84	Marek Chvatal (D)		New Jersey Devils (from Phoenix)13	HC Ocelari Trinec Jr. (Czech Republic)
85	Ahren Spylo		New Jersey Devils	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
86	Jonas Fiedler		San Jose Sharks (from Chicago)14	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
87	Frans Nielsen		New York Islanders	Malmo IF (Sweden)
88	Dominic D'Amour (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Buffalo; compensatory via Nashville)15	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
89	Tomas Troliga		St. Louis Blues	HK Spisska Nova Ves (Slovakia)
90	Matthew Lombardi		Calgary Flames (from Toronto)16	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
91	Jesse Lane (D)		Carolina Hurricanes (from Carolina via Philadelphia)17	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
92	Derek Krestanovich		Washington Capitals (from Philadelphia)18	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
93	Alexander Kozhevnikov		Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)19	Krylya Sovetov Jr. (Russia)
94	Eric Lundberg (D)		Colorado Avalanche	Providence College (Hockey East)
95	Valtteri Filppula		Detroit Red Wings (from Boston via Anaheim and Nashville)20	Jokerit (Finland)
96	Jeff Genovy		Columbus Blue Jackets (from Detroit via Atlanta)21	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

1. Atlanta's third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
2. Los Angeles acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Detroit signing Luc Robitaille as a Group III free agent on July 5, 2001.
3. Florida's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Eric Godard to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

   The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and this pick.

4. Philadelphia's acquired third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on December 17, 2001 that sent Donald Brashear and a sixth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Jan Hlavac and this pick.

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick, a fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2001 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

5. Philadelphia's acquired third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 12, 2002 that sent Robert Esche and Michal Handzuš to Philadelphia in exchange for Brian Boucher and this pick.

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 31, 2001 that sent Andy Delmore to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

6. Minnesota acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Boston signing Sean O'Donnell as a Group V free agent on July 2, 2001.
7. Calgary's third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 90 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
8. The Rangers' third-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 81 overall and a fourth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
9. Montreal's third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on January 24, 2002 that sent Sergei Berezin to Montreal in exchange for Brian Savage, future considerations and a third-round pick in either 2002 Entry Draft (this pick) or 2003 entry draft.
10. Ottawa's third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 75 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
11. Atlanta's acquired third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Vyacheslav Kozlov and a second-round pick (# 41 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a second-round pick (# 31 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

    Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent future considerations (Atlanta's promise not to draft Jay Bouwmeester # 2 overall in 2002 NHL draft) to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.

    Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 31, 2001 that sent Alex Auld to Vancouver in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and this pick.

12. Los Angeles' third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on February 15, 2001 that sent Felix Potvin to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.# Phoenix's third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and this pick.
13. Phoenix's third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2001 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and this pick.
14. Chicago's third-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 93 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
15. Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.

    Buffalo acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Dallas signing Donald Audette as a Group III free agent on July 2, 2001.

16. Toronto's third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 74 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
17. Carolina's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

    Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick.

18. Washington third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Adam Oates to Philadelphia in exchange for Maxime Ouellet, a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft along with this pick.
19. San Jose's third-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 86 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
20. Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent future considerations (Nashville agreed not to select Joffrey Lupul # 6 overall in 2002 Entry Draft) to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

    Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2002 that sent Marty McInnis to Boston in exchange for this pick.

21. Atlanta's acquired third-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

    Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Jiří Šlégr to Detroit in exchange for Yuri Butsayev and this pick.

