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1998 NHL Draft

Mikko Jokela in the 1998 NHL Draft

New Jersey Devils selected Mikko Jokela 96th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 4.

He was the fourth of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the fifth of the 12 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 129th in the class.

Overall pick
96
Round and pick
Round 4, pick 10
Drafting team
NJDNew Jersey Devils
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 93–99 in the 1998 draft

  1. 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCAR
  2. 94Matthias TrattnigLCHI
  3. 95Andy BurnhamRNYI
  4. 96Mikko JokelaD1 GP · 0 PNJD
  5. 97Chris MaddenGCAR
  6. 98Rob DavisonD219 GP · 18 PSJS
  7. 99Shawn HorcoffC1008 GP · 511 PEDM

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1998 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1998 class

4th
of 12 Finns selected
29th
of 79 defensemen selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

  1. 43Ossi VaananenD479 GP · 68 PPHX
  2. 56Tomek ValtonenRDET
  3. 68Jarkko RuutuL652 GP · 142 PVAN
  4. 96Mikko JokelaD1 GP · 0 PNJD
  5. 113Kristian AntilaGEDM
  6. 158Jari ViuhkolaCCHI
  7. 168Antero NiittymakiG234 GP · 95 WPHI
  8. 173Niko KapanenC397 GP · 126 PDAL
  9. 190Tommi HannusCLAK
  10. 224Mika LehtoGPIT

+ 2 more

Every pick from Finland in the 1998 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Mikko Jokela made his NHL debut on February 18, 2003, 4 years and 236 days after the draft.

1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

New Jersey Devils picks in the 1998 draft

  1. 26Mike Van RynD353 GP · 129 PNJD
  2. 27Scott GomezC1079 GP · 756 PNJD
  3. 37Christian BerglundL86 GP · 27 PNJD
  4. 82Brian GiontaR1026 GP · 595 PNJD
  5. 96Mikko JokelaD1 GP · 0 PNJD
  6. 105Pierre DagenaisR142 GP · 58 PNJD
  7. 119Anton ButLNJD
  8. 143Ryan FlinnL31 GP · 1 PNJD
  9. 172Jacques LariviereLNJD
  10. 199Erik JensenRNJD
  11. 227Marko AhosiltaCNJD
  12. 257Ryan HeldCNJD