Entry Draft

Draft

258 selections CAN 95 CZE 21 RUS 18 SWE 12

Draft 1998

All R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7

#

Prospect

Pos

Birthplace

Drafted by

Amateur club

Nat

Round 1 Picks 1-27

1

Vincent Lecavalier

193 cm · 82 kg

C

Ile Bizard, CAN

Tampa Bay Lightning

Rimouski Oceanic

CAN

2

David Legwand

-

-

Nashville Predators

-

-

3

Brad Stuart

-

-

San Jose Sharks

-

-

4

193 cm · 95 kg

D

Kingston, CAN

Vancouver Canucks

Oshawa Generals

CAN

5

Vitaly Vishnevski

188 cm · 93 kg

D

Kharkov, UKR

Anaheim Ducks

Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl

UKR

6

180 cm · 92 kg

RW

Sault Ste. Marie, CAN

Calgary Flames

London Knights

CAN

7

188 cm · 95 kg

C

Mississauga, CAN

New York Rangers

Guelph Storm

CAN

8

191 cm · 86 kg

C

St. Paul's, CAN

Chicago Blackhawks

Ottawa 67's

CAN

9

196 cm · 104 kg

LW

Cleveland, USA

New York Islanders

Erie

USA

10

196 cm · 92 kg

C

Vost, RUS

Toronto Maple Leafs

Astana

RUS

11

185 cm · 85 kg

RW

Thunder Bay, CAN

Carolina Hurricanes

Sarnia Sting

CAN

12

Alex Tanguay

-

-

Colorado Avalanche

-

-

13

Michael Henrich

188 cm · 95 kg

RW

Thornhill, CAN

Edmonton Oilers

Barrie Colts

CAN

14

Patrick Desrochers

191 cm · 95 kg

G

Penetanguishene, CAN

Phoenix Coyotes

Sarnia Sting

CAN

15

Mathieu Chouinard

185 cm · 96 kg

G

Laval, CAN

Ottawa Senators

Shawinigan

CAN

16

191 cm · 93 kg

C

Atlanta, USA

Montréal Canadiens

Quebec Remparts

USA

17

191 cm · 101 kg

D

Litomerice, CZE

Colorado Avalanche

Barrie Colts

CZE

18

188 cm · 97 kg

D

Cheljabinsk, RUS

Buffalo Sabres

Traktor Chelyabinsk

RUS

19

193 cm · 98 kg

D

Recife, BRA

Colorado Avalanche

Kamloops Blazers

BRA

20

Scott Parker

-

-

Colorado Avalanche

-

-

21

198 cm · 104 kg

D

Lac St-Charles, CAN

Los Angeles Kings

Shawinigan Cataractes

CAN

22

183 cm · 77 kg

C

Ste-Foy, CAN

Philadelphia Flyers

Quebec Remparts

CAN

23

193 cm · 98 kg

LW

Plzen, CZE

Pittsburgh Penguins

Keramika Plzen

CZE

24

Christian Backman

193 cm · 95 kg

D

Alingsas, SWE

St. Louis Blues

Vastra Frolunda

SWE

25

196 cm · 102 kg

D

Kladno, CZE

Detroit Red Wings

Hull Olympiques

CZE

26

Mike Ryn

-

-

New Jersey Devils

-

-

27

180 cm · 91 kg

C

Anchorage, AK

New Jersey Devils

Tri-City Americans

-

Round 1 Picks 1-27

1

Vincent Lecavalier

C Ile Bizard, CAN

TBL

CAN

2

David Legwand

- -

NSH

-

3

Brad Stuart

- -

SJS

-

4

D Kingston, CAN

VAN

CAN

5

Vitaly Vishnevski

D Kharkov, UKR

ANA

UKR

6

RW Sault Ste. Marie, CAN

CGY

CAN

7

C Mississauga, CAN

NYR

CAN

8

C St. Paul's, CAN

CHI

CAN

9

LW Cleveland, USA

NYI

USA

10

C Vost, RUS

TOR

RUS

11

RW Thunder Bay, CAN

CAR

CAN

12

Alex Tanguay

- -

COL

-

13

Michael Henrich

RW Thornhill, CAN

EDM

CAN

14

Patrick Desrochers

G Penetanguishene, CAN

PHX

CAN

15

Mathieu Chouinard

G Laval, CAN

OTT

CAN

16

C Atlanta, USA

MTL

USA

17

D Litomerice, CZE

COL

CZE

18

D Cheljabinsk, RUS

BUF

RUS

19

D Recife, BRA

COL

BRA

20

Scott Parker

- -

COL

-

21

D Lac St-Charles, CAN

LAK

CAN

22

C Ste-Foy, CAN

PHI

CAN

23

LW Plzen, CZE

PIT

CZE

24

Christian Backman

D Alingsas, SWE

STL

SWE

25

D Kladno, CZE

DET

CZE

26

Mike Ryn

- -

NJD

-

27

C Anchorage, AK

NJD

-