2002 NHL Draft
Jason Ryznar in the 2002 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Jason Ryznar 64th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 3.
It was the third 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 8 games put him 96th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 64
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 1
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 61–67 in the 2002 draft
- 61Johnny BoychukD725 GP · 206 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 62Andrei MikhnovFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 63Tomas FleischmannL657 GP · 335 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 64Jason RyznarL8 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 65Ole-Kristian TollefsenD163 GP · 12 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 66Petr KankoR10 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 67Gregory CampbellC803 GP · 187 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
64th
of 290 players selected
38th
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
Jason Ryznar made his NHL debut on January 24, 2006, 3 years and 216 days after the draft.
8
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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