Round four

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
97	Lance Monych		Phoenix Coyotes (from Atlanta)1	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
98	Ivan Tkachenko		Columbus Blue Jackets	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
99	Michael Lambert		Montreal Canadiens (from Florida via Calgary)2	Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
100	Dmitri Kazionov		Tampa Bay Lightning	CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
101	Daniel Fernholm (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Djurgardens IF Jr. (Sweden)
102	Brandon Segal		Nashville Predators	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
103	Joonas Vihko		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	HIFK Jr. (Finland)
104	Aaron Rome (D)		Los Angeles Kings (from Minnesota via Dallas and Minnesota)3	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
105	Rosario Ruggeri (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Calgary)4	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
106	Ivan Koltsov (D)		Edmonton Oilers (from New York Rangers)5	Severstal Cherepovets Jr. (Russia)
107	Mikko Kalteva (D)		Colorado Avalanche (compensatory)6	Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
108	Jakub Hulva		Buffalo Sabres	HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
109	Jevon Desautels		Washington Capitals	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
110	Jarkko Immonen		Dallas Stars	Blues Jr. (Finland)
111	Jonas Almtorp		Edmonton Oilers	MODO Jr. (Sweden)
112	Yuri Artyomenkov		Calgary Flames (from Montreal)7	Krylya Sovetov Jr. (Russia)
113	Scott Dobben		Ottawa Senators	Erie Otters (OHL)
114	John Laliberte		Vancouver Canucks	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)
115	Mark Rooneem		Los Angeles Kings	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
116	Pat Dwyer		Atlanta Thrashers (from Phoenix)8	Western Michigan University (NCHC)
117	Cam Janssen		New Jersey Devils	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
118	Petr Dvorak		Washington Capitals (from Chicago)9	Havirov Femax HC (Czech Republic)
119	Jekabs Redlihs (D)		Columbus Blue Jackets (from New York Islanders)10	New York Apple Core (EHL)
120	Robin Jonsson		St. Louis Blues	Bofors IK (Sweden)
121	Marty Magers (G)		Buffalo Sabres (compensatory)11	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
122	David Turon (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Havirov Femax (Czech Republic)
123	Robin Kovář		Edmonton Oilers (compensatory)12	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
124	Lane Manson (D)		Atlanta Thrashers (from Carolina via St. Louis)13	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
125	Johan Bjork (D)		Ottawa Senators (compensatory)14	Malmo IF Jr. (Sweden)
126	Konstantin Baranov		Philadelphia Flyers	Chelmet Chelyabinsk (Russia)
127	Nate Guenin (D)		New York Rangers (from Ottawa; compensatory)15	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
128	Matt Ellison		Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)16	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
129	Tom Gilbert (D)		Colorado Avalanche	Chicago Steel (USHL)
130	Jan Kubista		Boston Bruins	HC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Republic)
131	Johan Berggren (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Sunne (Sweden)

1. Atlanta's fourth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Kirill Safronov, the rights to Ruslan Zainullin and a fourth-round pick (# 166 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Darcy Hordichuk a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Calgary's acquired fourth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round (# 112 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.

   Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 9 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a first-round pick (# 10 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

3. Minnesota's re-acquired fourth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Cliff Ronning to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

   Dallas fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent Brad Lukowich, a third-round and ninth-round picks in the 2001 entry draft to Minnesota in exchange for Aaron Gavey, Pavel Patera, an eighth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.

   Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 12, 2000 that sent Manny Fernandez and Brad Lukowich to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.

4. Calgary's fourth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent Dean McAmmond to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
5. The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Tom Poti and Rem Murray to the Rangers in exchange for Mike York and this pick.
6. Colorado acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Chicago signing Jon Klemm as a Group III free agent on July 1, 2001.
7. Montreal's fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick (# 99 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
8. Phoenix's fourth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Darcy Hordichuk a fourth-round pick (# 97 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for Kirill Safronov, the rights to Ruslan Zainullin and this pick.
9. Chicago's fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on January 16, 2002 that sent Joe Reekie to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
10. The Islanders' fourth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Mattias Timander to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
11. Buffalo acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Los Angeles signing Steve Heinze as a Group III free agent on July 4, 2001.
12. Edmonton originally acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for The Rangers signing Igor Ulanov as a Group III free agent on July 20, 2001. The pick was voided because the selected player was ineligible.
13. St. Louis' acquired fourth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on March 18, 2002 that sent Ray Ferraro to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.

    St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 5, 2001 that sent Sean Hill to Carolina in exchange for Steve Halko and this pick.

14. Ottawa acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Anaheim signing Jason York as a Group III free agent on July 3, 2001.
15. Ottawa's acquired fourth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 75 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick (# 81 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

    Ottawa acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Boston signing Rob Zamuner as a Group III free agent on July 6, 2001.

