2002 NHL Draft
Matt Stajan in the 2002 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Matt Stajan 57th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 9 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 6 of them have played more games than his 1003, and only 9 have scored more points than his 413.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 27
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 2002 draft
- 54Duncan KeithD1256 GP · 646 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 55Denis GrotDVANVancouver Canucks
- 56Vladislav EvseevLBOSBoston Bruins
- 57Matt StajanC1003 GP · 413 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 58Jiri HudlerR708 GP · 428 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 59Maxime DaigneaultGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 60Adam HenrichLTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
57th
of 290 players selected
33rd
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
Matt Stajan made his NHL debut on April 5, 2003, 287 days after the draft.
1003
Games
146
Goals
267
Assists
413
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 2002 draft
- 24Alexander SteenL1018 GP · 622 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 57Matt StajanC1003 GP · 413 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 74Todd FordGNo NHL gamesTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 88Dominic D'AmourDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 122David TuronDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 191Ian WhiteD503 GP · 179 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 222Scott MayFTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 254Jarkko ImmonenC20 GP · 8 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 285Staffan KronwallD66 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs