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2018 NHL Draft

Ryan Merkley in the 2018 NHL Draft

San Jose Sharks selected Ryan Merkley 21st overall in the 2018 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 5 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2018, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 39 games put him 69th in the class.

Overall pick
21
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 21
Drafting team
SJSSan Jose Sharks
Date
Age at the draft
17 years

The picks around it

Picks 18–24 in the 2018 draft

  1. 18Liam FoudyC105 GP · 22 PCBJ
  2. 19Jay O'BrienCPHI
  3. 20Rasmus KupariC217 GP · 38 PLAK
  4. 21Ryan MerkleyD39 GP · 6 PSJS
  5. 22K'Andre MillerD457 GP · 173 PNYR
  6. 23Isac LundeströmC405 GP · 96 PANA
  7. 24Filip JohanssonDMIN

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2018 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2018 class

21st
of 217 players selected
7th
of 70 defensemen selected

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

First off the board

  1. 1Rasmus DahlinD598 GP · 443 PBUF
  2. 2Andrei SvechnikovR574 GP · 448 PCAR
  3. 3Jesperi KotkaniemiC533 GP · 210 PMTL
  4. 4Brady TkachukL588 GP · 480 POTT
  5. 5Barrett HaytonC374 GP · 164 PARI
  6. 6Filip ZadinaR262 GP · 91 PDET
  7. 7Quinn HughesD524 GP · 507 PVAN
  8. 8Adam BoqvistD272 GP · 103 PCHI
  9. 9Vitali KravtsovR64 GP · 12 PNYR
  10. 10Evan BouchardD445 GP · 361 PEDM

+ 207 more

The 2018 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Ryan Merkley made his NHL debut on October 30, 2021, 3 years and 130 days after the draft.

39
Games
1
Goals
5
Assists
6
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

San Jose Sharks picks in the 2018 draft

  1. 21Ryan MerkleyD39 GP · 6 PSJS
  2. 87Linus KarlssonC123 GP · 51 PSJS
  3. 102Jasper WeatherbyC50 GP · 11 PSJS
  4. 176Zachary EmondGSJS
  5. 182John LeonardL83 GP · 21 PSJS