DRAFT HISTORY
1998 NHL Draft
Vincent Lecavalier went first overall to TBL. 251 players selected across 9 rounds.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBL | Vincent Lecavalier | C | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 2 | NSH | David Legwand | C | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 3 | SJS | Brad Stuart | D | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 4 | VAN | Bryan Allen | D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 5 | ANA | Vitaly Vishnevski | D | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | — | — |
| 6 | CGY | Rico Fata | LW | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 7 | NYR | Manny Malhotra | C | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 8 | CHI | Mark Bell | LW | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — |
| 10 | TOR | Nik Antropov | C | Astana (RUSSIA) | — | — |
| 11 | CAR | Jeff Heerema | RW | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 12 | COL | Alex Tanguay | LW | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 13 | EDM | Michael Henrich | RW | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 14 | PHX | Patrick Desrochers | G | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 16 | MTL | Eric Chouinard | C | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 17 | COL | Martin Skoula | D | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 18 | BUF | Dmitri Kalinin | D | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) | — | — |
| 19 | COL | Robyn Regehr | D | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 20 | COL | Scott Parker | RW | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 21 | LAK | Mathieu Biron | D | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 22 | PHI | Simon Gagne | LW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 23 | PIT | Milan Kraft | C | Keramika Plzen (Czech.) | — | — |
| 24 | STL | Christian Backman | D | Vastra Frolunda (Sweden) | — | — |
| 25 | DET | Jiri Fischer | D | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 26 | NJD | Mike Van Ryn | D | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 27 | NJD | Scott Gomez | C | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | SJS | Jonathan Cheechoo | RW | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — |
| 30 | FLA | Kyle Rossiter | D | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 31 | VAN | Artem Chubarov | C | Moscow Dynamo (Russia) | — | — |
| 32 | ANA | Stephen Peat | RW | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 33 | CGY | Blair Betts | C | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 34 | BUF | Andrew Peters | LW | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 35 | TOR | Petr Svoboda | D | Havlickuv Brod (Czech.) | — | — |
| 36 | NYI | Chris Nielsen | RW | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | — | — |
| 37 | NJD | Christian Berglund | LW | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 38 | COL | Philippe Sauve | G | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 39 | DAL | John Erskine | D | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 40 | NYR | Randy Copley | RW | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 41 | STL | Maxim Linnik | D | — | — | — |
| 42 | PHI | Jason Beckett | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 43 | PHX | Ossi Vaananen | D | Jokerit Helsinki (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 44 | OTT | Mike Fisher | C | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 45 | MTL | Mike Ribeiro | C | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 47 | BUF | Norman Milley | RW | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 48 | BOS | Jonathan Girard | D | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 49 | WSH | Jomar Cruz | G | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 50 | BUF | Jaroslav Kristek | RW | Zlin ZPS HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 51 | PHI | Ian Forbes | D | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 52 | BOS | Bobby Allen | D | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 53 | COL | Steve Moore | C | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 54 | PIT | Alexander Zevakhin | RW | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 55 | DET | Ryan Barnes | LW | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 56 | DET | Tomek Valtonen | RW | Ilves Tampere (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 57 | DAL | Tyler Bouck | LW | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 58 | OTT | Chris Bala | LW | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | WSH | Todd Hornung | C | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 60 | NSH | Denis Arkhipov | C | Kazan Ak-Bars (Russia) | — | — |
| 61 | FLA | Joe DiPenta | D | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 62 | CGY | Paul Manning | D | Colorado College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 63 | FLA | Lance Ward | RW | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 64 | TBL | Brad Richards | C | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 65 | SJS | Eric Laplante | LW | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 66 | NYR | Jason LaBarbera | G | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 67 | EDM | Alex Henry | D | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 68 | VAN | Jarkko Ruutu | LW | HIFK Helsinki (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 69 | TOR | Jamie Hodson | G | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 70 | CAR | Kevin Holdridge | D | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 71 | CAR | Erik Cole | LW | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 72 | TBL | Dimitri Afanasenkov | LW | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | — | — |
