2002 NHL Draft

Frans Nielsen in the 2002 NHL Draft

New York Islanders selected Frans Nielsen 87th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 3.

It was the second of the 7 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 925, and only 5 have scored more points than his 473.

Overall pick: 87
Round and pick: Round 3, pick 24
Drafting team: NYINew York Islanders
Date: June 22, 2002
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 84–90 in the 2002 draft

84Marek ChvatalDNJDNew Jersey Devils
85Ahren NittelLNJDNew Jersey Devils
86Jonas FiedlerRSJSSan Jose Sharks
87Frans NielsenC925 GP · 473 PNYINew York Islanders
88Dominic D'AmourDTORToronto Maple Leafs
89Tomas TroligaFSTLSt. Louis Blues
90Matthew LombardiC536 GP · 262 PCGYCalgary Flames

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2002 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2002 class

1st

of 1 Danes selected

49th

of 165 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

Every pick from Denmark in the 2002 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Frans Nielsen made his NHL debut on January 6, 2007, 4 years and 198 days after the draft.

925

Games

167

Goals

306

Assists

473

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New York Islanders picks in the 2002 draft

22Sean BergenheimL506 GP · 180 PNYINew York Islanders
87Frans NielsenC925 GP · 473 PNYINew York Islanders
149Marcus PaulssonFNYINew York Islanders
189Alexei StonkusDNYINew York Islanders
220Brad ToppingGNYINew York Islanders
252Martin ChabadaFNYINew York Islanders
283Per BraxenholmDNYINew York Islanders