2002 NHL Entry Draft
The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was the 40th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 22 and 23, 2002 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Two hundred and ninety-one players were drafted in total: 35 from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL); 23 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL); 43 from the Western Hockey League (WHL); 41 from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hockey conferences; six from U.S. high schools and 110 from outside North America. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Duncan Keith, who played his last NHL game in the 2021–22 NHL season. Final central scouting rankings

Skaters

Goaltenders

Selections by round

Round one

  St. Louis' first-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 13, 2001 that sent Keith Tkachuk to St. Louis in exchange for Michal Handzuš, Ladislav Nagy, the rights to Jeff Taffe and a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft or 2002 Entry Draft. The first-round pick option became a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft after St. Louis loss it's first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft to New Jersey as penalty for Scott Stevens tampering. Round two

Round three

  Los Angeles' third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on February 15, 2001 that sent Felix Potvin to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick. Round four

  Minnesota's re-acquired fourth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Cliff Ronning to Minnesota in exchange for this pick. Dallas fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent Brad Lukowich, a third-round and ninth-round picks in the 2001 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for Aaron Gavey, Pavel Patera, an eighth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick. Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 12, 2000 that sent Manny Fernandez and Brad Lukowich to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick. Round five

  Carolina's fifth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 1, 2001 that sent Scott Pellerin to Carolina in exchange for Askhat Rakhmatullin, a third-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and a conditional pick in the 2002 Entry Draft (this pick). Conditions of this draft pick are unknown. The Islasnders' fifth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on January 3, 2001 that sent Jason Blake to the Islanders in exchange for this pick. St. Louis' fifth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on February 9, 2001 that sent Scott Mellanby to St. Louis in exchange for David Morisset and this pick. Round six

Round seven

Round eight

  Carolina's acquired eighth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for a sixth, eighth (# 255 overall), ninth-round picks in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick. Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 31, 2000 that sent Paul Ranheim to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick. Round nine

  Columbus' ninth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick. Draftees based on nationality

See also
 2002–03 NHL season
 List of NHL first overall draft choices
 List of NHL players

References

External links 
 prosportstransactions.com: 2002 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions
 USAToday.com: Trades involving 2002 NHL Entry Draft picks
 2002 NHL Draft list and stats at Hockey-Reference
 2002 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Draft
National Hockey League Entry Draft
2002 in Toronto
June 2002 sports events in Canada