1995 NHL Draft
Miika Elomo in the 1995 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Miika Elomo 23rd overall in the 1995 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 13 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 104th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 23
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 23
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 20–26 in the 1995 draft
- 20Denis GauthierD554 GP · 77 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 21Sean BrownD436 GP · 57 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Brian BoucherG328 GP · 120 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Miika ElomoC2 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 24Aleksey MorozovR451 GP · 219 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 25Marc DenisG349 GP · 112 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 26Maxim KuznetsovD136 GP · 10 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1995 class
3rd
of 13 Finns selected
12th
of 128 forwards 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
Miika Elomo made his NHL debut on October 16, 1999, 4 years and 100 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1995 draft
- 17Brad ChurchL2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 23Miika ElomoC2 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 43Dwayne HayL79 GP · 6 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 93Sebastien CharpentierG26 GP · 6 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 95Joel TheriaultDWSHWashington Capitals
- 105Benoit GrattonC58 GP · 16 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 124Joel CortDWSHWashington Capitals
- 147Frederick JobinDWSHWashington Capitals
- 199Vasili TurkovskyDWSHWashington Capitals
- 225Scott SwansonDWSHWashington Capitals