2002 NHL Draft
Alexander Semin in the 2002 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Alexander Semin 13th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 33 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 650 games put him 23rd in the class, but only 4 have scored more points than his 517.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 2002 draft
- 10Eric NystromL593 GP · 123 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 11Keith BallardD604 GP · 175 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 12Steve EmingerD488 GP · 99 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 13Alexander SeminR650 GP · 517 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 14Chris HigginsL711 GP · 333 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 15Jesse NiinimakiCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 16Jakub KlepisC66 GP · 14 POTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
1st
of 33 Russians selected
7th
of 165 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 13Alexander SeminR650 GP · 517 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 18Denis GrebeshkovD234 GP · 85 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 47Alexei KaigorodovC6 GP · 1 POTTOttawa Senators
- 48Alexei ShkotovRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 49Kiril KoltsovDVANVancouver Canucks
- 50Sergei AnshakovLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 51Anton KadeykinDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 55Denis GrotDVANVancouver Canucks
- 56Vladislav EvseevLBOSBoston Bruins
- 93Alexander KojevnikovLCHIChicago Blackhawks
+ 23 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alexander Semin made his NHL debut on October 14, 2003, 1 year and 114 days after the draft.
650
Games
239
Goals
278
Assists
517
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2002 draft
- 12Steve EmingerD488 GP · 99 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 13Alexander SeminR650 GP · 517 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 17Boyd GordonC706 GP · 161 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Maxime DaigneaultGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 77Patrick WellarDWSHWashington Capitals
- 92Derek KrestanovichCWSHWashington Capitals
- 109Jevon DesautelsLWSHWashington Capitals
- 118Petr DvorakCWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Robert GhersonGWSHWashington Capitals
- 179Marian HavelFWSHWashington Capitals
- 209Joni LindlofFWSHWashington Capitals
- 242Igor IgnatushkinFWSHWashington Capitals
- 272Patric BlomdahlFWSHWashington Capitals