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.

The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Francois Beauchemin, Mike Fisher and Brian Gionta, who all retired after the 2017–18 season.

Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
1	Vincent Lecavalier (C)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Florida via San Jose)1	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
2	David Legwand (C)		Nashville Predators (from Tampa Bay via San Jose)2	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3	Brad Stuart (D)		San Jose Sharks (from Nashville)3	Regina Pats (WHL)
4	Bryan Allen (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
5	Vitali Vishnevski (D)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
6	Rico Fata (RW)		Calgary Flames	London Knights (OHL)
7	Manny Malhotra (C)		New York Rangers	Guelph Storm (OHL)
8	Mark Bell (C)		Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)4	Ottawa 67s (OHL)
9	Michael Rupp (LW)		New York Islanders	Erie Otters (OHL)
10	Nikolai Antropov (C)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago)5	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
11	Jeff Heerema (RW)		Carolina Hurricanes	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
12	Alex Tanguay (C)		Colorado Avalanche (from San Jose)6	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
13	Michael Henrich (RW)		Edmonton Oilers	Barrie Colts (OHL)
14	Patrick DesRochers (G)		Phoenix Coyotes	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
15	Mathieu Chouinard (G)		Ottawa Senators	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
16	Eric Chouinard (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
17	Martin Skoula (D)		Colorado Avalanche (from Los Angeles)7	Barrie Colts (OHL)
18	Dmitri Kalinin (D)		Buffalo Sabres	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
19	Robyn Regehr (D)		Colorado Avalanche (from Boston)8	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
20	Scott Parker (RW)		Colorado Avalanche (from Washington)9	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
21	Mathieu Biron (D)		Los Angeles Kings (from Colorado)10	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
22	Simon Gagne (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Philadelphia via Tampa Bay, compensatory)11	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
23	Milan Kraft (RW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Keramika Plzen (Czech Republic)
24	Christian Backman (D)		St. Louis Blues	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
25	Jiri Fischer (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
26	Mike Van Ryn (D)		New Jersey Devils	University of Michigan (CCHA)
27	Scott Gomez (C)		New Jersey Devils (from Dallas)12	Tri-City Americans (WHL)

1. San Jose's acquired first-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Bryan Marchment and David Shaw to San Jose in exchange for Andrei Nazarov and Tampa Bay's conditional right to swap first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick).

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 13, 1997 that sent Viktor Kozlov and a conditional fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for Dave Lowry and this pick.

2. San Jose's acquired first-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round (# 3 overall) and second-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Bryan Marchment and David Shaw to San Jose in exchange for Andrei Nazarov and Tampa Bay's conditional right to swap first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick).

3. Nashville's first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round (# 2 overall) and third-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
4. Toronto's first-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 10 overall), a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
5. Chicago's first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
6. San Jose's first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on November 20, 1997 that sent Mike Ricci and a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Shean Donovan and this pick.
7. Los Angeles' first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 20, 1996 that sent Eric Lacroix and a first-round pick (# 21 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Stephane Fiset and this pick.
8. Boston's first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on November 22, 1996 that sent Anders Myrvold and Landon Wilson to Boston in exchange for this pick.
9. Washington's first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on November 2, 1996 that sent Curtis Leschyshyn and Chris Simon to Washington in exchange for Keith Jones, a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
10. Colorado's first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 20, 1996 that sent Stephane Fiset and a first-round pick (# 17 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Eric Lacroix and this pick.
11. Philadelphia's first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on August 20, 1997 that sent Karl Dykhuis and Mikael Renberg to Tampa Bay in exchange for first-round picks in the 1999 entry draft, 2000 entry draft and 2001 entry draft along with this pick.

    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick along with first-round picks in the 1999 entry draft, 2000 entry draft and 2001 entry draft as compensation on August 20, 1997 after Philadelphia signed Group II free agent Chris Gratton.

12. Dallas' first-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a two second-round picks (# 39 and # 57 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

