2002 NHL Draft
Matthew Lombardi in the 2002 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Matthew Lombardi 90th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 536 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 90
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 27
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
Edmonton Oilers had already picked him in 2000, 215th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 87–93 in the 2002 draft
- 87Frans NielsenC925 GP · 473 PNYINew York Islanders
- 88Dominic D'AmourDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 89Tomas TroligaFSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 90Matthew LombardiC536 GP · 262 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 91Jesse LaneDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 92Derek KrestanovichCWSHWashington Capitals
- 93Alexander KojevnikovLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
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
Matthew Lombardi made his NHL debut on October 9, 2003, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 2002 draft
- 10Eric NystromL593 GP · 123 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 39Brian McConnellCCGYCalgary Flames
- 90Matthew LombardiC536 GP · 262 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 112Yuri ArtemenkovFCGYCalgary Flames
- 141Jiri CetkovskyCCGYCalgary Flames
- 142Emanuel PeterCCGYCalgary Flames
- 146Victor BobrovFCGYCalgary Flames
- 159Kristofer PerssonRCGYCalgary Flames
- 176Curtis McElhinneyG249 GP · 94 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 206David Van Der GulikL49 GP · 13 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 207Pierre JohnssonDCGYCalgary Flames
- 238Jyri MarttinenDCGYCalgary Flames