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