2002 NHL Entry Draft
The NHL Entry Draft in 2002, the annual talent contraction of the National Hockey League, held on 22 and 23 June 2002 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada in the Province of Ontario instead.
There were 291 players pulled in nine rounds. Somewhat surprised were the experts, has been considered as Jay Bouwmeester but not Rick Nash in the first draft. The Columbus Blue Jackets had exchanged their Draft law in third place against the election laws of the Florida Panthers to choose Nash can. The Panthers were able Bouwmeester still draw as the third player. In general, the draft vintage is classified as one of the less talented.