1998 NHL Entry Draft


The 1998 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. A total of 258 players were drafted.

Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

PickPlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay Lightning Rimouski Oceanic
2David Legwand Nashville Predators Plymouth Whalers
3Brad Stuart San Jose Sharks Regina Pats
4Bryan Allen Vancouver CanucksOshawa Generals
5Vitali Vishnevski Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTorpedo Yaroslavl
6Rico Fata Calgary FlamesLondon Knights
7Manny Malhotra New York RangersGuelph Storm
8Mark Bell Chicago Blackhawks Ottawa 67s
9Michael Rupp New York IslandersErie Otters
10Nikolai Antropov Toronto Maple Leafs Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
11Jeff Heerema Carolina HurricanesSarnia Sting
12Alex Tanguay Colorado Avalanche Halifax Mooseheads
13Michael Henrich Edmonton OilersBarrie Colts
14Patrick DesRochers Phoenix CoyotesSarnia Sting
15Mathieu Chouinard Ottawa SenatorsShawinigan Cataractes
16Eric Chouinard Montreal CanadiensQuebec Remparts
17Martin Skoula Colorado Avalanche Barrie Colts
18Dmitri Kalinin Buffalo SabresTraktor Chelyabinsk
19Robyn Regehr Colorado Avalanche Kamloops Blazers
20Scott Parker Colorado Avalanche Kelowna Rockets
21Mathieu Biron Los Angeles Kings Shawinigan Cataractes
22Simon Gagne Philadelphia Flyers Quebec Remparts
23Milan Kraft Pittsburgh PenguinsKeramika Plzen
24Christian Backman St. Louis BluesVastra Frolunda HC
25Jiri Fischer Detroit Red WingsHull Olympiques
26Mike Van Ryn New Jersey DevilsUniversity of Michigan
27Scott Gomez New Jersey Devils Tri-City Americans

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Draftees based on nationality