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2002 NHL Draft

Jonathan Ericsson in the 2002 NHL Draft

Detroit Red Wings selected Jonathan Ericsson 291st overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 9.

He was the 21st of the 21 Swedes selected that year. It was the tenth and last of the 10 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 680 games put him 20th in the class.

Overall pick
291
Round and pick
Round 9, pick 31
Drafting team
DETDetroit Red Wings
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 288–291 in the 2002 draft

  1. 288Michael HutchinsDSJS
  2. 289Sean CollinsLCOL
  3. 290Pavel FrolovFBOS
  4. 291Jonathan EricssonD680 GP · 125 PDET

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2002 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2002 class

21st
of 21 Swedes selected
92nd
of 92 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

  1. 24Alexander SteenL1018 GP · 622 PTOR
  2. 28Jonas JohanssonR1 GP · 0 PCOL
  3. 41Joakim LindströmC150 GP · 43 PCBJ
  4. 81Marcus JonasenFNYR
  5. 101Daniel FernholmDPIT
  6. 111Jonas AlmtorpCEDM
  7. 120Robin JonssonDSTL
  8. 125Johan BjorkDOTT
  9. 131Johan BerggrenDDET
  10. 149Marcus PaulssonFNYI

+ 11 more

Every Swede in the 2002 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Jonathan Ericsson made his NHL debut on February 22, 2008, 5 years and 244 days after the draft.

680
Games
27
Goals
98
Assists
125
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2002 draft

  1. 58Jiri HudlerR708 GP · 428 PDET
  2. 63Tomas FleischmannL657 GP · 335 PDET
  3. 95Valtteri FilppulaC1056 GP · 530 PDET
  4. 131Johan BerggrenDDET
  5. 166Logan KoopmansGDET
  6. 197James CuddihyCDET
  7. 229Derek MeechD144 GP · 17 PDET
  8. 260Pierre-Olivier BeaulieuDDET
  9. 262Christian SoderstromFDET
  10. 291Jonathan EricssonD680 GP · 125 PDET