2002 NHL Draft
Johnny Boychuk in the 2002 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Johnny Boychuk 61st overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 725 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 61
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 31
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 58–64 in the 2002 draft
- 58Jiri HudlerR708 GP · 428 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 59Maxime DaigneaultGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 60Adam HenrichLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 61Johnny BoychukD725 GP · 206 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 62Andrei MikhnovFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 63Tomas FleischmannL657 GP · 335 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 64Jason RyznarL8 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
61st
of 290 players selected
18th
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
Johnny Boychuk made his NHL debut on January 5, 2008, 5 years and 197 days after the draft.
725
Games
54
Goals
152
Assists
206
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2002 draft
- 28Jonas JohanssonR1 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 61Johnny BoychukD725 GP · 206 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 94Eric LundbergDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 107Mikko KaltevaDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 129Tom GilbertD655 GP · 223 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 164Tyler WeimanG1 GP · 0 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 195Taylor ChristieDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 227Ryan SteevesFCOLColorado Avalanche
- 258Sergei ShemetovFCOLColorado Avalanche
- 289Sean CollinsLCOLColorado Avalanche