1998 NHL Draft
All 251 players selected in the 1998 NHL Draft, round by round, with team and junior club.
Round 1
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  TBL | Vincent LecavalierC | — |
| 2 | 1 |  NSH | David LegwandC | — |
| 3 | 1 |  SJS | Brad StuartD | — |
| 4 | 1 |  VAN | Bryan AllenD | — |
| 5 | 1 |  ANA | Vitaly VishnevskiD | — |
| 6 | 1 |  CGY | Rico FataLW | — |
| 7 | 1 |  NYR | Manny MalhotraC | — |
| 8 | 1 |  CHI | Mark BellLW | — |
| 10 | 1 |  TOR | Nik AntropovC | — |
| 11 | 1 |  CAR | Jeff HeeremaRW | — |
| 12 | 1 |  COL | Alex TanguayLW | — |
| 13 | 1 |  EDM | Michael HenrichRW | — |
| 14 | 1 | PHX | Patrick DesrochersG | — |
| 16 | 1 |  MTL | Eric ChouinardC | — |
| 17 | 1 | COL | Martin SkoulaD | — |
| 18 | 1 |  BUF | Dmitri KalininD | — |
| 19 | 1 | COL | Robyn RegehrD | — |
| 20 | 1 | COL | Scott ParkerRW | — |
| 21 | 1 |  LAK | Mathieu BironD | — |
| 22 | 1 |  PHI | Simon GagneLW | — |
| 23 | 1 |  PIT | Milan KraftC | — |
| 24 | 1 |  STL | Christian BackmanD | — |
| 25 | 1 |  DET | Jiri FischerD | — |
| 26 | 1 |  NJD | Mike Van RynD | — |
| 27 | 1 | NJD | Scott GomezC | — |
Round 2
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2 | SJS | Jonathan CheechooRW | — |
| 30 | 2 |  FLA | Kyle RossiterD | — |
| 31 | 2 | VAN | Artem ChubarovC | — |
| 32 | 2 | ANA | Stephen PeatRW | — |
| 33 | 2 | CGY | Blair BettsC | — |
| 34 | 2 | BUF | Andrew PetersLW | — |
| 35 | 2 | TOR | Petr SvobodaD | — |
| 36 | 2 |  NYI | Chris NielsenRW | — |
| 37 | 2 | NJD | Christian BerglundLW | — |
| 38 | 2 | COL | Philippe SauveG | — |
| 39 | 2 |  DAL | John ErskineD | — |
| 40 | 2 | NYR | Randy CopleyRW | — |
| 41 | 2 | STL | Maxim LinnikD | — |
| 42 | 2 | PHI | Jason BeckettD | — |
| 43 | 2 | PHX | Ossi VaananenD | — |
| 44 | 2 |  OTT | Mike FisherC | — |
| 45 | 2 | MTL | Mike RibeiroC | — |
| 47 | 2 | BUF | Norman MilleyRW | — |
| 48 | 2 |  BOS | Jonathan GirardD | — |
| 49 | 2 |  WSH | Jomar CruzG | — |
| 50 | 2 | BUF | Jaroslav KristekRW | — |
| 51 | 2 | PHI | Ian ForbesD | — |
| 52 | 2 | BOS | Bobby AllenD | — |
| 53 | 2 | COL | Steve MooreC | — |
| 54 | 2 | PIT | Alexander ZevakhinRW | — |
| 55 | 2 | DET | Ryan BarnesLW | — |
| 56 | 2 | DET | Tomek ValtonenRW | — |
| 57 | 2 | DAL | Tyler BouckLW | — |
| 58 | 2 | OTT | Chris BalaLW | — |
Round 3
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 3 | WSH | Todd HornungC | — |
| 60 | 3 | NSH | Denis ArkhipovC | — |
| 61 | 3 | FLA | Joe DipentaD | — |
| 62 | 3 | CGY | Paul ManningD | — |
| 63 | 3 | FLA | Lance WardRW | — |
| 64 | 3 | TBL | Brad RichardsC | — |
| 65 | 3 | SJS | Eric LaplanteLW | — |
