2002 NHL Draft
Nathan Oystrick in the 2002 NHL Draft
Atlanta Thrashers selected Nathan Oystrick 198th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 7.
It was the seventh of the 10 picks Atlanta Thrashers made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 65 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 198
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 1
- Drafting team
- ATLAtlanta Thrashers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 195–201 in the 2002 draft
- 195Taylor ChristieDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 196Mikael VuorioGFLAFlorida Panthers
- 197James CuddihyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 198Nathan OystrickD65 GP · 15 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 199Greg MauldinL36 GP · 10 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 200Denis YachmenevLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 201Mathieu BrunelleLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
197th
of 290 players selected
63rd
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
Nathan Oystrick made his NHL debut on October 14, 2008, 6 years and 113 days after the draft.
65
Games
5
Goals
10
Assists
15
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Thrashers picks in the 2002 draft
- 2Kari LehtonenG648 GP · 310 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 30Jim SlaterC584 GP · 138 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 116Patrick DwyerR416 GP · 93 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 124Lane MansonDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 144Paul FlacheDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 167Brad SchellCATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 198Nathan OystrickD65 GP · 15 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 230Colton FretterFATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 236Tyler BoldtDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 257Pauli LevokariDATLAtlanta Thrashers