NHL Draft · first round
2002 NHL Draft: the first round
Rick Nash went first overall to Columbus Blue Jackets. Every first-round pick of 2002, with where each player was drafted from.
First-round picks29
First overallRick NashColumbus Blue Jackets · LW
Countries7CAN 11 · USA 6 · FIN 5
Most fromEurope and elsewhere13 of 29 picks
29 picks
Team codes are the franchise that made the pick, as it was named then. Names link to player pages for players in our tables.
PickTeamPlayer
19PHXJakub KoreisC · Plzen · Cze
