The 2002 NHL Entry Draft Results - 1st Round
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Team
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Player Name
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Our Grade For This Pick
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1
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Rick Nash
Left Wing
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A+
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2
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Kari Lehtonen
Goaltender
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C
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3
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Jay Bouwmeester
Defenseman
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B+
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4
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Joni Pitkanen
Defenseman
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C
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5
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Ryan Whitney
Defenseman
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C
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6
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Scottie Upshall
Right Wing
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C-
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7
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Joffrey Lupul
Left Wing
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C
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8
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Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Center
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C-
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9
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Petr Taticek
Center
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F
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10
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Eric Nystrom
Left Wing
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C-
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11
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Keith Ballard
Center
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C+
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12
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Steve Eminger
Right Wing
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C
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13
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Alexander Semin
Right Wing
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A
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14
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Chris Higgins
Left Wing
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C
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15
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Jesse Niinimaki
Center
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F
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16
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Jakub Klepis
Center
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F
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17
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Boyd Gordon
Right Wing
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C
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18
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Denis Grebeshkov
Defenseman
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C
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19
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Jakub Koreis
Center
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F
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20
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Daniel Paille
Left Wing
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C-
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21
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Anton Babchuk
Defenseman
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D-
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22
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Sean Bergenheim
Left Wing
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D+
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23
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Ben Eager
Left Wing
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C-
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24
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Alexander Steen
Center
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C
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25
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Cam Ward
Goaltender
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B+
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26
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Martin Vagner
Defenseman
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F
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27
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Mike Morris
Center
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F
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28
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Jonas Johansson
Right Wing
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F
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29
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Hannu Toivonen
Goaltender
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F
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30
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Jim Slater
Center
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C-
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Notable Picks Outside 1st Round
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54
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Duncan Keith
Defenseman
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2nd Round
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129
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Tom Gilbert
Center
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4th Round
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191
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Ian White
Defenseman
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6th Round
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