2002 NHL Draft
Ryan Whitney in the 2002 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Ryan Whitney 5th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 481 games put him 37th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 2002 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
5th
of 290 players selected
3rd
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
Ryan Whitney made his NHL debut on November 1, 2005, 3 years and 132 days after the draft.
481
Games
50
Goals
209
Assists
259
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2002 draft
- 5Ryan WhitneyD481 GP · 259 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 35Ondrej NemecDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 69Erik ChristensenC387 GP · 163 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 101Daniel FernholmDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 136Andrew SertichLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 137Cam PaddockC16 GP · 3 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 171Robert GoepfertGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 202Patrik BartschiFPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 234Max TalbotC704 GP · 204 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 239Ryan LannonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 265Dwight LabrosseGPITPittsburgh Penguins