| 66 | 3 | NYR | Jason LaBarberaG | — |
| 67 | 3 | EDM | Alex HenryD | — |
| 68 | 3 | VAN | Jarkko RuutuLW | — |
| 69 | 3 | TOR | Jamie HodsonG | — |
| 70 | 3 | CAR | Kevin HoldridgeD | — |
| 71 | 3 | CAR | Erik ColeLW | — |
| 72 | 3 | TBL | Dimitri AfanasenkovLW | — |
| 73 | 3 | PHX | Pat O'LearyC | — |
| 74 | 3 | OTT | Julien VauclairD | — |
| 75 | 3 | MTL | Francois BeaucheminD | — |
| 76 | 3 | LAK | Alexey VolkovG | — |
| 77 | 3 | BUF | Mike PandolfoLW | — |
| 78 | 3 | BOS | Peter NordstromRW | — |
| 79 | 3 | COL | Evgeny LazarevLW | — |
| 80 | 3 | PIT | David CameronC | — |
| 81 | 3 | VAN | Justin MorrisonRW | — |
| 82 | 3 | NJD | Brian GiontaRW | — |
| 83 | 3 | STL | Matt WalkerD | — |
| 84 | 3 | DET | Jake McCrackenG | — |
| 85 | 3 | NSH | Geoff KochLW | — |
| 86 | 3 | DAL | Gabriel KarlssonC | — |
Round 4
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 4 | TOR | Alexei PonikarovskyLW | — |
| 88 | 4 | NSH | Kent SauerD | — |
| 89 | 4 | FLA | Ryan JardineLW | — |
| 90 | 4 | VAN | Regan DarbyD | — |
| 91 | 4 | CAR | Josef VasicekC | — |
| 92 | 4 | TBL | Eric BeaudoinLW | — |
| 93 | 4 | CAR | Tommy VestlundLW | — |
| 94 | 4 | CHI | Matthias TrattnigLW | — |
| 95 | 4 | NYI | Andy BurnhamRW | — |
| 96 | 4 | NJD | Mikko JokelaD | — |
| 97 | 4 | CAR | Chris MaddenG | — |
| 98 | 4 | SJS | Rob DavisonD | — |
| 99 | 4 | EDM | Shawn HorcoffC | — |
| 101 | 4 | OTT | Petr SchastlivyLW | — |
| 102 | 4 | CGY | Shaun SutterC | — |
| 103 | 4 | LAK | Kip BrennanLW | — |
| 104 | 4 | SJS | Miroslav ZalesakRW | — |
| 105 | 4 | NJD | Pierre DagenaisRW | — |
| 106 | 4 | WSH | Krys BarchRW | — |
| 107 | 4 | WSH | Chris CorrinetRW | — |
| 108 | 4 | CGY | Dany SabourinG | — |
| 109 | 4 | PHI | Jean-Philippe MorinD | — |
| 110 | 4 | PIT | Scott MyersG | — |
| 111 | 4 | DET | Brent HobdayC | — |
| 112 | 4 | ANA | Viktor WallinD | — |
| 113 | 4 | EDM | Kristian AntilaG | — |
| 114 | 4 | NYR | Boyd KaneLW | — |
Round 5
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 5 | PHX | Jay LeachD | — |
| 116 | 5 | PHX | Josh BlackburnG | — |
| 117 | 5 | FLA | Jaroslav SpacekD | — |
| 118 | 5 | WSH | Mike SiklenkaRW | — |
| 119 | 5 | NJD | Anton ButLW | — |
| 121 | 5 | TBL | Curtis RichD | — |
| 122 | 5 | NYR | Patrick LeahyRW | — |
| 123 | 5 | NYI | Jiri DopitaC | — |
| 124 | 5 | PHI | Francis BelangerLW | — |
| 125 | 5 | WSH | Erik WendellC | — |
| 126 | 5 | TOR | Morgan WarrenRW | — |
| 127 | 5 | SJS | Brandon CoalterLW | — |
| 128 | 5 | EDM | Paul ElliottD | — |
| 129 | 5 | PHX | Robert SchnabelD | — |
| 130 | 5 | OTT | Gavin McLeodD | — |
| 131 | 5 | NYR | Tomas KloucekD | — |
| 132 | 5 | MTL | Andrei BashkirovLW | — |
