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Swedes in the NHL Draft

Swedes in the 2002 NHL Draft

Cohort: 1984

Highest selection

#24

TORAlexander Steen (L)

Swedes selected

21

of 291 picks

In round 1

2

of 21 Swedes

Share of the draft

7 %

of all picks

The 2002 NHL Draft took place on June 22–23, 2002 in Toronto, ON, Canada. 21 Swedes were selected, including 2 in the first round. Alexander Steen was the first Swede selected, at number 24 in round 1.

5 of the 21 Swedes (24%) have played at least one NHL game since the draft. The class leaders in NHL games played are Alexander Steen (1018 GP, 622 P), Jonathan Ericsson (680 GP, 125 P), and Joakim Lindström (150 GP, 43 P).

Across the draft archive, the year ranks 9 in Swedes selected and 5 in Swedish first-round selections. The Swedish draft class has combined for 794 points in 1915 NHL regular-season games. That ranks as the 27th best Swedish draft class of all time by total points. None are still active in the NHL today.

The draft's top picks

The first 10 selections

10 PICKS

Every drafted Swede

21 Swedes were drafted

21
Swedes
13
Teams
7
Rounds

Round 1

2 PICKS

Round 2

1 PICKS

Round 3

1 PICKS

Round 4

5 PICKS

Round 5

2 PICKS

Round 7

3 PICKS

Round 9

7 PICKS

The draft class in the NHL

Best Swedish players from the 2002 Draft

NHL regular-season statistics: games played, goals, assists, points, plus save percentage, wins, and shutouts for goalies.

Skaters · most points

Drafting teams

Teams that drafted Swedish players

Sorted by the number of Swedish players selected.

The road to the NHL

The draft class's NHL debuts

5 of the class's Swedes have made their NHL debuts, the first in 2005-2006. Pick a season to see every debutant.

More about the NHL Draft and the Swedes

Explore Swedish Draft history

Best draft classes→The best Swedish draft classes by NHL career output.First round→Every Swedish first-round selection, ordered by pick number.Teams→Which NHL teams have drafted the most Swedes?

From draft pick to NHL contract – what an entry-level contract means and how salary, bonuses and AAV work.