2002 NHL Draft
Mikko Luoma in the 2002 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Mikko Luoma 181st overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 6.
He was the 14th of the 26 Finns selected that year. It was the ninth of the 14 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 99th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 181
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 15
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 26 years
The picks around it
Picks 178–184 in the 2002 draft
- 178Maxim ShevievCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 179Marian HavelFWSHWashington Capitals
- 180Kirill SidorenkoCDALDallas Stars
- 181Mikko LuomaD3 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 182Andre DeveauxC31 GP · 2 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 183Paul RangerD323 GP · 106 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 184Jaroslav BalastikL74 GP · 24 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
14th
of 26 Finns selected
55th
of 92 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 2Kari LehtonenG648 GP · 310 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 4Joni PitkanenD535 GP · 282 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 15Jesse NiinimakiCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Sean BergenheimL506 GP · 180 PNYINew York Islanders
- 29Hannu ToivonenG61 GP · 18 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 75Arttu LuttinenFOTTOttawa Senators
- 95Valtteri FilppulaC1056 GP · 530 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 103Joonas VihkoFANAAnaheim Ducks
- 107Mikko KaltevaDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 110Jarkko A. ImmonenCDALDallas Stars
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mikko Luoma made his NHL debut on December 30, 2003, 1 year and 190 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 2002 draft
- 15Jesse NiinimakiCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 31Jeff DeslauriersG62 GP · 23 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 36Jarret StollC872 GP · 388 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 44Matt GreeneD615 GP · 80 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 79Brock RadunskeLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 106Ivan KoltsovDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 111Jonas AlmtorpCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 123Invalid pickEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 148Glenn FisherGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 181Mikko LuomaD3 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 205Jean-Francois DufortLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 211Patrick MurphyLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 244Dwight HelminenC27 GP · 3 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 245Tomas MickaFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 274Fredrik JohanssonCEDMEdmonton Oilers