| 133 | 5 | LAK | Joe RullierD | — |
| 134 | 5 | PIT | Rob ScuderiD | — |
| 135 | 5 | BOS | Andrew RaycroftG | — |
| 136 | 5 | VAN | David YtfeldtD | — |
| 137 | 5 | BUF | Aaron GoldadeC | — |
| 138 | 5 | NSH | Martin BeauchesneD | — |
| 139 | 5 | PHI | Garrett ProsofskyC | — |
| 140 | 5 | VAN | Rick BertranD | — |
| 141 | 5 | COL | K.C. TimmonsLW | — |
| 142 | 5 | DET | Calle SteenRW | — |
| 143 | 5 | NJD | Ryan FlinnLW | — |
| 144 | 5 | EDM | Oleg SmirnovLW | — |
| 145 | 5 | SJS | Mikael SamuelssonRW | — |
Round 6
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 6 | TBL | Sergei KuznetsovC | — |
| 148 | 6 | FLA | Chris OvingtonD | — |
| 149 | 6 | VAN | Paul CabanaRW | — |
| 150 | 6 | ANA | Trent HunterRW | — |
| 151 | 6 | DET | Adam DeleeuwLW | — |
| 152 | 6 | MTL | Gordie DwyerLW | — |
| 153 | 6 | DAL | Pavel PateraLW | — |
| 154 | 6 | TOR | Allan RourkeD | — |
| 155 | 6 | NYI | Kevin ClausonD | — |
| 156 | 6 | CHI | Kent HuskinsD | — |
| 157 | 6 | STL | Brad VothD | — |
| 158 | 6 | CHI | Jari ViuhkolaC | — |
| 159 | 6 | EDM | Trevor EttingerD | — |
| 160 | 6 | PHX | Rickard WallinC | — |
| 161 | 6 | OTT | Chris NeilRW | — |
| 162 | 6 | MTL | Andrei MarkovD | — |
| 163 | 6 | LAK | Tomas ZizkaD | — |
| 164 | 6 | BUF | Ales KotalikRW | — |
| 165 | 6 | BOS | Ryan MilanovicLW | — |
| 166 | 6 | CHI | Jonathan PelletierG | — |
| 167 | 6 | COL | Alexander RiazantsevD | — |
| 168 | 6 | PHI | Antero NiittymakiG | — |
| 169 | 6 | PIT | Jan FadrnyC | — |
| 170 | 6 | STL | Andrei TroschinskyC | — |
| 171 | 6 | DET | Pavel DatsyukC | — |
| 172 | 6 | NJD | Jacques LariviereLW | — |
| 173 | 6 | DAL | Niko KapanenC | — |
Round 7
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | 7 | TBL | Brett AllanLW | — |
| 175 | 7 | PHI | Cam OndrikG | — |
| 176 | 7 | FLA | B.J. KetchesonD | — |
| 177 | 7 | VAN | Vincent MaltsRW | — |
| 178 | 7 | ANA | Jesse FibigerD | — |
| 179 | 7 | WSH | Nathan ForsterD | — |
| 180 | 7 | NYR | Stefan LundqvistLW | — |
| 181 | 7 | TOR | Jonathan GagnonC | — |
| 182 | 7 | NYI | Evgeny KorolevD | — |
| 183 | 7 | CHI | Tyler ArnasonC | — |
| 184 | 7 | CAR | Donald SmithC | — |
| 185 | 7 | SJS | Robert MulickD | — |
| 186 | 7 | EDM | Mike MorrisonG | — |
| 187 | 7 | PHX | Erik WestrumC | — |
| 188 | 7 | OTT | Michel PeriardD | — |
| 189 | 7 | MTL | Andrei KruchininD | — |
| 190 | 7 | LAK | Tommi HannusC | — |
| 191 | 7 | BUF | Brad MoranC | — |
| 192 | 7 | CGY | Radek DudaRW | — |
| 193 | 7 | WSH | Rastislav StanaG | — |
| 194 | 7 | TBL | Oak HewerC | — |
| 195 | 7 | PHI | Tomas DivisekRW | — |
| 196 | 7 | PIT | Joel ScherbanC | — |
