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{{short description|40th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox sports draft | name = 2002 NHL entry draft | image = | alt = | caption = | logo = NHL - 2002 Draft Toronto.JPG | logosize = 180px | date = June 22β23, 2002 | time = | location = [[Air Canada Centre]]<br>[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | network = | league = | teams = | first = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rick Nash]]<br>([[Columbus Blue Jackets]]) | most = | fewest = | first_round = | overall = 291 | rounds = 9 | prev = [[2001 NHL entry draft|2001]] | next = [[2003 NHL entry draft|2003]] }} The '''2002 NHL entry draft''' was the 40th [[NHL entry draft|entry draft]] for the [[National Hockey League]]. It was held on June 22 and 23, 2002, at the [[Air Canada Centre]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]. In total, 291 players were drafted: 35 from the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL); 23 from the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL); 43 from the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL); 41 from the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) hockey conferences; six from U.S. high schools and 110 from outside North America. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was [[Duncan Keith]], who played his last NHL game in the [[2021β22 NHL season|2021β22 season]].
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