2006 NHL Draft
John McCarthy in the 2006 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected John McCarthy 202nd overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 7.
It was the fifth of the 6 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 88 games put him 55th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 202
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 19
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 199–205 in the 2006 draft
- 199Cameron CepekDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 200Arturs KuldaD15 GP · 2 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 201Billy SauerGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 202John McCarthyC88 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 203Jay BarriballFSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 204Lukas ZeliskaCNYRNew York Rangers
- 205Andrei PopovRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Erik JohnsonD1023 GP · 348 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 2Jordan StaalC1409 GP · 747 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Jonathan ToewsC1149 GP · 912 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Nicklas BäckströmC1105 GP · 1033 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 5Phil KesselR1286 GP · 992 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 6Derick BrassardC1013 GP · 545 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kyle OkposoR1051 GP · 614 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Peter MuellerC297 GP · 160 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 9James SheppardC394 GP · 91 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Michael FrolikR858 GP · 384 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 203 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
John McCarthy made his NHL debut on January 9, 2010, 3 years and 199 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 2006 draft
- 16Ty WishartD26 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 36Jamie McGinnL617 GP · 220 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 98James DeloryDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 143Ashton RomeRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 202John McCarthyC88 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 203Jay BarriballFSJSSan Jose Sharks