2014 NHL Draft
Elvis Merzlikins in the 2014 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Elvis Merzlikins 76th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 3.
He was the first of the 2 Latvians selected that year. It was the third of the 7 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2014, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 273 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 76
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 73–79 in the 2014 draft
- 73Brett LernoutD21 GP · 1 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 74Brycen MartinDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 75Alexander PetersDDALDallas Stars
- 76Elvis MerzlikinsG273 GP · 108 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 77Blake SiebenalerDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 78Ilya SorokinG320 GP · 160 WNYINew York Islanders
- 79Brayden PointC737 GP · 701 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2014 class
1st
of 2 Latvians selected
7th
of 21 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Latvians selected
- 76Elvis MerzlikinsG273 GP · 108 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 193Edgars KuldaLARIArizona Coyotes
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Elvis Merzlikins made his NHL debut on October 5, 2019, 5 years and 99 days after the draft.
273
Games
108
Wins
12
Shutouts
.900
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2014 draft
- 16Sonny MilanoL344 GP · 145 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 47Ryan CollinsDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 76Elvis MerzlikinsG273 GP · 108 WCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 77Blake SiebenalerDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 107Julien PelletierLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 137Tyler BirdRCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 197Olivier LeblancDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets