1992 NHL Draft
Mike Rathje in the 1992 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Mike Rathje 3rd overall in the 1992 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1992, 125 have played in the NHL regular season. His 768 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1992 draft
- 1Roman HamrlikD1395 GP · 638 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2Alexei YashinC850 GP · 781 POTTOttawa Senators
- 3Mike RathjeD768 GP · 180 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 4Todd WarrinerL453 GP · 154 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 5Darius KasparaitisD863 GP · 163 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Cory StillmanL1025 GP · 727 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1992 class
3rd
of 264 players selected
2nd
of 86 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Roman HamrlikD1395 GP · 638 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2Alexei YashinC850 GP · 781 POTTOttawa Senators
- 3Mike RathjeD768 GP · 180 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 4Todd WarrinerL453 GP · 154 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 5Darius KasparaitisD863 GP · 163 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Cory StillmanL1025 GP · 727 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Ryan SittlerLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Brandon ConveryC72 GP · 28 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 9Robert PetrovickyC208 GP · 65 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Andrei NazarovL571 GP · 124 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
+ 254 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mike Rathje made his NHL debut on October 16, 1993, 1 year and 118 days after the draft.
768
Games
30
Goals
150
Assists
180
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1992 draft
- 3Mike RathjeD768 GP · 180 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Andrei NazarovL571 GP · 124 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 51Alexander CherbayevRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 75Jan CalounR24 GP · 14 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 99Marcus RagnarssonD632 GP · 177 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 123Michal SykoraD267 GP · 69 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 147Eric BelleroseLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 171Ryan SmithDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 195Chris BurnsGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 219Alexander KholomeyevRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 243Victor IgnatjevD11 GP · 1 PSJSSan Jose Sharks