1993 NHL Draft
Jere Karalahti in the 1993 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Jere Karalahti 146th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 6.
He was the seventh of the 8 Finns selected that year. It was the seventh of the 12 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 286 players selected in 1993, 131 have played in the NHL regular season. His 149 games put him 67th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 146
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 16
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 143–149 in the 1993 draft
- 143Steve BruleC2 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 144Peter LeboutillierR35 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 145Michal GrosekL526 GP · 221 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 146Jere KaralahtiD149 GP · 27 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 147Frank BanhamR32 GP · 11 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 148Andreas KarlssonC264 GP · 51 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 149Paul VincentCTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1993 class
7th
of 8 Finns selected
49th
of 93 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 21Saku KoivuC1124 GP · 832 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 36Janne NiinimaaD741 GP · 319 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Ville PeltonenL382 GP · 148 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 128Jonni VauhkonenLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 132Petri VarisL1 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 134Antti AaltoC151 GP · 28 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 146Jere KaralahtiD149 GP · 27 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 250Kimmo TimonenD1108 GP · 571 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jere Karalahti made his NHL debut on December 11, 1999, 6 years and 168 days after the draft.
149
Games
8
Goals
19
Assists
27
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1993 draft
- 42Shayne ToporowskiR3 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 68Jeffrey MitchellR7 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 94Bob WrenL5 GP · 0 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 105Frederick BeaubienGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 117Jason SaalGLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 120Tomas VlasakC10 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 146Jere KaralahtiD149 GP · 27 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 172Justin MartinLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 198John-Travis DillaboughCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 224Martin StrbakD49 GP · 16 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 250Kimmo TimonenD1108 GP · 571 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 276Patrick HowaldLLAKLos Angeles Kings