2002 NHL Draft
DJ King in the 2002 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected DJ King 190th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth of the 9 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 118 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 190
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 24
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 187–193 in the 2002 draft
- 187Eric JohanssonCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 188Kevin KanteeDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 189Alexei StonkusDNYINew York Islanders
- 190DJ KingL118 GP · 11 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 191Ian WhiteD503 GP · 179 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 192Nikita KorovkinDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 193Joey MorminaD1 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
189th
of 290 players selected
106th
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
DJ King made his NHL debut on October 5, 2006, 4 years and 104 days after the draft.
118
Games
4
Goals
7
Assists
11
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 2002 draft
- 48Alexei ShkotovRSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 62Andrei MikhnovFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 89Tomas TroligaFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 120Robin JonssonDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 165Justin MaiserFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 190DJ KingL118 GP · 11 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 221Jonas JohnsonCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 253Tom KoivistoD22 GP · 6 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 284Ryan MacMurchyRSTLSt. Louis Blues