16. San Jose's fourth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 86 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick (# 93 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round five

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
132	John Zeiler		Phoenix Coyotes (from Atlanta)1	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
133	Lasse Pirjeta		Columbus Blue Jackets	Karpat (Finland)
134	Topi Jaakola (D)		Florida Panthers	Karpat (Finland)
135	Joseph Pearce (G)		Tampa Bay Lightning	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)
136	Andy Sertich (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory)2	Greenway High School (USHS–MN)
137	Cam Paddock		Pittsburgh Penguins	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
138	Patrick Jarrett		Nashville Predators	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
139	Kris Newbury		San Jose Sharks (compensatory)3	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
140	George Davis		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
141	Jiri Cetkovsky		Calgary Flames (from Minnesota via Montreal)4	HC Zlin Jr. (Czech Republic)
142	Emanuel Peter		Calgary Flames	Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)
143	Mike Walsh		New York Rangers	Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (MWJHL)
144	Paul Flache (D)		Atlanta Thrashers (from Buffalo)5	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
145	Robert Gherson (G)		Washington Capitals	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
146	Viktor Bobrov		Calgary Flames (compensatory)6	CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
147	David Bararuk		Dallas Stars	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
148	Glenn Fisher (G)		Edmonton Oilers	Fort Saskatchewan Traders (AJHL)
149	Marcus Paulsson		New York Islanders (from Montreal)7	Morrums GoIS IK (Sweden)
150	Brock Hooton		Ottawa Senators	Quesnel Millionaires (BCHL)
151	Rob McVicar (G)		Vancouver Canucks	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
152	Gregory Hogeboom		Los Angeles Kings	Miami University (NCHC)
153	Peter Hamerlik (G)		Boston Bruins (from Phoenix)8	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
154	Krisjanis Redlihs (D)		New Jersey Devils	HK Liepājas Metalurgs (Latvia)
155	Armands Berzins		Minnesota Wild (from Carolina)9	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
156	James Wisniewski (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
157	Joel Andresen (D)		Los Angeles Kings (from New York Islanders)10	St. Albert Steel (AJHL)
158	Vince Bellissimo		Florida Panthers (from St. Louis)11	Topeka ScareCrows (USHL)
159	Kristofer Persson		Calgary Flames (from Toronto)12	MODO Jr. (Sweden)
160	Daniel Manzato (G)		Carolina Hurricanes	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
161	Dov Grumet-Morris (G)		Philadelphia Flyers	Harvard University (ECAC)
162	Gerard Dicaire (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from San Jose; compensatory)13	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
163	Tom Walsh (D)		San Jose Sharks	Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
164	Tyler Weiman (G)		Colorado Avalanche	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
165	Justin Maiser		St. Louis Blues (from Boston)14	Boston University (Hockey East)
166	Logan Koopmans (G)		Detroit Red Wings	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

1. Atlanta's fifth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Kirill Safronov, the rights to Ruslan Zainullin and a fourth-round pick (# 166 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Darcy Hordichuk a fourth-round pick (# 97 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Pittsburgh acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for the Islanders signing Garth Snow as a Group III free agent on July 1, 2001.
3. San Jose acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for St. Louis signing Rich Pilon as a Group III free agent on July 10, 2001.
4. Montreal's acquired fifth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick (# 99 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for a fourth-round pick (# 112 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft this pick.

   Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 24, 2002 that sent Chris Dyment to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

5. Buffalo's fifth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Bob Corkum to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
6. Calgary acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for New Jersey signing Tommy Albelin as a Group III free agent on July 9, 2001.
7. Montreal's fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Mariusz Czerkawski to Montreal in exchange for Arron Asham and this pick.
8. Phoenix's fifth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on January 24, 2002 that sent Andrei Nazarov to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
9. Carolina's fifth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 1, 2001 that sent Scott Pellerin to Carolina in exchange for Askhat Rakhmatullin, a third-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and a conditional pick in the 2002 Entry Draft (this pick). Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
10. The Islanders' fifth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on January 3, 2001 that sent Jason Blake to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
11. St. Louis' fifth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on February 9, 2001 that sent Scott Mellanby to St. Louis in exchange for David Morisset and this pick.
12. Toronto's fifth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick (# 74 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a third-round pick (# 90 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
13. San Jose's acquired fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 52 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick (# 60 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

    San Jose acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Florida signing Jeff Norton as a Group III free agent on July 18, 2001.

