2019 NHL Draft
Matthew Robertson in the 2019 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Matthew Robertson 49th overall in the 2019 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2019, 103 have played in the NHL regular season. His 74 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 49
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 18
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 46–52 in the 2019 draft
- 46Jayden StrubleD185 GP · 37 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 47Drew HellesonD127 GP · 29 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 48Artemi KniazevD1 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 49Matthew RobertsonD74 GP · 18 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 50Samuel FagemoL21 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 51Simon LundmarkD1 GP · 0 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 52Vladislav KolyachonokD87 GP · 17 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2019 class
49th
of 217 players selected
18th
of 66 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Jack HughesC444 GP · 447 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 2Kaapo KakkoR459 GP · 212 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 3Kirby DachC319 GP · 139 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Bowen ByramD334 GP · 153 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 5Alex TurcotteC165 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 6Moritz SeiderD426 GP · 250 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7Dylan CozensC461 GP · 282 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 8Philip BrobergD245 GP · 86 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9Trevor ZegrasC366 GP · 267 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 10Vasily PodkolzinR317 GP · 110 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 207 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Matthew Robertson made his NHL debut on April 14, 2025, 5 years and 296 days after the draft.
74
Games
6
Goals
12
Assists
18
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 2019 draft
- 2Kaapo KakkoR459 GP · 212 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 49Matthew RobertsonD74 GP · 18 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 58Karl HenrikssonCNYRNew York Rangers
- 68Zac JonesD115 GP · 28 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 112Hunter SkinnerD1 GP · 0 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 130Leevi AaltonenRNYRNew York Rangers
- 161Adam EdströmC112 GP · 23 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 205Eric CiccoliniRNYRNew York Rangers