2002 NHL Draft
Sean Bergenheim in the 2002 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Sean Bergenheim 22nd overall in the 2002 NHL Draft.
He was the fourth of the 26 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 7 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 506 games put him 34th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 22
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 2002 draft
- 19Jakub KoreisCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 20Daniel PailleL582 GP · 172 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 21Anton BabchukD289 GP · 107 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 22Sean BergenheimL506 GP · 180 PNYINew York Islanders
- 23Ben EagerL407 GP · 85 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 24Alexander SteenL1018 GP · 622 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 25Cam WardG701 GP · 334 WCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
4th
of 26 Finns selected
14th
of 165 forwards 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
Sean Bergenheim made his NHL debut on October 9, 2003, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
506
Games
96
Goals
84
Assists
180
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 2002 draft
- 22Sean BergenheimL506 GP · 180 PNYINew York Islanders
- 87Frans NielsenC925 GP · 473 PNYINew York Islanders
- 149Marcus PaulssonFNYINew York Islanders
- 189Alexei StonkusDNYINew York Islanders
- 220Brad ToppingGNYINew York Islanders
- 252Martin ChabadaFNYINew York Islanders
- 283Per BraxenholmDNYINew York Islanders