Finnish players in the 2002 NHL Draft

26 Finnish players were picked in the 2002 NHL Draft, five of them in the first round. Kari Lehtonen went first, at number 2 to the Atlanta Thrashers. That was the fourth most of the 17 countries with a player picked. 11 of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

5 picks

Kari Lehtonen (G)GoaltenderNHL 2003–2017 · INACTIVE

ATL

Joni Pitkanen (D)DefensemanNHL 2003–2012 · INACTIVE

PHI

Jesse Niinimaki (C)Center

EDM

Sean Bergenheim (L)Left wingNHL 2003–2014 · INACTIVE

NYI

Hannu Toivonen (G)GoaltenderNHL 2005–2007 · INACTIVE

BOS

Round 3

2 picks

Arttu Luttinen (F)Forward

OTT

Valtteri Filppula (C)CenterNHL 2005–2020 · INACTIVE

DET

Round 4

3 picks

103

Joonas Vihko (F)Forward

ANA

107

Mikko Kalteva (D)Defenseman

COL

110

Jarkko A. Immonen (C)Center

DAL

Round 5

2 picks

133

Lasse Pirjeta (L)Left wingNHL 2002–2005 · INACTIVE

CBJ

134

Topi Jaakola (D)Defenseman

FLA

Round 6

5 picks

174

Karri Akkanen (F)Forward

TBL

181

Mikko Luoma (D)DefensemanNHL 2003 · INACTIVE

EDM

188

Kevin Kantee (D)Defenseman

CHI

194

Kim Hirschovits (C)Center

NYR

196

Mikael Vuorio (G)Goaltender

FLA

Round 7

3 picks

209

Joni Lindlof (F)Forward

WSH

213

Fredrik Norrena (G)GoaltenderNHL 2006–2008 · INACTIVE

TBL

218

Ilkka Pikkarainen (R)Right wingNHL 2009 · INACTIVE

NJD

Round 8

6 picks

238

Jyri Marttinen (D)Defenseman

CGY

243

Tuomas Mikkonen (F)Forward

DAL

248

Tuukka Pulliainen (F)Forward

LAK

253

Tom Koivisto (D)DefensemanNHL 2002 · INACTIVE

STL

254

Jarkko Immonen (C)CenterNHL 2005–2006 · INACTIVE

TOR

257

Pauli Levokari (D)Defenseman

ATL

The teams that drafted them

ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 picks, first at 2

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 picks, first at 15

DALDallas Stars2 picks, first at 110

FLAFlorida Panthers2 picks, first at 134

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 picks, first at 174

PHIPhiladelphia FlyersNo. 4

NYINew York IslandersNo. 22

BOSBoston BruinsNo. 29

OTTOttawa SenatorsNo. 75

DETDetroit Red WingsNo. 95

ANAAnaheim DucksNo. 103

COLColorado AvalancheNo. 107

CBJColumbus Blue JacketsNo. 133

CHIChicago BlackhawksNo. 188

NYRNew York RangersNo. 194

WSHWashington CapitalsNo. 209

NJDNew Jersey DevilsNo. 218

CGYCalgary FlamesNo. 238

LAKLos Angeles KingsNo. 248

STLSt. Louis BluesNo. 253

TORToronto Maple LeafsNo. 254

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.