2002 NHL Draft
Tobias Stephan in the 2002 NHL Draft
Dallas Stars selected Tobias Stephan 34th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 5 Swiss players selected that year. It was the third of the 12 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 11 games put him 92nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 34
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 4
- Drafting team
- DALDallas Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 31–37 in the 2002 draft
- 31Jeff DeslauriersG62 GP · 23 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 32Janos VasFDALDallas Stars
- 33Lee FalardeauCNYRNew York Rangers
- 34Tobias StephanG11 GP · 1 WDALDallas Stars
- 35Ondrej NemecDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 36Jarret StollC872 GP · 388 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 37Tim BrentC207 GP · 48 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 34Tobias StephanG11 GP · 1 WDALDallas Stars
- 142Emanuel PeterCCGYCalgary Flames
- 160Daniel ManzatoGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 202Patrik BartschiFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 277Thomas NussliFVANVancouver Canucks
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tobias Stephan made his NHL debut on October 13, 2007, 5 years and 113 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Dallas Stars picks in the 2002 draft
- 26Martin VagnerDDALDallas Stars
- 32Janos VasFDALDallas Stars
- 34Tobias StephanG11 GP · 1 WDALDallas Stars
- 42Marius HoltetFDALDallas Stars
- 43Trevor DaleyD1058 GP · 309 PDALDallas Stars
- 78Geoff WaughDDALDallas Stars
- 110Jarkko A. ImmonenCDALDallas Stars
- 147David BararukFDALDallas Stars
- 180Kirill SidorenkoCDALDallas Stars
- 210Bryan HammDDALDallas Stars
- 243Tuomas MikkonenFDALDallas Stars
- 273Ned HavernLDALDallas Stars