| 197 | 7 | STL | Brad TwordikC | — |
| 198 | 7 | DET | Jeremy GoetzingerD | — |
| 199 | 7 | NJD | Erik JensenRW | — |
| 200 | 7 | DAL | Scott PerryC | — |
Round 8
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 8 | MTL | Craig MurrayC | — |
| 202 | 8 | NSH | Martin BartekLW | — |
| 203 | 8 | FLA | Ian JacobsRW | — |
| 204 | 8 | VAN | Graig MischlerC | — |
| 205 | 8 | ANA | David BernierRW | — |
| 206 | 8 | CGY | Jonas FrogrenD | — |
| 207 | 8 | NYR | Johan WitehallLW | — |
| 208 | 8 | CAR | Jaroslav SvobodaLW | — |
| 209 | 8 | NYI | Frederik Brind'AmourG | — |
| 210 | 8 | CHI | Sean GriffinD | — |
| 211 | 8 | CAR | Mark KosickC | — |
| 212 | 8 | SJS | Jim FaheyD | — |
| 213 | 8 | EDM | Christian LefebvreD | — |
| 214 | 8 | PHX | Justin HansenRW | — |
| 215 | 8 | TOR | Dwight WolfeD | — |
| 216 | 8 | MTL | Michael RyderRW | — |
| 217 | 8 | LAK | Jim HenkelC | — |
| 218 | 8 | BUF | David MoravecLW | — |
| 219 | 8 | VAN | Curtis ValentineLW | — |
| 220 | 8 | WSH | Michael FarrellRW | — |
| 221 | 8 | TBL | Daniel HulakD | — |
| 222 | 8 | PHI | Lubomir PistekRW | — |
| 223 | 8 | OTT | Sergey VerenikinRW | — |
| 224 | 8 | PIT | Mika LehtoG | — |
| 225 | 8 | STL | Yevgeny PastukhLW | — |
| 226 | 8 | DET | David PetrasekD | — |
| 227 | 8 | NJD | Marko AhosiltaC | — |
| 228 | 8 | TOR | Mihail TravnicekLW | — |
Round 9
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | 9 | TBL | Chris LynessD | — |
| 230 | 9 | NSH | Karlis SkrastinsD | — |
| 231 | 9 | FLA | Adrian WischerC | — |
| 232 | 9 | VAN | Jason MetcalfeD | — |
| 233 | 9 | ANA | Pelle PrestbergRW | — |
| 234 | 9 | CGY | Kevin MitchellD | — |
| 235 | 9 | NYR | Jan MertzigD | — |
| 236 | 9 | TOR | Sergei RostovD | — |
| 237 | 9 | NYI | Ben BlaisD | — |
| 238 | 9 | CHI | Alexandre CoutureLW | — |
| 239 | 9 | CAR | Brent McDonaldC | — |
| 240 | 9 | CHI | Andrei YershovD | — |
| 241 | 9 | EDM | Maxim SpiridonovRW | — |
| 242 | 9 | NYI | Jason DoyleRW | — |
| 243 | 9 | PHI | Petr HubacekC | — |
| 244 | 9 | PIT | Toby PetersenC | — |
| 245 | 9 | ANA | Andreas AnderssonG | — |
| 246 | 9 | OTT | Rastislav PavlikovskyC | — |
| 247 | 9 | MTL | Darcy HarrisRW | — |
| 248 | 9 | LAK | Matthew YeatsG | — |
| 249 | 9 | BUF | Edo TerglavRW | — |
| 250 | 9 | NYI | Radek MatejovskyRW | — |
| 251 | 9 | WSH | Blake EvansC | — |
| 252 | 9 | TBL | Martin CibakC | — |
| 253 | 9 | PHI | Bruno St. JacquesD | — |
| 254 | 9 | PIT | Matt HusseyC | — |
| 255 | 9 | STL | John PohlC | — |
| 256 | 9 | DET | Petja PietilainenLW | — |
| 257 | 9 | NJD | Ryan HeldC | — |
| 258 | 9 | PHI | Sergei SkrobotD | — |
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)