40th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players
2002 NHL Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)
June 22–23, 2002
Location
Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Overview
First selection
Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets)
← 2001
2003 →
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 season.
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Rick Nash