1998 NHL Draft
Mikael Samuelsson in the 1998 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Mikael Samuelsson 145th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 31st pick of round 5.
He was the ninth of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the seventh of the 9 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 699 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 145
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 31
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 21 years
The picks around it
Picks 142–148 in the 1998 draft
- 142Calle SteenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 143Ryan FlinnL31 GP · 1 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 144Oleg SmirnovLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 145Mikael SamuelssonR699 GP · 346 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 146Sergei KuznetsovCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 147Craig BrunelRNSHNashville Predators
- 148Chris OvingtonDFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
9th
of 17 Swedes selected
86th
of 156 forwards 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
Mikael Samuelsson made his NHL debut on January 3, 2001, 2 years and 190 days after the draft.
699
Games
149
Goals
197
Assists
346
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1998 draft
- 3Brad StuartD1056 GP · 335 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 29Jonathan CheechooR501 GP · 305 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 65Eric LaplanteLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 98Rob DavisonD219 GP · 18 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 104Miroslav ZalesakR12 GP · 3 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 127Brandon CoalterLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 145Mikael SamuelssonR699 GP · 346 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 185Robert MulickDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 212Jim FaheyD92 GP · 25 PSJSSan Jose Sharks