TIGERS’ BOUWMEESTER SELECTED 3RD OVERALL IN 2002 NHL ENTRY DRAFT, NHL DRAFT COMPLETED

Medicine Hat Tiger defenceman Jay Bouwmeester was selected 3rd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft today in Toronto. Rick Nash of the OHL’s London Knights was selected 1st overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. To see the complete list of WHL players selected in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, click full story.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE WHL PLAYERS SELECTED AT 2002 NHL ENTRY DRAFT, ALSO A BREAKDOWN SELECTION OF PLAYERS SELECTED FROM WHL TEAMS AND NHL TEAM SELECTION OF WHL PLAYERS

FIRST ROUND
3 JAY BOUWMEESTER, FLORIDA PANTHERS, MEDICINE HAT TIGERS
6 SCOTTIE UPSHALL, NASHVILLE PREDATORS, KAMLOOPS BLAZERS
7 JOFFREY LUPUL, ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS, MEDICINE HAT TIGERS
16 JAKUB KLEPIS, OTTAWA SENATORS, PORTLAND WINTER HAWKS
17 BOYD GORDON, WASHINGTON CAPITALS, RED DEER REBELS
25 CAM WARD, CAROLINA HURRICANES, RED DEER REBELS

SECOND ROUND
36 JARRET STOLL, EDMONTON OILERS, KOOTENAY ICE
38 JOSH HARDING, MINNESOTA WILD, REGINA PATS
61 JOHNNY BOYCHUK, COLORADO AVALANCHE, CALGARY HITMEN

ROUND THREE
69 ERIK CHRISTENSEN, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS, KAMLOOPS BLAZERS
73 BARRY BRUST, MINNESOTA WILD, SPOKANE CHIEFS
74 TODD FORD, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS, SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS
77 PATRICK WELLAR, WASHINGTON CAPTIALS, PORTLAND WINTER HAWKS
92 DEREK KRESTANOVICH, WASHINGTON CAPITALS, MOOSE JAW WARRIORS

ROUND FOUR
97 LANCE MONYCH, PHOENIX COYOTOES, BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
102 BRANDON SEGAL, NASHVILLE PREDATORS, CALGARY HITMEN
104 AARON ROME, LOS ANGELES KINGS, SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS
109 JEVON DESAUTELS, WASHINGTON CAPITALS, SPOKANE CHIEFS
115 MARK ROONEEM, LOS ANGELES KINGS, KAMLOOPS BLAZERS
124 LANE MANSON, ATLANTA THRASHERS, MOOSE JAW WARRIORS

ROUND FIVE
137 CAM PADDOCK, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS, KELOWNA ROCKETS
147 DAVID BARARUK, DALLAS STARS, MOOSE JAW WARRIORS
151 ROBERT MCVICAR, VANCOUVER CANUCKS, BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
162 GERARD DICAIRE, TAMPA BAY LIGHTING, KOOTENAY ICE
164 TYLER WEIMAN, COLORADO AVALANCHE, TRI-CITY AMERICANS
166 LOGAN KOOPMANS, DETROIT RED WINGS, LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES

ROUND SIX
167 BRAD SCHELL, ATLANTA THRASHERS, SPOKANE CHIEFS
168 TIM KONSORADA, COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS, BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
173 LUKE FRITSHAW, ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS, PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS
179 MARIAN HAVEL, WASHINGTON CAPITALS, VANCOUVER GIANTS
187 ERIC JOHANSSON, NEW JERSEY DEVILS, TRI-CITY AMERICANS
190 D.J. KING, ST. LOUIS BLUES, LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES
191 IAN WHITE, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS, SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS
192 NIKITA KOROVKIN, PHIADELPHIA FLYERS, KAMLOOPS BLAZERS

ROUND SEVEN
203 JOSH MORROW, NASHVILLE PREDATORS, TRI-CITY AMERICANS
216 LADISLAV KOUBA, PHOENIX COYOTES, RED DEER REBELS
224 ADAM TAYLOR, CAROLINA HURRICANES, KOOTENAY ICE
225 – STEVEN GOERTZEN, COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS, SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS
229 – DEREK MEECH, DETROIT RED WINGS, RED DEER REBELS

ROUND EIGHT
236 TYLER BOLDT, ATLANTA THRASHERS, KAMLOOPS BLAZERS
255 RYAN CRAIG, TAMPA BAY LIGHTING, BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
256 DARREN REID, TAMPA BAY LIGHTING, MEDICINE HAT TIGERS

ROUND NINE
266 STEVEN SPENCER, NASHVILLE PREDATORS, SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS

2002 TOTALS by WHL Team
Brandon 4
Calgary 2
Kamloops 5
Kelowna 1
Kootenay 3
Lethbridge 2
Medicine Hat 3
Moose Jaw 3
Portland 2
Prince Albert 1
Prince George 0
Red Deer 4
Regina 1
Saskatoon 0
Seattle 1
Spokane 3
Swift Current 4
Tri-Cities 3
Vancouver 1
TOTAL 43

2002 TOTALS by NHL Team
Anaheim 2
Atlanta 3
Boston 0
Buffalo 0
Calgary 0
Carolina 2
Chicago 0
Colorado 2
Columbus 2
Dallas 1
Detroit 2
Edmonton 1
Florida 1
Los Angeles 2
Minnesota 2
Montreal 0
Nashville 4
New Jersey 1
New York Islanders 0
New York Rangers 0
Ottawa 1
Philadelphia 1
Phoenix 2
Pittsburgh 2
San Jose 0
St. Louis 1
Tampa Bay 3
Toronto 2
Vancouver 1
Washington 5
TOTAL 43