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The order of selection for the first round of the 2002 NHL draft:
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2002 NHL DRAFT ORDER - FIRST ROUND
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No.
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Team
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Player
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Pos.
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League
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1
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Columbus (from FLA)
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Rick Nash
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LW
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London (OHL)
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2
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Atlanta
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Kari Lehtonen
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G
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Jokerit (FIN)
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3
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Florida (from COB)
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Jay Bouwmeester
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D
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Medicine Hat (WHL)
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4
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Philadelphia (from TAM)
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Joni Pitkanen
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D
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Karpat (FIN)
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5
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Pittsburgh
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Ryan Whitney
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D
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Boston U. (Hockey East)
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6
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Nashville
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Scott Upshall
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RW
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Kamloops (WHL)
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7
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Anaheim
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Joffrey Lupul
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C/RW
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Medicine Hat (WHL)
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8
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Minnesota
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Pierre-Marc Bouchard
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C
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Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
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9
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Florida (from CGY)
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Petr Taticek
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C
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Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
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10
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Calgary (from FLA-NYR)
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Eric Nystrom
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LW
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Michigan (CCHA)
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11
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Buffalo
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Keith Ballard
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D
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Minnesota (WCHA)
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12
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Washington
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Steve Eminger
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D
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Kitchener (OHL)
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13
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Washington (from DAL)
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Alexander Semin
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LW
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Cheljabinsk (Russia)
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14
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Montreal (from EDM)
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Chris Higgins
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C
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Yale (ECAC)
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15
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Edmonton (from MON)
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Jesse Niinimaki
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C
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Ilves (FIN)
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16
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Ottawa
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Jakub Klepis
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C
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Portland (WHL)
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17
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Washington (from VAN)
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Boyd Gordon
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RW
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Red Deer (WHL)
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18
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Los Angeles
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Denis Grebeshkov
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D
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Yaroslavl (Russia)
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19
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Phoenix
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Jakub Koresis
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C
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Plzen (CZE)
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20
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Buffalo (from COB-DAL-NJD)
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Dan Paille
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LW
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Guelph (OHL)
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21
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Chicago
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Anton Babchuk
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D
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Elektrostal (Russia)
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22
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N.Y. Islanders
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Sean Bergenheim
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W
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Jokerit (FIN)
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23
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Phoenix (from STL - opt. PHI)
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Ben Eager
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LW
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Oshawa (OHL)
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24
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Toronto
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Alexander Steen
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C
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Frolunda (SWE)
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25
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Carolina
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Cam Ward
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G
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Red Deer (WHL)
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26
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Dallas (from PHI-WAS)
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Martin Vagner
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D
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Hull (QMJHL)
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27
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San Jose
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Mike Morris
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RW
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St. Sebastien's (USHS)
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28
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Colorado
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Jonas Johansson
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W
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HV 71 (SWE)
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29
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Boston
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Hannu Toivonen
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G
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HPK (FIN)
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30
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Atlanta (from COB-BUF-DET)
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Jim Slater
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C
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Michigan St. (CCHA)
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Pick 1 -- Obtained from Florida for No. 3 pick
Pick 4 -- Obtained from Tampa for Ruslan Fedotenko, the 34th and 52nd picks in 2002
Pick 14 -- Obtained from Edmonton for No. 15 pick and No. 245 pick
Pick 20 -- Obtained from Ottawa for No. 30 and rights to Mike Pandolfo
Pick 23 -- Philadelphia has to the option to select: (1) Pick 23 in the 2002 Entry Draft and Phoenix's 2nd round pick in 2003, or (2) Phoenix's 2nd round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and 1st round pick in 2003.
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