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American players in the 2002 NHL Draft
59 American players were picked in the 2002 NHL Draft, six of them in the first round. Ryan Whitney went first, at number 5 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. That was the second most of the 17 countries with a player picked. 22 of them have played in the NHL.
59
Picked
6
In the first round
22
Have played in the NHL
Every pick, round by round
Round 1
6 picks
10
11
14
27
Mike Morris (R)Right wing
30
Round 2
6 picks
33
Lee Falardeau (C)Center
39
Brian McConnell (C)Center
40
44
52
Dan Spang (D)Defenseman
53
Round 3
9 picks
64
Jason Ryznar (L)Left wing
70
71
Brian Lee (D)Defenseman
72
Michael Erickson (R)Right wing
80
82
John Adams (D)Defenseman
91
Jesse Lane (D)Defenseman
94
Eric Lundberg (D)Defenseman
96
Jeff Genovy (C)Center
Round 4
6 picks
114
John Laliberte (R)Right wing
116
117
121
Marty Magers (G)Goaltender
127
129
Round 5
8 picks
132
135
Joseph Pearce (G)Goaltender
136
Andrew Sertich (L)Left wing
143
Mike Walsh (L)Left wing
156
161
Dov Grumet-Morris (G)Goaltender
163
Tom Walsh (D)Defenseman
165
Justin Maiser (F)Forward
Round 6
6 picks
170
P.J. Atherton (D)Defenseman
171
Robert Goepfert (G)Goaltender
172
177
Jake Taylor (D)Defenseman
185
Ryan Murphy (R)Right wing
186
Jeff Pietrasiak (G)Goaltender
Round 7
4 picks
199
211
Patrick Murphy (L)Left wing
217
226
Round 8
5 picks
232
Peter Hafner (D)Defenseman
239
Ryan Lannon (D)Defenseman
244
249
Marcus Smith (D)Defenseman
251
Jason Kostadine (R)Right wing
Round 9
9 picks
265
Dwight Labrosse (G)Goaltender
270
Rob Flynn (R)Right wing
273
Ned Havern (L)Left wing
278
Matt Gens (D)Defenseman
281
Bill Kinkel (L)Left wing
282
287
John Toffey (C)Center
288
Michael Hutchins (D)Defenseman
289
Sean Collins (L)Left wing
The teams that drafted them
NYRNew York Rangers6 picks, first at 33
PITPittsburgh Penguins5 picks, first at 5
SJSSan Jose Sharks5 picks, first at 27
PHXPhoenix Coyotes5 picks, first at 70
NJDNew Jersey Devils4 picks, first at 53
BUFBuffalo Sabres3 picks, first at 11
EDMEdmonton Oilers3 picks, first at 44
COLColorado Avalanche3 picks, first at 94
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 picks, first at 135
CHIChicago Blackhawks3 picks, first at 156
CGYCalgary Flames2 picks, first at 10
ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 picks, first at 30
FLAFlorida Panthers2 picks, first at 40
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets2 picks, first at 96
VANVancouver Canucks2 picks, first at 114
MTLMontréal CanadiensNo. 14
ANAAnaheim DucksNo. 71
MINMinnesota WildNo. 72
CARCarolina HurricanesNo. 91
PHIPhiladelphia FlyersNo. 161
STLSt. Louis BluesNo. 165
NSHNashville PredatorsNo. 172
LAKLos Angeles KingsNo. 185
DALDallas StarsNo. 273
The class in the NHL
The class against the other years
- 2026Chase Reid · 757
- 2025James Hagens · 752
- 2024Zeev Buium · 1239
- 2023Will Smith · 448
- 2022Logan Cooley · 349
- 2021Matty Beniers · 250
- 2020Jake Sanderson · 552
- 2019Jack Hughes · 158
- 2018Brady Tkachuk · 454
- 2017Casey Mittelstadt · 850
- 2016Auston Matthews · 154
- 2015Jack Eichel · 255
- 2014Dylan Larkin · 1566
- 2013Seth Jones · 456
- 2012Alex Galchenyuk · 353
- 2011Sean Couturier · 864
- 2010Jack Campbell · 1158
- 2009Nick Leddy · 1655
- 2008Zach Bogosian · 346
- 2007Patrick Kane · 164
- 2006Erik Johnson · 160
- 2005Bobby Ryan · 262
- 2004Blake Wheeler · 564
- 2003Ryan Suter · 759
- 2002Ryan Whitney · 559
- 2001Mike Komisarek · 742
- 2000Rick DiPietro · 154
- 1999Tim Connolly · 550
- 1998David Legwand · 240
- 1997Paul Mara · 738
- 1996Erik Rasmussen · 731
- 1995Bryan Berard · 117
- 1994Jason Bonsignore · 448
- 1993Landon Wilson · 1956
- 1992Ryan Sittler · 739
- 1991Scott Lachance · 467
- 1990Derian Hatcher · 872
- 1989Bill Guerin · 576
- 1988Mike Modano · 182
- 1987John LeClair · 3398
- 1986Jimmy Carson · 266
- 1985Craig Wolanin · 366
- 1984Eddie Olczyk · 361
- 1983Brian Lawton · 160
- 1982Phil Housley · 662
- 1981Bobby Carpenter · 337
- 1980Rik Wilson · 1235
- 1979Mike Ramsey · 1110
- 1978Curt Fraser · 2247
- 1977Jere Gillis · 437
- 1976Reed Larson · 2223
- 1975Peter Scamurra · 1944
- 1974Lee Fogolin Jr. · 1137
- 1973Ron Serafini · 5013