1998 NHL Entry Draft | |
Logosize: | 180px |
Date: | June 27, 1998 |
Location: | Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
First: | Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning) |
Prev: | 1997 |
Next: | 1999 |
The 1998 NHL Entry Draft was the 36th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 27 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. A total of 258 players were drafted.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Brian Gionta, Mike Fisher and Francois Beauchemin, who all retired after the 2017–18 season.
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 13, 1997 that sent Viktor Kozlov and a conditional fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for Dave Lowry and this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Bryan Marchment and David Shaw to San Jose in exchange for Andrei Nazarov and Tampa Bay's conditional right to swap first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick).
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick along with first-round picks in the 1999 Entry Draft, 2000 Entry Draft and 2001 Entry Draft as compensation on August 20, 1997 after Philadelphia signed Group II free agent Chris Gratton.
Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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28 | Ramzi Abid (LW) | Colorado Avalanche (from Tampa Bay)1 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | ||
29 | Jonathan Cheechoo (RW) | San Jose Sharks (from Nashville)2 | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | ||
30 | Kyle Rossiter (D) | Florida Panthers | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | ||
31 | Artem Chubarov (C) | Vancouver Canucks | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) | ||
32 | Stephen Peat (RW) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | ||
33 | Blair Betts (C) | Calgary Flames | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
34 | Andrew Peters (LW) | Buffalo Sabres (from New York Rangers)3 | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | ||
35 | Petr Svoboda (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | BK Havlickuv Brod (Czech Republic) | ||
36 | Chris Nielsen (C) | New York Islanders | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | ||
37 | Christian Berglund (C) | New Jersey Devils (compensatory)4 | Farjestad BK (Sweden) | ||
38 | Philippe Sauve (G) | Colorado Avalanche (from Chicago)5 | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | ||
39 | John Erskine (D) | Dallas Stars (from Carolina via New Jersey)6 | London Knights (OHL) | ||
40 | Randy Copley (LW) | New York Rangers (compensatory)7 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) | ||
41 | Maxym Linnik (D) | St. Louis Blues (from San Jose via Detroit)8 | St. Thomas Stars (GOJHL) | ||
42 | Jason Beckett (D) | Philadelphia Flyers (from Edmonton)9 | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | ||
43 | Ossi Vaananen (D) | Phoenix Coyotes | Jokerit (Finland) | ||
44 | Mike Fisher (C) | Ottawa Senators | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | ||
45 | Mike Ribeiro (C) | Montreal Canadiens | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | ||
46 | Justin Papineau (C) | Los Angeles Kings | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | ||
47 | Norm Milley (RW) | Buffalo Sabres | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | ||
48 | Jonathan Girard (D) | Boston Bruins | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | ||
49 | Jomar Cruz (G) | Washington Capitals | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
50 | Jaroslav Kristek (RW) | Buffalo Sabres (from Colorado via San Jose)10 | HC Zlin (Czech Republic) | ||
51 | Ian Forbes (D) | Philadelphia Flyers | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
52 | Bobby Allen (D) | Boston Bruins (from Washington; compensatory)11 | Boston College (Hockey East) | ||
53 | Steve Moore (C) | Colorado Avalanche (compensatory)12 | Harvard University (ECAC) | ||
54 | Alexander Zevakhin (LW) | Pittsburgh Penguins | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | ||
55 | Ryan Barnes (LW) | Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)13 | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | ||
56 | Tomek Valtonen (LW) | Detroit Red Wings | Ilves (Finland) | ||
57 | Tyler Bouck (RW) | Dallas Stars (from New Jersey)14 | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
58 | Chris Bala (LW) | Ottawa Senators (from Dallas via Philadelphia)15 | Harvard University (ECAC) |
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 19, 1995 that sent Jim Dowd and a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Jocelyn Lemieux and this pick.
Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 18, 1997 that sent Mike Vernon and a fifth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 20, 1997 that sent Shean Donovan and a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for Mike Ricci and this pick.
Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
Pick | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | |
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59 | Todd Hornung (C) | Washington Capitals (from Tampa Bay)1 | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | ||
60 | Denis Arkhipov (C) | Nashville Predators | Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) | ||
61 | Joe DiPenta (D) | Florida Panthers | Boston University (Hockey East) | ||
62 | Paul Manning (D) | Calgary Flames (from Vancouver via Carolina)2 | Colorado College (WCHA) | ||
63 | Lance Ward (D) | Florida Panthers (from Anaheim via Colorado)3 | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | ||
64 | Brad Richards (C) | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)4 | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | ||
65 | Eric Laplante (LW) | San Jose Sharks (compensatory)5 | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | ||
66 | Jason LaBarbera (G) | New York Rangers | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | ||
67 | Alex Henry (D) | Edmonton Oilers (from Toronto via Tampa Bay)6 | London Knights (OHL) | ||
68 | Jarkko Ruutu (LW) | Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders)7 | HIFK (Finland) | ||
69 | Jamie Hodson (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago)8 | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
70 | Kevin Holdridge (D) | Carolina Hurricanes | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | ||
71 | Erik Cole (LW) | Carolina Hurricanes (from San Jose)9 | Clarkson University (ECAC) | ||
72 | Dmitri Afanasenkov (LW) | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Edmonton)10 | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) | ||
73 | Pat O'Leary (C) | Phoenix Coyotes | Robbinsdale High School (USHS–MN) | ||
74 | Julien Vauclair (D) | Ottawa Senators | HC Lugano (Switzerland) | ||
75 | Francois Beauchemin (D) | Montreal Canadiens | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | ||
76 | Aleksei Volkov (G) | Los Angeles Kings | Krylya Sovetov-2 (Russia) | ||
77 | Mike Pandolfo (RW) | Buffalo Sabres | Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA) | ||
78 | Peter Nordstrom (LW) | Boston Bruins | Farjestad BK (Sweden) | ||
79 | Yevgeni Lazarev (LW) | Colorado Avalanche (from Washington)11 | Kitchener Dutchmen (MWJHL) | ||
80 | David Cameron (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado)12 | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | ||
81 | Justin Morrison (RW) | Vancouver Canucks (from Philadelphia)13 | Colorado College (WCHA) | ||
82 | Brian Gionta (RW) | New Jersey Devils (from Pittsburgh via Edmonton)14 | Boston College (Hockey East) | ||
83 | Matt Walker (D) | St. Louis Blues | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | ||
84 | Jake McCracken (G) | Detroit Red Wings | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | ||
85 | Geoff Koch (LW) | Nashville Predators (from New Jersey via San Jose)15 | University of Michigan (CCHA) | ||
86 | Gabriel Karlsson (C) | Dallas Stars | HV71 (Sweden) |
Hartford previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 19, 1995 that sent Jim Dowd, Frantisek Kucera and a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Jeff Brown and this pick.
Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 17, 1997 that sent Scott Young to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 31, 1997 that sent Craig Wolanin to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 12, 1997 that sent Jiri Slegr to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 22, 1997 that sent Vlastimil Kroupa to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
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87 | Alexei Ponikarovsky (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Tampa Bay via Detroit)1 | Dynamo Moscow-2 (Russia) | ||
88 | Kent Sauer (D) | Nashville Predators | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) | ||
89 | Ryan Jardine (RW) | Florida Panthers | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | ||
90 | Regan Darby (D) | Vancouver Canucks | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | ||
91 | Josef Vasicek (C) | Carolina Hurricanes (from Anaheim)2 | Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) | ||
92 | Eric Beaudoin (LW) | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)3 | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
93 | Tommy Westlund (RW) | Carolina Hurricanes (from New York Rangers)4 | Brynas IF (Sweden) | ||
94 | Matthias Trattnig (C) | Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)5 | University of Maine (Hockey East) | ||
95 | Andy Burnham (RW) | New York Islanders | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | ||
96 | Mikko Jokela (D) | New Jersey Devils (from Chicago)6 | HIFK (Finland) | ||
97 | Chris Madden (G) | Carolina Hurricanes | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
98 | Rob Davison (D) | San Jose Sharks | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | ||
99 | Shawn Horcoff (C) | Edmonton Oilers | Michigan State University (CCHA) | ||
100 | Ryan Van Buskirk (D) | Phoenix Coyotes | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | ||
101 | Petr Schastlivy (LW) | Ottawa Senators | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) | ||
102 | Shaun Sutter (RW) | Calgary Flames (from Montreal)7 | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | ||
103 | Kip Brennan (LW) | Los Angeles Kings | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | ||
104 | Miroslav Zalesak (RW) | San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo)8 | Plastika Nitra (Slovakia) | ||
105 | Pierre Dagenais (LW) | New Jersey Devils (from Boston via Los Angeles)9 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | ||
106 | Krys Barch (RW) | Washington Capitals (from Washington via Colorado)10 | London Knights (OHL) | ||
107 | Chris Corrinet (LW) | Washington Capitals (from Colorado)11 | Princeton University (ECAC) | ||
108 | Dany Sabourin (G) | Calgary Flames (compensatory)12 | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | ||
109 | J. P. Morin (D) | Philadelphia Flyers | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | ||
110 | Scott Myers (G) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
111 | Brent Hobday (LW) | Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)13 | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | ||
112 | Viktor Wallin (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Detroit)14 | HV71 (Sweden) | ||
113 | Kristian Antila (G) | Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey)15 | Ilves Jr. (Finland) | ||
114 | Boyd Kane (LW) | New York Rangers (from Dallas)16 | Regina Pats (WHL) |
Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 27, 1996 that sent Dino Ciccarelli to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 29, 1997 that sent Byron Dafoe and Dmitri Khristich to Boston in exchange for Sandy Moger, Jozef Stumpel and this pick.
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 2, 1996 that sent Curtis Leschyshyn and Chris Simon to Washington in exchange for Keith Jones, a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
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115 | Jay Leach (D) | Phoenix Coyotes (from Tampa Bay)1 | Providence College (Hockey East) | ||
116 | Josh Blackburn (G) | Phoenix Coyotes (from Nashville via San Jose)2 | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | ||
117 | Jaroslav Spacek (D) | Florida Panthers (from Florida via San Jose)3 | Farjestad BK (Sweden) | ||
118 | Mike Siklenka (D) | Washington Capitals (from Colorado; compensatory)4 | Lloydminster Blazers (AJHL) | ||
119 | New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)5 | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | |||
120 | Brent Gauvreau (C) | Calgary Flames (from Anaheim)6 | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | ||
121 | Curtis Rich (D) | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)7 | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | ||
122 | Pat Leahy (RW) | New York Rangers | Miami University (CCHA) | ||
123 | Jiri Dopita (C) | New York Islanders (from Toronto)8 | Petra Vsetin (Czech Republic) | ||
124 | Francis Belanger (LW) | Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Islanders via Chicago)9 | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | ||
125 | Erik Wendell | Washington Capitals (from Chicago)10 | Maple Grove Senior High School (USHS–MN) | ||
126 | Morgan Warren (RW) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Carolina via Chicago)11 | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | ||
127 | Brandon Coalter (LW) | San Jose Sharks | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | ||
128 | Paul Elliott (D) | Edmonton Oilers | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | ||