14. Boston's fifth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 56 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick (# 62 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round six

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
167	Brad Schell		Atlanta Thrashers	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
168	Tim Konsorada		Columbus Blue Jackets	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
169	Jeremy Swanson (D)		Florida Panthers	Barrie Colts (OHL)
170	P. J. Atherton (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
171	Bobby Goepfert (G)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
172	Mike McKenna (G)		Nashville Predators	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
173	Luke Fritshaw (D)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
174	Karri Akkanen		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Carolina; compensatory)1	Ilves Jrs. (Finland)
175	Matt Foy		Minnesota Wild	Merrimack College (Hockey East)
176	Curtis McElhinney (G)		Calgary Flames	Colorado College (NCHC)
177	Jake Taylor (D)		New York Rangers	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
178	Maxim Shchevyev		Buffalo Sabres	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
179	Marian Havel		Washington Capitals	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
180	Kirill Sidorenko		Dallas Stars	Zauralie Kurgan (Russia)
181	Mikko Luoma (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Tappara (Finland)
182	Andre Deveaux		Montreal Canadiens	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
183	Paul Ranger (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Ottawa)2	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
184	Jaroslav Balastik		Columbus Blue Jackets (from Vancouver via Philadelphia)3	HC Zlin (Czech Republic)
185	Ryan Murphy		Los Angeles Kings	Boston College (Hockey East)
186	Jeff Pietrasiak (G)		Phoenix Coyotes	Berkshire High School (USHS–MA)
187	Eric Johansson		New Jersey Devils	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
188	Kevin Kantee (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
189	Alexei Stonkus		New York Islanders	Yaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)
190	D. J. King		St. Louis Blues	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
191	Ian White (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
192	Nikita Korovkin (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Carolina)4	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
193	Joey Mormina (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Colgate University (ECAC)
194	Kim Hirschovits		New York Rangers (from San Jose)5	HIFK (Finland)
195	Taylor Christie (D)		Colorado Avalanche	Bowling Green State University (WCHA)
196	Mikael Vuorio (G)		Florida Panthers (from Boston)6	Lukko (Finland)
197	Jimmy Cuddihy		Detroit Red Wings	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

1. Carolina's acquired sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Carolina in exchange for two eight-round picks (# 255 & 256 overall) and a ninth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft along with this pick.

   Carolina acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Dallas signing Rob DiMaio as a Group III free agent on July 1, 2001.

2. Ottawa's sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 15, 2002 that sent Juha Ylönen to Ottawa in exchange for André Roy and this pick.
3. Philadelphia's acquired sixth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 17, 2001 that sent Jan Hlavac and a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Donald Brashear and this pick.

4. Carolina's sixth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.
5. San Jose's sixth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and future considerations (rights to Theo Fleury) to San Jose in exchange for this pick. The trade completed on June 26, 2002.
6. Boston's sixth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002 that sent Jeff Norton to Boston in exchange for this pick.

Round seven

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
198	Nathan Oystrick		Atlanta Thrashers	Northern Michigan University (WCHA)
199	Greg Mauldin		Columbus Blue Jackets	University of Massachusetts Amherst (Hockey East)
200	Denis Yachmenev		Florida Panthers	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
201	Mathieu Brunelle		Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay)1	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
202	Patrik Bartschi (RW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Kloten Flyers (NLA)
203	Josh Morrow (D)		Nashville Predators	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
204	Niklas Eckerblom (RW)		Minnesota Wild (from Anaheim)2	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
205	Jean-Francois Dufort		Edmonton Oilers (from Minnesota)3	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
206	David Van der Gulik		Calgary Flames	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
207	Pierre Johnsson		Calgary Flames (from New York Rangers)4	Farjestad BK Jrs. (Sweden)
208	Radoslav Hecl (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
209	Joni Lindlof		Washington Capitals	Tappara Jr. (Finland)
210	Bryan Hamm (D)		Dallas Stars	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
211	Patrick Murphy		Edmonton Oilers	Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL)
212	Jonathan Ferland		Montreal Canadiens	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
213	Fredrik Norrena (G)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Ottawa)5	TPS (Finland)
214	Marc-Andre Roy		Vancouver Canucks	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
215	Mikhail Lyubushin (D)		Los Angeles Kings	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
216	Ladislav Kouba		Phoenix Coyotes	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
217	Tim Conboy		San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey via Atlanta)6	Topeka Scarecrows (USHL)
218	Ilkka Pikkarainen		New Jersey Devils (compensatory)7	HIFK (Finland)
219	Tyson Kellerman (G)		Chicago Blackhawks	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
220	Brad Topping (G)		New York Islanders	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
221	Jonas Johnson		St. Louis Blues	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
222	Scott May		Toronto Maple Leafs	Ohio State University (Big Ten)
223	Ilya Krikunov		Vancouver Canucks (compensatory)8	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
224	Adam Taylor		Carolina Hurricanes	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
225	Steven Goertzen		Columbus Blue Jackets (from Philadelphia)9	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
226	Joey Crabb		New York Rangers (from San Jose)10	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
227	Ryan Steeves		Colorado Avalanche	Yale University (ECAC)
228	Dmitri Utkin		Boston Bruins	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Jr. (Russia)
229	Derek Meech (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

