2002 NHL Draft
Joey Crabb in the 2002 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Joey Crabb 226th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 29th pick of round 7.
It was the seventh of the 9 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 179 games put him 52nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 226
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 29
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 223–229 in the 2002 draft
- 223Ilia KrikunovFVANVancouver Canucks
- 224Adam TaylorCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 225Steven GoertzenR68 GP · 4 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 226Joey CrabbR179 GP · 53 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 227Ryan SteevesFCOLColorado Avalanche
- 228Dmitri UtkinLBOSBoston Bruins
- 229Derek MeechD144 GP · 17 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
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
Joey Crabb made his NHL debut on November 28, 2008, 6 years and 158 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2002 draft
- 33Lee FalardeauCNYRNew York Rangers
- 81Marcus JonasenFNYRNew York Rangers
- 127Nate GueninD205 GP · 28 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 143Mike WalshLNYRNew York Rangers
- 177Jake TaylorDNYRNew York Rangers
- 194Kim HirschovitsCNYRNew York Rangers
- 226Joey CrabbR179 GP · 53 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 240Petr PruchaR346 GP · 146 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 270Rob FlynnRNYRNew York Rangers