129 | Robert Schnabel (D) | Phoenix Coyotes | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | ||
130 | Gavin McLeod (D) | Ottawa Senators | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | ||
131 | Tomas Kloucek (D) | New York Rangers (compensatory)12 | Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) | ||
132 | Andrei Bashkirov (LW) | Montreal Canadiens | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) | ||
133 | Joe Rullier (D) | Los Angeles Kings | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | ||
134 | Rob Scuderi (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins (from Buffalo)13 | Boston College (Hockey East) | ||
135 | Andrew Raycroft (G) | Boston Bruins | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | ||
136 | David Ytfeldt (D) | Vancouver Canucks (from Washington)14 | Leksands IF (Sweden) | ||
137 | Aaron Goldade (C) | Buffalo Sabres (compensatory)15 | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
138 | Martin Beauchesne (D) | Nashville Predators (from Colorado)16 | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | ||
139 | Garrett Prosofsky (C) | Philadelphia Flyers (from Philadelphia via Vancouver)17 | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | ||
140 | Rick Bertran (D) | Vancouver Canucks (from Pittsburgh)18 | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||
141 | K. C. Timmons (LW) | Colorado Avalanche (from St. Louis)19 | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | ||
142 | Detroit Red Wings | Hammarby IF (Sweden) | |||
143 | Ryan Flinn (LW) | New Jersey Devils (compensatory)20 | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | ||
144 | Oleg Smirnov (LW) | Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey)21 | Kristall Elektrostal (WPHL) | ||
145 | Mikael Samuelsson (RW) | San Jose Sharks (from Dallas)22 | Sodertalje SK (Sweden) |
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998 that sent Ville Peltonen to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 1995 that sent Johan Garpenlov to Florida in exchange for a conditional pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick). Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
Colorado acquired this pick as compensation on July 30, 1997 after the Rangers signed free agent Mike Keane.
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 30, 1998 that sent Dmitri Nabokov to the Islanders in exchange for Jean-Pierre Dumont and this pick.
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 25, 1997 that sent Enrico Ciccone to Carolina in exchange for Enrico Ciccone and this pick.
Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 5, 1998 that sent Mike Sillinger to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
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146 | Sergei Kuznetsov (C) | Tampa Bay Lightning | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | ||
147 | Craig Brunel (RW) | Nashville Predators | Prince Albert Raiders(WHL) | ||
148 | Chris Ovington (D) | Florida Panthers | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | ||
149 | Paul Cabana | Vancouver Canucks | Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) | ||
150 | Trent Hunter (RW) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
151 | Adam Deleeuw (LW) | Detroit Red Wings (compensatory)1 | Barrie Colts (OHL) | ||
152 | Gordie Dwyer (LW) | Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary)2 | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | ||
153 | Pavel Patera (LW) | Dallas Stars (from New York Rangers)3 | AIK IF (Sweden) | ||
154 | Allan Rourke (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||
155 | Kevin Clauson (D) | New York Islanders | Western Michigan University (CCHA) | ||
156 | Kent Huskins (D) | Chicago Blackhawks | Clarkson University (ECAC) | ||
157 | Brad Voth (D) | St. Louis Blues (from Carolina)4 | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
158 | Jari Viuhkola (C) | Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)5 | Karpat (Finland) | ||
159 | Trevor Ettinger (D) | Edmonton Oilers | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QHL) | ||
160 | Rickard Wallin (C) | Phoenix Coyotes | Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden) | ||
161 | Chris Neil (RW) | Ottawa Senators (from Ottawa via Chicago)6 | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | ||
162 | Andrei Markov (D) | Montreal Canadiens | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) | ||
163 | Tomas Zizka (D) | Los Angeles Kings | ZPS Zlin (Czech Republic) | ||
164 | Ales Kotalik | Buffalo Sabres | HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Republic) | ||
165 | Ryan Milanovic (LW) | Boston Bruins | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||
166 | Jonathan Pelletier (G) | Chicago Blackhawks (from Washington)7 | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | ||
167 | Alex Riazantsev (D) | Colorado Avalanche | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | ||
168 | Antero Niittymaki (G) | Philadelphia Flyers | TPS Jr. (Finland) | ||
169 | Jan Fadrny (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) | ||
170 | Andrei Troschinsky (C) | St. Louis Blues | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan) | ||
171 | Pavel Datsyuk (C) | Detroit Red Wings | Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia) | ||
172 | Jacques Lariviere (LW) | New Jersey Devils | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | ||
173 | Niko Kapanen (C) | Dallas Stars | HPK (Finland) |
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Mike Prokopec to Ottawa in exchange for Denis Chasse, rights to Kevin Bolibruck and this pick.
Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
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174 | Brett Allan | Tampa Bay Lightning | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | ||
175 | Cam Ondrik (G) | Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville)1 | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
176 | B. J. Ketcheson (D) | Florida Panthers | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | ||
177 | Vincent Malts (RW) | Vancouver Canucks | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | ||
178 | Jesse Fibiger (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) | ||
179 | Nathan Forster (D) | Washington Capitals (from Calgary)2 | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | ||
180 | Stefan Lundqvist (RW) | New York Rangers | Brynas IF (Sweden) | ||
181 | Jonathan Gagnon (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) | ||
182 | Evgeny Korolev (D) | New York Islanders | London Knights (OHL) | ||
183 | Tyler Arnason (C) | Chicago Blackhawks | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) | ||
184 | Donald Smith (C) | Carolina Hurricanes | Clarkson University (ECAC) | ||
185 | Robert Mulick (D) | San Jose Sharks | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | ||
186 | Mike Morrison (G) | Edmonton Oilers | University of Maine (Hockey East) | ||
187 | Erik Westrum (C) | Phoenix Coyotes | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | ||
188 | Michel Periard (D) | Ottawa Senators | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | ||
189 | Andrei Kruchinin (D) | Montreal Canadiens | Lada Togliatti (Russia) | ||
190 | Tommi Hannus (C) | Los Angeles Kings | TPS Jr. (Finland) | ||
191 | Brad Moran (C) | Buffalo Sabres | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | ||
192 | Radek Duda (RW) | Calgary Flames (from Boston)3 | Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) | ||
193 | Rastislav Stana (G) | Washington Capitals | HC Kosice (Slovakia) | ||
194 | Oak Hewer (C) | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Colorado)4 | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | ||
195 | Philadelphia Flyers | Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) | |||
196 | Joel Scherban (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins | London Knights (OHL) | ||
197 | Brad Twordik (C) | St. Louis Blues | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
198 | Jeremy Goetzinger (D) | Detroit Red Wings | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | ||
199 | Erik Jensen | New Jersey Devils | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | ||
200 | Scott Perry (C) | Dallas Stars | Boston University (Hockey East) |
Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
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201 | Craig Murray (C) | Montreal Canadiens (from Tampa Bay)1 | University of Michigan (CCHA) | ||
202 | Martin Bartek (LW) | Nashville Predators | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | ||
203 | Ian Jacobs (RW) | Florida Panthers | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | ||
204 | Craig Mischler (C) | Vancouver Canucks | Northeastern University (Hockey East) | ||
205 | David Bernier (RW) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Quebec Ramparts (QMJHL) | ||
206 | Jonas Frogren (D) | Calgary Flames | Farjestad BK (Sweden) | ||
207 | Johan Witehall (LW) | New York Rangers | Leksands IF (Sweden) | ||
208 | Jaroslav Svoboda (RW) | Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto)2 | HC Olomouc (Czech Republic) | ||
209 | Frederick Brind'Amour (G) | New York Islanders | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | ||
210 | Sean Griffin (D) | Chicago Blackhawks | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | ||
211 | Mark Kosick (C) | Carolina Hurricanes | University of Michigan (CCHA) | ||
212 | Jim Fahey (D) | San Jose Sharks | Northeastern University (Hockey East) | ||
213 | Christian Lefebvre (D) | Edmonton Oilers | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | ||
214 | Justin Hansen (RW) | Phoenix Coyotes | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
215 | Dwight Wolfe (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Ottawa)3 | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | ||
216 | Michael Ryder (RW) | Montreal Canadiens | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | ||
217 | Jim Henkel (C) | Los Angeles Kings | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | ||
218 | David Moravec (LW) | Buffalo Sabres | HC Vitkovice (Czech Republic) | ||
219 | Curtis Valentine (LW) | Vancouver Canucks (from Boston)4 | Bowling Green University (CCHA) | ||
220 | Mike Farrell (D) | Washington Capitals | Providence College (Hockey East) | ||
221 | Daniel Hulak (D) | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Colorado)5 | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | ||
222 | Lubomir Pistek (RW) | Philadelphia Flyers | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | ||
223 | Sergei Verenikin (RW) | Ottawa Senators (from San Jose; compensatory)6 | Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) | ||
224 | Mika Lehto (G) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Assat (Finland) | ||
225 | Yevgeni Pastukh (LW) | St. Louis Blues | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) | ||
226 | David Petrasek (D) | Detroit Red Wings | HV71 (Sweden) | ||
227 | Marko Ahosilta (C) | New Jersey Devils | KalPa Kuopio (Finland) | ||
228 | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas)7 | Chemopetrol Litvinov (Czech Republic) |
San Jose acquired this pick as compensation on July 28, 1997 after Dallas signed free agent Bob Errey.
Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team | ||
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229 | Chris Lyness (D) | Tampa Bay Lightning | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) | ||
230 | Karlis Skrastins (D) | Nashville Predators | TPS Turku (Finland) | ||
231 | Adrian Wichser (C) | Florida Panthers | EHC Kloten (Switzerland) | ||
232 | Jason Metcalfe (D) | Vancouver Canucks | London Knights (OHL) | ||
233 | Pelle Prestberg (LW) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Farjestad Karlstad (Sweden) | ||
234 | Kevin Mitchell (D) | Calgary Flames | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
235 | Jan Mertzig (D) | New York Rangers | Luleå (Sweden) | ||
236 | Sergei Rostov (G) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dynamo-2 Moscow (Russia) | ||
237 | Ben Blais (D) | New York Islanders | Walpole High School (USHS-Massachusetts) | ||
238 | Alexandre Couture (LW) | Chicago Blackhawks | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | ||
239 | Brent McDonald (C) | Carolina Hurricanes | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
240 | Andrei Yershov (D) | Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)1 | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) | ||
241 | Maxim Spiridonov (RW) | Edmonton Oilers | London Knights (OHL) | ||
242 | Jason Doyle (RW) | New York Islanders (from Phoenix)2 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | ||
243 | Petr Hubacek (C) | Philadelphia Flyers (compensatory)3 | Kometa Brno (Czech Republic) | ||
244 | Toby Petersen (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory)4 | Colorado College (WCHA) | ||
245 | Andreas Andersson (G) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (compensatory)5 | HV71 (Sweden) | ||
246 | Rastislav Pavlikovsky (C) | Ottawa Senators | Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) | ||
247 | Darcy Harris (RW) | Montreal Canadiens | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||
248 | Matthew Yeats (G) | Los Angeles Kings | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) | ||
249 | Edo Terglav (RW) | Buffalo Sabres | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | ||
250 | Radek Matejovsky (RW) | New York Islanders (from Boston)6 | Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) | ||
251 | Blake Evans (C) | Washington Capitals | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | ||
252 | Martin Cibak (C) | Tampa Bay Lighting (from Colorado)7 | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | ||
253 | Bruno St. Jacques (D) | Philadelphia Flyers | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | ||
254 | Matt Hussey (C) | Pittsburgh Penguins | Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) | ||
255 | John Pohl (C) | St. Louis Blues | University of Minnesota (CCHA) | ||
256 | Petja Pietilainen (C) | Detroit Red Wings | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | ||
257 | Ryan Held (C) | New Jersey Devils | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||
258 | Sergei Skrobot (D) | Philadelphia Flyers (from Dallas)8 | Dynamo Moscow-2 (Russia) |
Rank | Country | Amount | |
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North America | 171 | ||
1 | 133 | ||
2 | 38 | ||
Europe | 87 | ||
3 | 22 | ||
4 | 21 | ||
5 | 17 | ||
6 | 12 | ||
7 | 6 | ||
8 | 2 | ||
8 | 2 | ||
8 | 2 | ||
11 | 1 | ||
11 | 1 | ||
11 | 1 |