| 73 | PHX | Pat O'Leary | C | Armstrong H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 74 | OTT | Julien Vauclair | D | Lugano (SwissA) | — | — |
| 75 | MTL | Francois Beauchemin | D | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 76 | LAK | Alexey Volkov | G | Krylja-2 Sovetov (Russia) | — | — |
| 77 | BUF | Mike Pandolfo | LW | St. Sebastian's School (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 78 | BOS | Peter Nordstrom | RW | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 79 | COL | Evgeny Lazarev | LW | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 80 | PIT | David Cameron | C | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 81 | VAN | Justin Morrison | RW | Colorado College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 82 | NJD | Brian Gionta | RW | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 83 | STL | Matt Walker | D | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 84 | DET | Jake McCracken | G | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — |
| 85 | NSH | Geoff Koch | LW | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 86 | DAL | Gabriel Karlsson | C | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | TOR | Alexei Ponikarovsky | LW | Dynamo-2 Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 88 | NSH | Kent Sauer | D | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) | — | — |
| 89 | FLA | Ryan Jardine | LW | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — |
| 90 | VAN | Regan Darby | D | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 91 | CAR | Josef Vasicek | C | Slavia Praha HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 92 | TBL | Eric Beaudoin | LW | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 93 | CAR | Tommy Vestlund | LW | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | — | — |
| 94 | CHI | Matthias Trattnig | LW | U. of Maine (NCAA) | — | — |
| 95 | NYI | Andy Burnham | RW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — |
| 96 | NJD | Mikko Jokela | D | HIFK Helsinki (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 97 | CAR | Chris Madden | G | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 98 | SJS | Rob Davison | D | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | — | — |
| 99 | EDM | Shawn Horcoff | C | Michigan State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 101 | OTT | Petr Schastlivy | LW | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | — | — |
| 102 | CGY | Shaun Sutter | C | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — | — |
| 103 | LAK | Kip Brennan | LW | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 104 | SJS | Miroslav Zalesak | RW | HC Plastika Nitra (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 105 | NJD | Pierre Dagenais | RW | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 106 | WSH | Krys Barch | RW | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 107 | WSH | Chris Corrinet | RW | Princeton University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 108 | CGY | Dany Sabourin | G | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 109 | PHI | Jean-Philippe Morin | D | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 110 | PIT | Scott Myers | G | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 111 | DET | Brent Hobday | C | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 112 | ANA | Viktor Wallin | D | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | — | — |
| 113 | EDM | Kristian Antila | G | Ilves Jr. (Finland) | — | — |
| 114 | NYR | Boyd Kane | LW | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | PHX | Jay Leach | D | Providence College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 116 | PHX | Josh Blackburn | G | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — | — |
| 117 | FLA | Jaroslav Spacek | D | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 118 | WSH | Mike Siklenka | RW | Lloydminster Blazers (AJHL) | — | — |
| 119 | NJD | Anton But | LW | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | — | — |
| 121 | TBL | Curtis Rich | D | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | — | — |
| 122 | NYR | Patrick Leahy | RW | Miami University (Ohio) (NCAA) | — | — |
| 123 | NYI | Jiri Dopita | C | Petra Vsetin HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 124 | PHI | Francis Belanger | LW | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 125 | WSH | Erik Wendell | C | Maple Grove H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 126 | TOR | Morgan Warren | RW | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 127 | SJS | Brandon Coalter | LW | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 128 | EDM | Paul Elliott | D | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — | — |
| 129 | PHX | Robert Schnabel | D | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 130 | OTT | Gavin McLeod | D | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 131 | NYR | Tomas Kloucek | D | Slavia Praha HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 132 | MTL | Andrei Bashkirov | LW | Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) | — | — |