1. Tampa Bay's seventh-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent an eighth-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and a ninth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick
2. Anaheim's seventh-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on November 1, 2001 that sent Sergei Krivokrasov to Anaheim in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
3. Minnesota's seventh-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 29, 2001 that sent Sergei Zholtok to Minnesota in exchange for future considerations (this pick).
4. The Rangers' seventh-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2001 entry draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
5. Ottawa's seventh-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent Josef Boumedienne to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
6. Atlanta's acquired seventh-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent an eighth-round in the 2002 Entry Draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.

   Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and this pick.

7. New Jersey acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for the Islanders signing Ken Sutton as a Group III free agent on July 5, 2001.
8. Vancouver acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Buffalo signing Bob Essensa as a Group III free agent on August 3, 2001.
9. Philadelphia's seventh-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick
10. San Jose's seventh-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 29, 2001 that sent Rich Pilon to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

Round eight

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
230	Colton Fretter		Atlanta Thrashers	Chatham Maroons (WOHL)
231	Jaroslav Kracik		Columbus Blue Jackets	HC Plzen Jr. (Czech Republic)
232	Peter Hafner (D)		Florida Panthers	Taft High School (USHS–CT)
233	Vasily Koshechkin (G)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
234	Maxime Talbot		Pittsburgh Penguins	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
235	Kaleb Betts		Nashville Predators	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
236	Tyler Boldt (D)		Atlanta Thrashers (from Anaheim)1	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
237	Christoph Brandner		Minnesota Wild	Krefeld Pinguine (Germany)
238	Jyri Marttinen (D)		Calgary Flames	JYP (Finland)
239	Ryan Lannon (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory)2	Harvard University (ECAC)
240	Petr Prucha		New York Rangers	HC Pardubice (Czech Republic)
241	Dennis Wideman (D)		Buffalo Sabres	London Knights (OHL)
242	Igor Ignatushkin		Washington Capitals	Elemash Elektrosal (Russia)
243	Tuomas Mikkonen		Dallas Stars	JYP (Finland)
244	Dwight Helminen		Edmonton Oilers	University of Michigan (Big Ten)
245	Tomas Micka		Edmonton Oilers (from Montreal)3	Slavia Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
246	Josef Vavra		Ottawa Senators	HC Vsetin Jr. (Czech Republic)
247	Matt Violin (G)		Vancouver Canucks	Lake Superior State University (WCHA)
248	Tuukka Pulliainen		Los Angeles Kings	TuTo (Finland)
249	Marcus Smith (D)		Phoenix Coyotes	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
250	Dan Glover (D)		New Jersey Devils	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
251	Jared Jessiman		Chicago Blackhawks	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
252	Martin Chabada		New York Islanders	Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
253	Tom Koivisto (D)		St. Louis Blues	Jokerit (Finland)
254	Jarkko Immonen		Toronto Maple Leafs	JYP (Finland)
255	Ryan Craig		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Carolina)4	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
256	Darren Reid		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Philadelphia via Carolina)5	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
257	Pauli Levokari (D)		Atlanta Thrashers (from San Jose)6	HIFK (Finland)
258	Sergei Shemetov		Colorado Avalanche	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
259	Yan Stastny		Boston Bruins	University of Notre Dame (Hockey East)
260	Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

1. Anaheim's eighth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on July 2, 2001 that sent Denny Lambert and a ninth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
2. Pittsburgh acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for St. Louis signing Marc Bergevin as a Group III free agent on November 6, 2001.
3. Montreal's eighth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick (# 14 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for a first-round pick (# 15 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
4. Carolina's eighth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Carolina in exchange for a sixth, eighth (# 256 overall), ninth-round picks in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
5. Carolina's acquired eighth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Carolina in exchange for a sixth, eighth (# 255 overall), ninth-round picks in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 31, 2000 that sent Paul Ranheim to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

6. San Jose's eighth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a seventh-round in the 2002 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2003 entry draft and this pick.

