2002 NHL Draft
Steve Eminger in the 2002 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Steve Eminger 12th overall in the 2002 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 290 players selected in 2002, 104 have played in the NHL regular season. His 488 games put him 36th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 2002 draft
- 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
- 15Jesse NiinimakiCEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2002 class
12th
of 290 players selected
5th
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
Steve Eminger made his NHL debut on October 11, 2002, 111 days after the draft.
488
Games
19
Goals
80
Assists
99
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2002 draft
- 12Steve EmingerD488 GP · 99 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 13Alexander SeminR650 GP · 517 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 17Boyd GordonC706 GP · 161 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Maxime DaigneaultGNo NHL gamesWSHWashington Capitals
- 77Patrick WellarDWSHWashington Capitals
- 92Derek KrestanovichCWSHWashington Capitals
- 109Jevon DesautelsLWSHWashington Capitals
- 118Petr DvorakCWSHWashington Capitals
- 145Robert GhersonGWSHWashington Capitals
- 179Marian HavelFWSHWashington Capitals
- 209Joni LindlofFWSHWashington Capitals
- 242Igor IgnatushkinFWSHWashington Capitals
- 272Patric BlomdahlFWSHWashington Capitals