2002 NHL Draft
Dwight Helminen in the 2002 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Dwight Helminen 244th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 8.
It was the twelfth of the 14 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 27 games put him 83rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 244
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 15
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 241–247 in the 2002 draft
- 241Dennis WidemanD815 GP · 387 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 242Igor IgnatushkinFWSHWashington Capitals
- 243Tuomas MikkonenFDALDallas Stars
- 244Dwight HelminenC27 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 245Tomas MickaFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 246Josef VavraLOTTOttawa Senators
- 247Matt ViolinGVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
243rd
of 290 players selected
138th
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
Dwight Helminen made his NHL debut on October 28, 2008, 6 years and 127 days after the draft.
27
Games
2
Goals
1
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2002 draft
- 15Jesse NiinimakiCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 31Jeff DeslauriersG62 GP · 23 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 36Jarret StollC872 GP · 388 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 44Matt GreeneD615 GP · 80 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 79Brock RadunskeLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Ivan KoltsovDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 111Jonas AlmtorpCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 123Invalid pickEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 148Glenn FisherGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 181Mikko LuomaD3 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 205Jean-Francois DufortLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 211Patrick MurphyLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 244Dwight HelminenC27 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 245Tomas MickaFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 274Fredrik JohanssonCEDMEdmonton Oilers