2002 NHL Draft
Joffrey Lupul in the 2002 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Joffrey Lupul 7th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 701 games put him 18th in the class, but only 8 have scored more points than his 420.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 2002 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
7th
of 290 players selected
3rd
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
Joffrey Lupul made his NHL debut on October 8, 2003, 1 year and 108 days after the draft.
701
Games
205
Goals
215
Assists
420
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 2002 draft
- 7Joffrey LupulL701 GP · 420 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 37Tim BrentC207 GP · 48 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 71Brian LeeDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 103Joonas VihkoFANAAnaheim Ducks
- 140George DavisRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 173Luke FritshawDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 261Francois CaronDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 267Chris PetrowDANAAnaheim Ducks