Czech players in the 2002 NHL Draft

26 Czech players were picked in the 2002 NHL Draft, four of them in the first round. Petr Taticek went first, at number 9 to the Florida Panthers. That was the fourth most of the 17 countries with a player picked. Six of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

4 picks

Petr Taticek (C)Center

FLA

Jakub Klepis (C)CenterNHL 2005–2006 · INACTIVE

OTT

Jakub Koreis (C)Center

PHX

Martin Vagner (D)Defenseman

DAL

Round 2

4 picks

Ondrej Nemec (D)Defenseman

PIT

Tomas Linhart (D)Defenseman

MTL

Jiri Hudler (R)Right wingNHL 2003–2016 · INACTIVE

DET

Tomas Fleischmann (L)Left wingNHL 2005–2015 · INACTIVE

DET

Round 3

4 picks

Petr Kanko (R)Right wingNHL 2005 · INACTIVE

LAK

Lukas Mensator (G)Goaltender

VAN

Marek Chvatal (D)Defenseman

NJD

Jonas Fiedler (R)Right wing

SJS

Round 4

4 picks

108

Jakub Hulva (F)Forward

BUF

118

Petr Dvorak (C)Center

WSH

122

David Turon (D)Defenseman

TOR

130

Jan Kubista (R)Right wing

BOS

Round 5

1 pick

141

Jiri Cetkovsky (C)Center

CGY

Round 6

2 picks

179

Marian Havel (F)Forward

WSH

184

Jaroslav Balastik (L)Left wingNHL 2005–2006 · INACTIVE

CBJ

Round 7

1 pick

216

Ladislav Kouba (L)Left wing

PHX

Round 8

5 picks

231

Jaroslav Kracik (F)Forward

CBJ

240

Petr Prucha (R)Right wingNHL 2005–2010 · INACTIVE

NYR

245

Tomas Micka (F)Forward

EDM

246

Josef Vavra (L)Left wing

OTT

252

Martin Chabada (F)Forward

NYI

Round 9

1 pick

271

Martin Cizek (D)Defenseman

BUF

The teams that drafted them

OTTOttawa Senators2 picks, first at 16

PHXPhoenix Coyotes2 picks, first at 19

DETDetroit Red Wings2 picks, first at 58

BUFBuffalo Sabres2 picks, first at 108

WSHWashington Capitals2 picks, first at 118

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets2 picks, first at 184

FLAFlorida PanthersNo. 9

DALDallas StarsNo. 26

PITPittsburgh PenguinsNo. 35

MTLMontréal CanadiensNo. 45

LAKLos Angeles KingsNo. 66

VANVancouver CanucksNo. 83

NJDNew Jersey DevilsNo. 84

SJSSan Jose SharksNo. 86

TORToronto Maple LeafsNo. 122

BOSBoston BruinsNo. 130

CGYCalgary FlamesNo. 141

NYRNew York RangersNo. 240

EDMEdmonton OilersNo. 245

NYINew York IslandersNo. 252

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.