| 133 | LAK | Joe Rullier | D | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 134 | PIT | Rob Scuderi | D | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 135 | BOS | Andrew Raycroft | G | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 136 | VAN | David Ytfeldt | D | Leksands IF (SEL) | — | — |
| 137 | BUF | Aaron Goldade | C | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 138 | NSH | Martin Beauchesne | D | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 139 | PHI | Garrett Prosofsky | C | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 140 | VAN | Rick Bertran | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 141 | COL | K.C. Timmons | LW | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 142 | DET | Calle Steen | RW | Hammarby IK (Sweden) | — | — |
| 143 | NJD | Ryan Flinn | LW | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 144 | EDM | Oleg Smirnov | LW | Elektrostal Kristall (WPHL) | — | — |
| 145 | SJS | Mikael Samuelsson | RW | Sodertalje SK (SEL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | TBL | Sergei Kuznetsov | C | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | — | — |
| 148 | FLA | Chris Ovington | D | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 149 | VAN | Paul Cabana | RW | Fort McMurray (Tier II) | — | — |
| 150 | ANA | Trent Hunter | RW | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 151 | DET | Adam Deleeuw | LW | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 152 | MTL | Gordie Dwyer | LW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 153 | DAL | Pavel Patera | LW | AIK Solna (SEL) | — | — |
| 154 | TOR | Allan Rourke | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 155 | NYI | Kevin Clauson | D | Western Michigan University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 156 | CHI | Kent Huskins | D | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 157 | STL | Brad Voth | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 158 | CHI | Jari Viuhkola | C | Karpat (Fin D1) | — | — |
| 159 | EDM | Trevor Ettinger | D | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 160 | PHX | Rickard Wallin | C | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 161 | OTT | Chris Neil | RW | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | — | — |
| 162 | MTL | Andrei Markov | D | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) | — | — |
| 163 | LAK | Tomas Zizka | D | Zlin ZPS HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 164 | BUF | Ales Kotalik | RW | Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 165 | BOS | Ryan Milanovic | LW | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 166 | CHI | Jonathan Pelletier | G | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 167 | COL | Alexander Ryazantsev | D | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 168 | PHI | Antero Niittymaki | G | TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 169 | PIT | Jan Fadrny | C | Slavia Praha HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 170 | STL | Andrei Troschinsky | C | Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazak.) | — | — |
| 171 | DET | Pavel Datsyuk | C | Dynamo-Energiya (Russia) | — | — |
| 172 | NJD | Jacques Lariviere | LW | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 173 | DAL | Niko Kapanen | C | HPK Hameenlinna (FINLAND) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | TBL | Brett Allan | LW | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 175 | PHI | Cam Ondrik | G | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 176 | FLA | B.J. Ketcheson | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 177 | VAN | Vincent Malts | RW | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 178 | ANA | Jesse Fibiger | D | U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) | — | — |
| 179 | WSH | Nathan Forster | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 180 | NYR | Stefan Lundqvist | LW | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | — | — |
| 181 | TOR | Jonathan Gagnon | C | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 182 | NYI | Evgeny Korolev | D | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 183 | CHI | Tyler Arnason | C | Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks (USHL) | — | — |
| 184 | CAR | Donald Smith | C | Clarkson U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 185 | SJS | Robert Mulick | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — |
| 186 | EDM | Mike Morrison | G | Exeter H.S. (N.H.) | — | — |
| 187 | PHX | Erik Westrum | C | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 188 | OTT | Michel Periard | D | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 189 | MTL | Andrei Kruchinin | D | Tolyatti Lada (Russia) | — | — |
| 190 | LAK | Tommi Hannus | C | TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 191 | BUF | Brad Moran | C | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | — | — |
| 192 | CGY | Radek Duda | RW | Sparta Praha (Czech) | — | — |
| 193 | WSH | Rastislav Stana | G | HC Kosice (Czech.) | — | — |
| 194 | TBL | Oak Hewer | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | — | — |
| 195 | PHI | Tomas Divisek | RW | Slavia Praha HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 196 | PIT | Joel Scherban | C | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 197 | STL | Brad Twordik | C | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 198 | DET | Jeremy Goetzinger | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 199 | NJD | Erik Jensen | RW | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — | — |
