2002 NHL Draft
Anton Babchuk in the 2002 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Anton Babchuk 21st overall in the 2002 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 2 Ukrainians selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 289 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 2002 draft
- 18Denis GrebeshkovD234 GP · 85 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 19Jakub KoreisCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 20Daniel PailleL582 GP · 172 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 21Anton BabchukD289 GP · 107 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 22Sean BergenheimL506 GP · 180 PNYINew York Islanders
- 23Ben EagerL407 GP · 85 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 24Alexander SteenL1018 GP · 622 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
1st
of 2 Ukrainians selected
7th
of 92 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Ukrainians selected
- 21Anton BabchukD289 GP · 107 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 62Andrei MikhnovFSTLSt. Louis Blues
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Anton Babchuk made his NHL debut on January 8, 2004, 1 year and 200 days after the draft.
289
Games
36
Goals
71
Assists
107
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2002 draft
- 21Anton BabchukD289 GP · 107 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 54Duncan KeithD1256 GP · 646 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 93Alexander KojevnikovLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 128Matt EllisonR43 GP · 14 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 156James WisniewskiD552 GP · 274 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 188Kevin KanteeDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 219Tyson KellermanGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 251Jason KostadineRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 282Adam BurishR378 GP · 60 PCHIChicago Blackhawks