2002 NHL Draft
Adam Burish in the 2002 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Adam Burish 282nd overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 9.
It was the ninth and last of the 9 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 378 games put him 41st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 282
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 22
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 279–285 in the 2002 draft
- 279Connor JamesL16 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 280Russell SpenceCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 281Bill KinkelLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 282Adam BurishR378 GP · 60 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 283Per BraxenholmDNYINew York Islanders
- 284Ryan MacMurchyRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 285Staffan KronwallD66 GP · 4 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
281st
of 290 players selected
160th
of 165 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rick NashL1060 GP · 805 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 2Kari LehtonenG648 GP · 310 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 3Jay BouwmeesterD1240 GP · 424 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 4Joni PitkanenD535 GP · 282 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 5Ryan WhitneyD481 GP · 259 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 6Scottie UpshallR759 GP · 284 PNSHNashville Predators
- 7Joffrey LupulL701 GP · 420 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 8Pierre-Marc BouchardC593 GP · 356 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 9Petr TaticekC3 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 10Eric NystromL593 GP · 123 PCGYCalgary Flames
+ 280 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Adam Burish made his NHL debut on October 14, 2006, 4 years and 113 days after the draft.
378
Games
27
Goals
33
Assists
60
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2002 draft
- 21Anton BabchukD289 GP · 107 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 54Duncan KeithD1256 GP · 646 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 93Alexander KojevnikovLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 128Matt EllisonR43 GP · 14 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 156James WisniewskiD552 GP · 274 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 188Kevin KanteeDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 219Tyson KellermanGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 251Jason KostadineRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 282Adam BurishR378 GP · 60 PCHIChicago Blackhawks