Round two

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
28	Ramzi Abid (LW)		Colorado Avalanche (from Tampa Bay)1	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
29	Jonathan Cheechoo (RW)		San Jose Sharks (from Nashville)2	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
30	Kyle Rossiter (D)		Florida Panthers	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
31	Artem Chubarov (C)		Vancouver Canucks	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
32	Stephen Peat (RW)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
33	Blair Betts (C)		Calgary Flames	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
34	Andrew Peters (LW)		Buffalo Sabres (from New York Rangers)3	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
35	Petr Svoboda (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	BK Havlickuv Brod (Czech Republic)
36	Chris Nielsen (C)		New York Islanders	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
37	Christian Berglund (C)		New Jersey Devils (compensatory)4	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
38	Philippe Sauve (G)		Colorado Avalanche (from Chicago)5	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
39	John Erskine (D)		Dallas Stars (from Carolina via New Jersey)6	London Knights (OHL)
40	Randy Copley (LW)		New York Rangers (compensatory)7	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
41	Maxym Linnik (D)		St. Louis Blues (from San Jose via Detroit)8	St. Thomas Stars (GOJHL)
42	Jason Beckett (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Edmonton)9	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
43	Ossi Vaananen (D)		Phoenix Coyotes	Jokerit (Finland)
44	Mike Fisher (C)		Ottawa Senators	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
45	Mike Ribeiro (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
46	Justin Papineau (C)		Los Angeles Kings	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
47	Norm Milley (RW)		Buffalo Sabres	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
48	Jonathan Girard (D)		Boston Bruins	Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
49	Jomar Cruz (G)		Washington Capitals	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
50	Jaroslav Kristek (RW)		Buffalo Sabres (from Colorado via San Jose)10	HC Zlin (Czech Republic)
51	Ian Forbes (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Guelph Storm (OHL)
52	Bobby Allen (D)		Boston Bruins (from Washington; compensatory)11	Boston College (Hockey East)
53	Steve Moore (C)		Colorado Avalanche (compensatory)12	Harvard University (ECAC)
54	Alexander Zevakhin (LW)		Pittsburgh Penguins	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
55	Ryan Barnes (LW)		Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)13	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
56	Tomek Valtonen (LW)		Detroit Red Wings	Ilves (Finland)
57	Tyler Bouck (RW)		Dallas Stars (from New Jersey)14	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
58	Chris Bala (LW)		Ottawa Senators (from Dallas via Philadelphia)15	Harvard University (ECAC)

1. Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 29, 1996 that sent Craig Wolanin to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
2. Nashville's second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round (# 2 overall) and third-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a first-round pick (# 3 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
3. The Rangers' second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on September 29, 1997 that sent Pat LaFontaine to the Rangers in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.
4. New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation after failing to sign their first-round pick in the 1996 entry draft (Lance Ward).
5. Chicago's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 10, 1996 that sent Tuomas Gronman to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
6. New Jersey's acquired 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.

7. The Rangers acquired this pick as compensation on July 30, 1997 after Vancouver signed free agent Mark Messier.
8. Detroit's acquired second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent second-round (# 55 overall) and fourth-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.

   Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 18, 1997 that sent Mike Vernon and a fifth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 entry draft and this pick.

9. Edmonton's second-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Janne Niinimaa to Edmonton in exchange for Dan McGillis and this pick.
10. San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent Steve Shields and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Kay Whitmore, a fifth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.

    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 20, 1997 that sent Shean Donovan and a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for Mike Ricci and this pick.

11. Washington's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on March 1, 1997 that sent Adam Oates, Bill Ranford and Rick Tocchet to Washington in exchange for Jason Allison, Jim Carey, Anson Carter, a third-round pick in the 1997 entry draft and this pick. This pick was a conditional pick and the conditions was if Washington were able to re-sign Rick Tocchet as a free agent. He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 23, 1997 and Washington got a compensation pick in the 1998 Entry Draft that still went to Boston to complete the trade.
12. Colorado acquired this pick as compensation after failing to sign their first-round pick in the 1996 entry draft (Peter Ratchuk).
13. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a second-round pick (# 41 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
14. 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 (# 39 overall) and this pick.
15. Philadelphia's acquired second-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on January 17, 1998 that sent Alexandre Daigle to Philadelphia in exchange for Pat Falloon, Vaclav Prospal and this pick.

    Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a third-round pick in the 1997 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

Round three

Pick	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
59	Todd Hornung (C)		Washington Capitals (from Tampa Bay)1	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
60	Denis Arkhipov (C)		Nashville Predators	Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
61	Joe DiPenta (D)		Florida Panthers	Boston University (Hockey East)
62	Paul Manning (D)		Calgary Flames (from Vancouver via Carolina)2	Colorado College (WCHA)
63	Lance Ward (D)		Florida Panthers (from Anaheim via Colorado)3	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
64	Brad Richards (C)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)4	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
65	Eric Laplante (LW)		San Jose Sharks (compensatory)5	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
66	Jason LaBarbera (G)		New York Rangers	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
67	Alex Henry (D)		Edmonton Oilers (from Toronto via Tampa Bay)6	London Knights (OHL)
68	Jarkko Ruutu (LW)		Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders)7	HIFK (Finland)
69	Jamie Hodson (G)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago)8	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
70	Kevin Holdridge (D)		Carolina Hurricanes	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
71	Erik Cole (LW)		Carolina Hurricanes (from San Jose)9	Clarkson University (ECAC)
72	Dmitri Afanasenkov (LW)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Edmonton)10	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
73	Pat O'Leary (C)		Phoenix Coyotes	Robbinsdale High School (USHS–MN)
74	Julien Vauclair (D)		Ottawa Senators	HC Lugano (Switzerland)
75	Francois Beauchemin (D)		Montreal Canadiens	Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
76	Aleksei Volkov (G)		Los Angeles Kings	Krylya Sovetov-2 (Russia)
77	Mike Pandolfo (RW)		Buffalo Sabres	Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MA)
78	Peter Nordstrom (LW)		Boston Bruins	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
79	Yevgeni Lazarev (LW)		Colorado Avalanche (from Washington)11	Kitchener Dutchmen (MWJHL)
80	David Cameron (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado)12	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
81	Justin Morrison (RW)		Vancouver Canucks (from Philadelphia)13	Colorado College (WCHA)
82	Brian Gionta (RW)		New Jersey Devils (from Pittsburgh via Edmonton)14	Boston College (Hockey East)
83	Matt Walker (D)		St. Louis Blues	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
84	Jake McCracken (G)		Detroit Red Wings	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
85	Geoff Koch (LW)		Nashville Predators (from New Jersey via San Jose)15	University of Michigan (CCHA)
86	Gabriel Karlsson (C)		Dallas Stars	HV71 (Sweden)

