2002 NHL Draft
Pierre-Marc Bouchard in the 2002 NHL Draft
Minnesota Wild selected Pierre-Marc Bouchard 8th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Minnesota Wild made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 593 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- MINMinnesota Wild
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2002 draft
- 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
- 11Keith BallardD604 GP · 175 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
8th
of 290 players selected
4th
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
Pierre-Marc Bouchard made his NHL debut on October 11, 2002, 111 days after the draft.
593
Games
110
Goals
246
Assists
356
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Minnesota Wild picks in the 2002 draft
- 8Pierre-Marc BouchardC593 GP · 356 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 38Josh HardingG151 GP · 60 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 72Michael EricksonRMINMinnesota Wild
- 73Barry BrustG11 GP · 2 WMINMinnesota Wild
- 155Armands BerzinsCMINMinnesota Wild
- 175Matt FoyR56 GP · 13 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 204Niklas EckerblomCMINMinnesota Wild
- 237Christoph BrandnerL35 GP · 9 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 268Mikhail TyulyapkinDMINMinnesota Wild
- 269Mika HannulaFMINMinnesota Wild