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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.
The stage at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario. The NHL entry draft (French: Repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH) is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirements (North American players 18–20 years old and European/international players 18–21 ...
David Legwand became the Predators' first amateur draft pick during the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Selected second overall, he appeared in one game for the Predators during the 1998–99 season, and joined the team full-time the next season.
Despite being selected in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Datsyuk continued to play for Dynamo Yekaterinburg through 2000, when he then played for AK Bars Kazan during the 2000-01 season. During the 2000-01 season for AK Bars Kazan, he recorded 42 games played, 9 goals, and 17 assists.
The Nashville Predators joined the NHL, increasing the league to 27 teams. The 1998 NHL expansion draft was held on June 26 to fill the Predators' roster.. With the debut of the Predators, and the planned expansion of three more teams within the next two seasons (Atlanta, Columbus, and Minnesota), the NHL realigned to a strictly geographic six-division structure (three per conference).
Rastislav Stana was drafted by Washington in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Capitals from 2003 to 2004. Braden Holtby played 14 playoff games for Washington, posting a 1.95 GAA in 2012. Tomas Vokoun appeared in 48 games during his one season in Washington. Michal Neuvirth has played in over 100 games for the Capitals.
Edmonton's acquired third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent the rights to Fredrik Bremberg, a fourth-round and fifth-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
Henrich is the first Jewish player to be selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft, [1] and the only player taken in the first round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft who did not play a regular season game in the National Hockey League. [2] Henrich's younger brother Adam Henrich was also a former professional hockey player for the Coventry ...