2002 NHL Draft
Joe Callahan in the 2002 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Joe Callahan 70th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 11 picks Phoenix Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 46 games put him 75th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 70
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 7
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 67–73 in the 2002 draft
- 67Gregory CampbellC803 GP · 187 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 68Brett SkinnerD11 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 69Erik ChristensenC387 GP · 163 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 70Joe CallahanD46 GP · 4 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 71Brian LeeDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 72Michael EricksonRMINMinnesota Wild
- 73Barry BrustG11 GP · 2 WMINMinnesota Wild
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
70th
of 290 players selected
21st
of 92 defensemen 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
Joe Callahan made his NHL debut on December 9, 2008, 6 years and 170 days after the draft.
46
Games
0
Goals
4
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Phoenix Coyotes picks in the 2002 draft
- 19Jakub KoreisCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 23Ben EagerL407 GP · 85 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 46David LeneveuG22 GP · 5 WPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 70Joe CallahanD46 GP · 4 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 80Matt JonesD106 GP · 11 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 97Lance MonychRPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 132John ZeilerR90 GP · 5 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 186Jeff PietrasiakGPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 216Ladislav KoubaLPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 249Marcus SmithDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 280Russell SpenceCPHXPhoenix Coyotes