1995 NHL Draft
Vesa Toskala in the 1995 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Vesa Toskala 90th overall in the 1995 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 4.
He was the seventh of the 13 Finns selected that year. It was the fourth of the 12 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 266 games put him 50th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 90
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 12
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 87–93 in the 1995 draft
- 87Sami KapanenR831 GP · 458 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 88Daniel TjärnqvistD352 GP · 90 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 89Kevin BolibruckDOTTOttawa Senators
- 90Vesa ToskalaG266 GP · 129 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 91Marc SavardC807 GP · 706 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 92Lloyd ShawDVANVancouver Canucks
- 93Sebastien CharpentierG26 GP · 6 WWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1995 class
7th
of 13 Finns selected
10th
of 27 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Aki BergD606 GP · 85 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 12Teemu RiihijarviLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 23Miika ElomoC2 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 64Marko MakinenRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 81Tomi KallioR140 GP · 55 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 87Sami KapanenR831 GP · 458 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 90Vesa ToskalaG266 GP · 129 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 116Miikka KiprusoffG623 GP · 319 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 140Timo HakanenCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 163Juha VuorivirtaCLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 3 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Vesa Toskala made his NHL debut on November 24, 2001, 6 years and 139 days after the draft.
266
Games
129
Wins
13
Shutouts
.902
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1995 draft
- 12Teemu RiihijarviLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 38Peter RoedCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 64Marko MakinenRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 90Vesa ToskalaG266 GP · 129 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 116Miikka KiprusoffG623 GP · 319 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 130Michal BrosCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 140Timo HakanenCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 142Jaroslav KudrnaLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 167Brad MehalkoRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 168Robert JindrichDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 194Ryan KraftC7 GP · 1 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 220Mikko MarkkanenRSJSSan Jose Sharks