1998 NHL Draft
Jan Mertzig in the 1998 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Jan Mertzig 235th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 9.
He was the 16th of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the ninth and last of the 9 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 23 games put him 105th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 235
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 27 years
The picks around it
Picks 232–238 in the 1998 draft
- 232Jason MetcalfeDVANVancouver Canucks
- 233Pelle PrestbergRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 234Kevin MitchellDCGYCalgary Flames
- 235Jan MertzigD23 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 236Sergei RostovDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 237Ben BlaisDNYINew York Islanders
- 238Alexandre CoutureLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
16th
of 17 Swedes selected
74th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 24Christian BäckmanD302 GP · 79 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 37Christian BerglundL86 GP · 27 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 78Peter NordströmR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 86Gabriel KarlssonCDALDallas Stars
- 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 112Viktor WallinDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 136David YtfeldtDVANVancouver Canucks
- 142Calle SteenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 145Mikael SamuelssonR699 GP · 346 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 160Rickard WallinC79 GP · 19 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jan Mertzig made his NHL debut on October 9, 1998, 104 days after the draft.
23
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1998 draft
- 7Manny MalhotraC991 GP · 295 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 40Randy CopleyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Jason LaBarberaG187 GP · 62 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Boyd KaneL31 GP · 3 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 122Patrick LeahyR50 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 131Tomas KloucekD141 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 180Stefan LundqvistLNYRNew York Rangers
- 207Johan WitehallL54 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 235Jan MertzigD23 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers