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Russian players in the 2002 NHL Draft
33 Russian players were picked in the 2002 NHL Draft, two of them in the first round. Alexander Semin went first, at number 13 to the Washington Capitals. That was the third most of the 17 countries with a player picked. Three of them have played in the NHL.
33
Picked
2
In the first round
3
Have played in the NHL
Every pick, round by round
Round 1
2 picks
18
Round 2
7 picks
47
48
Alexei Shkotov (R)Right wing
49
Kiril Koltsov (D)Defenseman
50
Sergei Anshakov (L)Left wing
51
Anton Kadeykin (D)Defenseman
55
Denis Grot (D)Defenseman
56
Vladislav Evseev (L)Left wing
Round 3
1 pick
93
Alexander Kojevnikov (L)Left wing
Round 4
5 picks
98
Ivan Tkachenko (F)Forward
100
Dimitri Kazionov (C)Center
106
Ivan Koltsov (D)Defenseman
112
Yuri Artemenkov (F)Forward
126
Konstantin Baranov (F)Forward
Round 5
1 pick
146
Victor Bobrov (F)Forward
Round 6
4 picks
178
Maxim Sheviev (C)Center
180
Kirill Sidorenko (C)Center
189
Alexei Stonkus (D)Defenseman
192
Nikita Korovkin (D)Defenseman
Round 7
4 picks
200
Denis Yachmenev (L)Left wing
215
Mikhail Lyubushin (D)Defenseman
223
Ilia Krikunov (F)Forward
228
Dmitri Utkin (L)Left wing
Round 8
3 picks
233
Vasily Koshechkin (G)Goaltender
242
Igor Ignatushkin (F)Forward
258
Sergei Shemetov (F)Forward
Round 9
6 picks
263
Sergei Mozyakin (F)Forward
268
Mikhail Tyulyapkin (D)Defenseman
275
Konstantin Korneev (D)Defenseman
276
Vitali Atyushov (D)Defenseman
286
Alexei Glukhov (F)Forward
290
Pavel Frolov (F)Forward
The teams that drafted them
LAKLos Angeles Kings3 picks, first at 18
VANVancouver Canucks3 picks, first at 49
BOSBoston Bruins3 picks, first at 56
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 picks, first at 100
WSHWashington Capitals2 picks, first at 13
OTTOttawa Senators2 picks, first at 47
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets2 picks, first at 98
CGYCalgary Flames2 picks, first at 112
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 picks, first at 126
STLSt. Louis BluesNo. 48
NJDNew Jersey DevilsNo. 51
CHIChicago BlackhawksNo. 93
EDMEdmonton OilersNo. 106
BUFBuffalo SabresNo. 178
DALDallas StarsNo. 180
NYINew York IslandersNo. 189
FLAFlorida PanthersNo. 200
COLColorado AvalancheNo. 258
MINMinnesota WildNo. 268
MTLMontréal CanadiensNo. 275
The class in the NHL
The class against the other years
- 2026Ilia Morozov · 2023
- 2025Pyotr Andreyanov · 2021
- 2024Ivan Demidov · 527
- 2023Dmitriy Simashev · 619
- 2022Pavel Mintyukov · 1024
- 2021Fedor Svechkov · 1929
- 2020Yaroslav Askarov · 1124
- 2019Vasily Podkolzin · 1026
- 2018Andrei Svechnikov · 219
- 2017Klim Kostin · 3117
- 2016Mikhail Sergachev · 917
- 2015Ivan Provorov · 717
- 2014Nikita Scherbak · 2613
- 2013Valeri Nichushkin · 108
- 2012Nail Yakupov · 111
- 2011Vladislav Namestnikov · 279
- 2010Alexander Burmistrov · 88
- 2009Dmitry Kulikov · 147
- 2008Nikita Filatov · 68
- 2007Alexei Cherepanov · 179
- 2006Semyon Varlamov · 2315
- 2005Vitaly Anikeyenko · 7011
- 2004Alex Ovechkin · 119
- 2003Konstantin Glazachev · 3529
- 2002Alexander Semin · 1333
- 2001Ilya Kovalchuk · 136
- 2000Nikita Alexeev · 841
- 1999Oleg Saprykin · 1129
- 1998Dmitri Kalinin · 1821
- 1997Sergei Samsonov · 819
- 1996Andrei Zyuzin · 221
- 1995Dimitri Nabokov · 1924
- 1994Alexander Kharlamov · 1530
- 1993Viktor Kozlov · 635
- 1992Alexei Yashin · 240
- 1991Alex Kovalev · 1522
- 1990Vyacheslav Kozlov · 4513
- 1989Sergei Fedorov · 7416
- 1988Alexander Mogilny · 898
- 1987Viktor Tumineu · 1502
- 1986Vladimir Krutov · 2381
- 1985Igor Larionov · 2142
- 1984Mikhail Tatarinov · 2271
- 1983Vladislav Tretiak · 1385
- 1982Viktor Nechayev · 1323
- 1978Viacheslav Fetisov · 2011