| 200 | DAL | Scott Perry | C | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
ROUND 8
Round 8
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | MTL | Craig Murray | C | Penticton Panthers (BCHL) | — | — |
| 202 | NSH | Martin Bartek | LW | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 203 | FLA | Ian Jacobs | RW | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — |
| 204 | VAN | Graig Mischler | C | Northeastern U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 205 | ANA | David Bernier | RW | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 206 | CGY | Jonas Frogren | D | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 207 | NYR | Johan Witehall | LW | Leksands IF (SEL) | — | — |
| 208 | CAR | Jaroslav Svoboda | LW | Olomouc (Czech.) | — | — |
| 209 | NYI | Frederik Brind'amour | G | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 210 | CHI | Sean Griffin | D | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
| 211 | CAR | Mark Kosick | C | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 212 | SJS | Jim Fahey | D | Catholic Memorial H.S. (Mass.) | — | — |
| 213 | EDM | Christian Lefebvre | D | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 214 | PHX | Justin Hansen | RW | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 215 | TOR | Dwight Wolfe | D | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 216 | MTL | Michael Ryder | RW | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 217 | LAK | Jim Henkel | C | New England Jr. Coyotes (EJHL) | — | — |
| 218 | BUF | David Moravec | LW | Vitkovice HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 219 | VAN | Curtis Valentine | LW | Bowling Green (NCAA) | — | — |
| 220 | WSH | Michael Farrell | RW | Providence College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 221 | TBL | Daniel Hulak | D | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 222 | PHI | Lubomir Pistek | RW | Bratislava Slovan Harvard (Slovak) | — | — |
| 223 | OTT | Sergey Verenikin | RW | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | — | — |
| 224 | PIT | Mika Lehto | G | Assat Pori (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 225 | STL | Yevgeny Pastukh | LW | Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia) | — | — |
| 226 | DET | David Petrasek | D | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | — | — |
| 227 | NJD | Marko Ahosilta | C | KalPa Kuopio (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 228 | TOR | Mihail Travnicek | LW | Litvinov CHP HC (Czech) | — | — |
ROUND 9
Round 9
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | TBL | Chris Lyness | D | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 230 | NSH | Karlis Skrastins | D | TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 231 | FLA | Adrian Wischer | C | Kloten (SwissA) | — | — |
| 232 | VAN | Jason Metcalfe | D | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 233 | ANA | Pelle Prestberg | RW | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 234 | CGY | Kevin Mitchell | D | Guelph Storm (OHL) | — | — |
| 235 | NYR | Jan Mertzig | D | Lulea HF (SEL) | — | — |
| 236 | TOR | Sergei Rostov | D | Dynamo-2 Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 237 | NYI | Ben Blais | D | Walpole (US Junior) | — | — |
| 238 | CHI | Alexandre Couture | LW | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 239 | CAR | Brent McDonald | C | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 240 | CHI | Andrei Yershov | D | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) | — | — |
| 241 | EDM | Maxim Spiridonov | RW | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 242 | NYI | Jason Doyle | RW | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | — | — |
| 243 | PHI | Petr Hubacek | C | Brno Kometa | — | — |
| 244 | PIT | Toby Petersen | C | Colorado College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 245 | ANA | Andreas Andersson | G | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | — | — |
| 246 | OTT | Rastislav Pavlikovsky | C | Utah Grizzlies (IHL) | — | — |
| 247 | MTL | Darcy Harris | RW | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 248 | LAK | Matthew Yeats | G | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) | — | — |
| 249 | BUF | Edo Terglav | RW | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 250 | NYI | Radek Matejovsky | RW | Slavia Praha HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 251 | WSH | Blake Evans | C | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 252 | TBL | Martin Cibak | C | HK 32 (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 253 | PHI | Bruno St. Jacques | D | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 254 | PIT | Matt Hussey | C | Avon Old Farms H.S. (Conn.) | — | — |
| 255 | STL | John Pohl | C | Red Wing H.S. (Minn.) | — | — |
| 256 | DET | Petja Pietilainen | LW | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 257 | NJD | Ryan Held | C | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 258 | PHI | Sergei Skrobot | D | Dynamo-2 Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
1998 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 1998 NHL draft?
- Vincent Lecavalier was selected first overall by TBL, out of Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL).
- How many players were drafted in 1998?
- 251 players were selected across 9 rounds of the 1998 NHL draft.