We continue our series of reimagining past editions of the NHL Draft with the 2002 class, over two decades later. Each draft class in the league in the NHL should be graded on the depth, longevity, and the fit that certain players had with development with the teams that picked them in the first round in the lottery in the past few decades.
The 2002 NHL Draft only produced six players who played over 1,000 career games in the regular season in the league over the past couple of decades
Looking back on the 2002 draft class in the NHL, this group didn't turn out to be the most impressive overall class as we see it over two decades later in 2025 in the league.