2002 NHL Draft
Keith Ballard in the 2002 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Keith Ballard 11th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 604 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 2002 draft
- 8Pierre-Marc BouchardC593 GP · 356 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 9Petr TaticekC3 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 10Eric NystromL593 GP · 123 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 11Keith BallardD604 GP · 175 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 12Steve EmingerD488 GP · 99 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 13Alexander SeminR650 GP · 517 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 14Chris HigginsL711 GP · 333 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
11th
of 290 players selected
4th
of 92 defensemen 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
Keith Ballard made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 3 years and 105 days after the draft.
604
Games
38
Goals
137
Assists
175
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2002 draft
- 11Keith BallardD604 GP · 175 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 20Daniel PailleL582 GP · 172 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 76Michael TessierLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 82John AdamsDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 108Jakub HulvaFBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 121Marty MagersGBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 178Maxim ShevievCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 208Radoslav HeclD14 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 241Dennis WidemanD815 GP · 387 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 271Martin CizekDBUFBuffalo Sabres