2002 NHL Draft
Jeff Deslauriers in the 2002 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Jeff Deslauriers 31st overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the second 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 62 games put him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 31
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 28–34 in the 2002 draft
- 28Jonas JohanssonR1 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 29Hannu ToivonenG61 GP · 18 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 30Jim SlaterC584 GP · 138 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 31Jeff DeslauriersG62 GP · 23 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 32Janos VasFDALDallas Stars
- 33Lee FalardeauCNYRNew York Rangers
- 34Tobias StephanG11 GP · 1 WDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
31st
of 290 players selected
4th
of 33 goaltenders 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
Jeff Deslauriers made his NHL debut on October 17, 2008, 6 years and 117 days after the draft.
62
Games
23
Wins
3
Shutouts
.901
Save %
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