2002 NHL Draft
Tom Gilbert in the 2002 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Tom Gilbert 129th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 33rd pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 655 games put him 22nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 129
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 33
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 126–132 in the 2002 draft
- 126Konstantin BaranovFPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 127Nate GueninD205 GP · 28 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 128Matt EllisonR43 GP · 14 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 129Tom GilbertD655 GP · 223 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 130Jan KubistaRBOSBoston Bruins
- 131Johan BerggrenDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 132John ZeilerR90 GP · 5 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
128th
of 290 players selected
42nd
of 92 defensemen 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
Tom Gilbert made his NHL debut on January 10, 2007, 4 years and 201 days after the draft.
655
Games
45
Goals
178
Assists
223
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2002 draft
- 28Jonas JohanssonR1 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 61Johnny BoychukD725 GP · 206 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 94Eric LundbergDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 107Mikko KaltevaDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 129Tom GilbertD655 GP · 223 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 164Tyler WeimanG1 GP · 0 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 195Taylor ChristieDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 227Ryan SteevesFCOLColorado Avalanche
- 258Sergei ShemetovFCOLColorado Avalanche
- 289Sean CollinsLCOLColorado Avalanche