2002 NHL Draft
Ilkka Pikkarainen in the 2002 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Ilkka Pikkarainen 218th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 7.
He was the 20th of the 26 Finns selected that year. It was the ninth of the 11 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 31 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 218
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 21
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 215–221 in the 2002 draft
- 215Mikhail LyubushinDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 216Ladislav KoubaLPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 217Tim ConboyD59 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 218Ilkka PikkarainenR31 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 219Tyson KellermanGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 220Brad ToppingGNYINew York Islanders
- 221Jonas JohnsonCSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
20th
of 26 Finns selected
121st
of 165 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 2Kari LehtonenG648 GP · 310 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 4Joni PitkanenD535 GP · 282 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 15Jesse NiinimakiCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 22Sean BergenheimL506 GP · 180 PNYINew York Islanders
- 29Hannu ToivonenG61 GP · 18 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 75Arttu LuttinenFOTTOttawa Senators
- 95Valtteri FilppulaC1056 GP · 530 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 103Joonas VihkoFANAAnaheim Ducks
- 107Mikko KaltevaDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 110Jarkko A. ImmonenCDALDallas Stars
+ 16 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ilkka Pikkarainen made his NHL debut on October 5, 2009, 7 years and 104 days after the draft.
31
Games
1
Goals
3
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 2002 draft
- 51Anton KadeykinDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 53Barry TallacksonR20 GP · 2 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 64Jason RyznarL8 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 84Marek ChvatalDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Ahren NittelLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 117Cam JanssenR336 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 154Krisjanis RedlihsDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 187Eric JohanssonCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 218Ilkka PikkarainenR31 GP · 4 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 250Dan GloverDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 281Bill KinkelLNJDNew Jersey Devils