2002 NHL Draft
Connor James in the 2002 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Connor James 279th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 9.
It was the eleventh and last of the 11 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 16 games put him 89th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 279
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 19
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 276–282 in the 2002 draft
- 276Vitali AtyushovDOTTOttawa Senators
- 277Thomas NussliFVANVancouver Canucks
- 278Matt GensDVANVancouver Canucks
- 279Connor JamesL16 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 280Russell SpenceCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 281Bill KinkelLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 282Adam BurishR378 GP · 60 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
278th
of 290 players selected
157th
of 165 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rick NashL1060 GP · 805 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 2Kari LehtonenG648 GP · 310 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 3Jay BouwmeesterD1240 GP · 424 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Joni PitkanenD535 GP · 282 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Ryan WhitneyD481 GP · 259 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 6Scottie UpshallR759 GP · 284 PNSHNashville Predators
- 7Joffrey LupulL701 GP · 420 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 8Pierre-Marc BouchardC593 GP · 356 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 9Petr TaticekC3 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 10Eric NystromL593 GP · 123 PCGYCalgary Flames
+ 280 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Connor James made his NHL debut on January 7, 2006, 3 years and 198 days after the draft.
16
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 2002 draft
- 18Denis GrebeshkovD234 GP · 85 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 50Sergei AnshakovLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 66Petr KankoR10 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 104Aaron RomeD226 GP · 28 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 115Mark RooneemLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 152Greg HogeboomRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 157Joel AndresenDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 185Ryan MurphyRLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 215Mikhail LyubushinDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 248Tuukka PulliainenFLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 279Connor JamesL16 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings