2002 NHL Draft
Jonathan Ericsson in the 2002 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Jonathan Ericsson 291st overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 9.
He was the 21st of the 21 Swedes selected that year. It was the tenth and last of the 10 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 680 games put him 20th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 291
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 31
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 288–291 in the 2002 draft
- 288Michael HutchinsDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 289Sean CollinsLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 290Pavel FrolovFBOSBoston Bruins
- 291Jonathan EricssonD680 GP · 125 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
21st
of 21 Swedes selected
92nd
of 92 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 24Alexander SteenL1018 GP · 622 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 28Jonas JohanssonR1 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 41Joakim LindströmC150 GP · 43 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 81Marcus JonasenFNYRNew York Rangers
- 101Daniel FernholmDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 111Jonas AlmtorpCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 120Robin JonssonDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 125Johan BjorkDOTTOttawa Senators
- 131Johan BerggrenDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 149Marcus PaulssonFNYINew York Islanders
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jonathan Ericsson made his NHL debut on February 22, 2008, 5 years and 244 days after the draft.
680
Games
27
Goals
98
Assists
125
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2002 draft
- 58Jiri HudlerR708 GP · 428 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 63Tomas FleischmannL657 GP · 335 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 95Valtteri FilppulaC1056 GP · 530 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 131Johan BerggrenDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 166Logan KoopmansGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 197James CuddihyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 229Derek MeechD144 GP · 17 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 260Pierre-Olivier BeaulieuDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 262Christian SoderstromFDETDetroit Red Wings
- 291Jonathan EricssonD680 GP · 125 PDETDetroit Red Wings