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2002 NHL Draft

Kris Newbury in the 2002 NHL Draft

San Jose Sharks selected Kris Newbury 139th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 5.

It was the fourth of the 7 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 76 games put him 64th in the class.

Overall pick
139
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 8
Drafting team
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 136–142 in the 2002 draft

  1. 136Andrew SertichLPIT
  2. 137Cam PaddockC16 GP · 3 PPIT
  3. 138Patrick JarrettCNSH
  4. 139Kris NewburyC76 GP · 10 PSJS
  5. 140George DavisRANA
  6. 141Jiri CetkovskyCCGY
  7. 142Emanuel PeterCCGY

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

138th
of 290 players selected
81st
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

  1. 1Rick NashL1060 GP · 805 PCBJ
  2. 2Kari LehtonenG648 GP · 310 WATL
  3. 3Jay BouwmeesterD1240 GP · 424 PFLA
  4. 4Joni PitkanenD535 GP · 282 PPHI
  5. 5Ryan WhitneyD481 GP · 259 PPIT
  6. 6Scottie UpshallR759 GP · 284 PNSH
  7. 7Joffrey LupulL701 GP · 420 PANA
  8. 8Pierre-Marc BouchardC593 GP · 356 PMIN
  9. 9Petr TaticekC3 GP · 0 PFLA
  10. 10Eric NystromL593 GP · 123 PCGY

+ 280 more

The 2002 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Kris Newbury made his NHL debut on December 23, 2006, 4 years and 183 days after the draft.

76
Games
4
Goals
6
Assists
10
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

San Jose Sharks picks in the 2002 draft

  1. 27Mike MorrisRSJS
  2. 52Dan SpangDSJS
  3. 86Jonas FiedlerRSJS
  4. 139Kris NewburyC76 GP · 10 PSJS
  5. 163Tom WalshDSJS
  6. 217Tim ConboyD59 GP · 6 PSJS
  7. 288Michael HutchinsDSJS