2002 NHL Draft
Staffan Kronwall in the 2002 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Staffan Kronwall 285th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 9.
He was the 20th of the 21 Swedes selected that year. It was the ninth and last 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. His 66 games put him 67th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 285
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 25
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 282–288 in the 2002 draft
- 282Adam BurishR378 GP · 60 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 283Per BraxenholmDNYINew York Islanders
- 284Ryan MacMurchyRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 285Staffan KronwallD66 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 286Alexei GlukhovFTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 287John ToffeyCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 288Michael HutchinsDSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
20th
of 21 Swedes selected
90th
of 92 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 24Alexander SteenL1018 GP · 622 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 28Jonas JohanssonR1 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 41Joakim LindströmC150 GP · 43 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 81Marcus JonasenFNYRNew York Rangers
- 101Daniel FernholmDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 111Jonas AlmtorpCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 120Robin JonssonDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 125Johan BjorkDOTTOttawa Senators
- 131Johan BerggrenDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 149Marcus PaulssonFNYINew York Islanders
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Staffan Kronwall made his NHL debut on October 29, 2005, 3 years and 128 days after the draft.
66
Games
1
Goals
3
Assists
4
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