Round nine

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
261	François Caron (D)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Atlanta)1	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
262	Christian Soderstrom		Detroit Red Wings (from Columbus)2	Timra IK (Sweden)
263	Sergei Mozyakin		Columbus Blue Jackets (from Florida)3	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
264	Matthew Davis (G)		Nashville Predators (from Tampa Bay via Colorado)4	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
265	Dwight LaBrosse (G)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Guelph Storm (OHL)
266	Steven Spencer (D)		Nashville Predators	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
267	Chris Petrow (D)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
268	Mikhail Tyulyapkin (D)		Minnesota Wild	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Jrs. (Russia)
269	Mika Hannula		Minnesota Wild (from Calgary)5	Malmo IF (Sweden)
270	Rob Flynn		New York Rangers	Harvard University (ECAC)
271	Martin Cizek (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Slavia Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
272	Patric Blomdahl		Washington Capitals	AIK IF Jr. (Sweden)
273	Ned Havern		Dallas Stars	Boston College (Hockey East)
274	Fredrik Johansson		Edmonton Oilers	Vastra Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden)
275	Konstantin Korneyev (D)		Montreal Canadiens	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
276	Vitaly Atyushov (D)		Ottawa Senators	Molot-Prikamie Perm (Russia)
277	Thomas Nussli		Vancouver Canucks	EV Zug (NLA)
278	Matt Gens (D)		Vancouver Canucks (compensatory)6	St. Cloud State University (NCHC)
279	Connor James		Los Angeles Kings	University of Denver (NCHC)
280	Russell Spence		Phoenix Coyotes	OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
281	Bill Kinkel		New Jersey Devils	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
282	Adam Burish		Chicago Blackhawks	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
283	Per Braxenholm (D)		New York Islanders	Morrums GoIS IK (Sweden)
284	Ryan MacMurchy		St. Louis Blues	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
285	Staffan Kronwall (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Huddinge IK (Sweden)
286	Alexei Glukhov		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Carolina)7	Khimik Voskresensk Jr. (Russia)
287	John Toffey		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Philadelphia)8	Ohio State University (Big Ten)
288	Michael Hutchins (D)		San Jose Sharks	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
289	Sean Collins		Colorado Avalanche	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
290	Pavel Frolov		Boston Bruins	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Jrs. (Russia)
291	Jonathan Ericsson (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Hasten Hockey (Sweden)

1. Atlanta's ninth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on July 2, 2001 that sent an eighth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Denny Lambert and this pick.
2. Columbus' ninth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
3. Florida's ninth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Florida in exchange for this pick.
4. Colorado's acquired ninth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on March 1, 2002 that sent a ninth-round pick in the D.J. Smith to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

   Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2001 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

5. Calgary's ninth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Jamie McLennan to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
6. Vancouver acquired this pick as the result of a compensation for Dallas signing Greg Hawgood as a Group III free agent on July 17, 2001.
7. Carolina's ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2003 entry draft to Carolina in exchange for a sixth, two eighth-round picks (# 255 & # 256 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
8. Philadelphia's ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2001 entry draft and this pick.

Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Picks	Percent	Top selection
	North America	168	57.7%
1	Template:Flagu	109	43.2%	Rick Nash, 1st
2	Template:Flagu	59	20.2%	Ryan Whitney, 5th
	Europe	123	42.3%
3	Template:Flagu	33	11.3%	Alexander Semin, 13th
4	Template:Flagu	26	8.9%	Petr Taticek, 9th
5	Template:Flagu	25	8.6%	Kari Lehtonen, 2nd
6	Template:Flagu	21	7.2%	Alexander Steen, 24th
7	Template:Flagu	5	1.7%	Tobias Stephan, 34th
8	Template:Flagu	3	1.0%	Tomas Troliga, 89th
	Template:Flagu	3	1.0%	Jekabs Redlihs, 119th
10	Template:Flagu	2	0.7%	Marius Holtet, 42nd
11	Template:Flagu	1	0.3%	Janos Vas, 32nd
	Template:Country data Ukraine	1	0.3%	Andriy Mikhnov, 62nd
	Template:Flagu	1	0.3%	Frans Nielsen, 87th
	Template:Flagu	1	0.7%	Christoph Brandner, 237th

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season
• List of NHL first overall draft choices
• List of NHL players

External links

• prosportstransactions.com: 2002 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions
• USAToday.com: Trades involving 2002 NHL Entry Draft picks
• 2002 NHL Draft list and stats at Hockey-Reference
• 2002 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database