1. Tampa Bay's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent Bill Ranford to Tampa Bay in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 entry draft and this pick.
2. Carolina's acquired 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.

3. Colorado's acquired third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 23, 1998 that sent Tom Fitzgerald to Colorado in exchange for the rights to Mark Parrish and this pick.

   Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 17, 1997 that sent Scott Young to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

4. Calgary's third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Jason Wiemer to Calgary in exchange for Sandy McCarthy, a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
5. San Jose acquired this pick as compensation on July 2, 1997 after Dallas signed free agent Ed Belfour.
6. Tampa Bay's acquired third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on July 16, 1997 that sent Brantt Myhres and a third-round pick (# 72 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Vladimir Vujtek and this pick.

   Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 31, 1997 that sent Craig Wolanin to Toronto in exchange for this pick.

7. The Islanders' third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on February 6, 1998 that sent Trevor Linden to the Islanders in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan McCabe and this pick.
8. Chicago's third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a first-round pick (# 10 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
9. San Jose's third-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a first-round in the 1997 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1997 entry draft and this pick.
10. Edmonton's third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on July 16, 1997 that sent Vladimir Vujtek and a third-round pick (# 67 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for Brantt Myhres and this pick.
11. Washington's third-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a two fourth-round picks (# 106 & 107 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for this pick.
12. Colorado's third-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on September 28, 1997 that sent Francois Leroux to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
13. Philadelphia's third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Dave Babych and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
14. 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.

    Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 12, 1997 that sent Jiri Slegr to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

15. San Jose's acquired third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent first-round and second-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.

    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 22, 1997 that sent Vlastimil Kroupa to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.

Round four

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
87	Alexei Ponikarovsky (C)	Template:Flagu	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Tampa Bay via Detroit)1	Dynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)
88	Kent Sauer (D)		Nashville Predators	North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
89	Ryan Jardine (RW)		Florida Panthers	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
90	Regan Darby (D)		Vancouver Canucks	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
91	Josef Vasicek (C)		Carolina Hurricanes (from Anaheim)2	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
92	Eric Beaudoin (LW)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)3	Guelph Storm (OHL)
93	Tommy Westlund (RW)		Carolina Hurricanes (from New York Rangers)4	Brynas IF (Sweden)
94	Matthias Trattnig (C)		Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)5	University of Maine (Hockey East)
95	Andy Burnham (RW)		New York Islanders	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
96	Mikko Jokela (D)		New Jersey Devils (from Chicago)6	HIFK (Finland)
97	Chris Madden (G)		Carolina Hurricanes	Guelph Storm (OHL)
98	Rob Davison (D)		San Jose Sharks	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
99	Shawn Horcoff (C)		Edmonton Oilers	Michigan State University (CCHA)
100	Ryan Van Buskirk (D)		Phoenix Coyotes	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
101	Petr Schastlivy (LW)		Ottawa Senators	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
102	Shaun Sutter (RW)		Calgary Flames (from Montreal)7	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
103	Kip Brennan (LW)		Los Angeles Kings	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
104	Miroslav Zalesak (RW)		San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo)8	Plastika Nitra (Slovakia)
105	Pierre Dagenais (LW)		New Jersey Devils (from Boston via Los Angeles)9	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
106	Krys Barch (RW)		Washington Capitals (from Washington via Colorado)10	London Knights (OHL)
107	Chris Corrinet (LW)		Washington Capitals (from Colorado)11	Princeton University (ECAC)
108	Dany Sabourin (G)		Calgary Flames (compensatory)12	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
109	J. P. Morin (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
110	Scott Myers (G)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
111	Brent Hobday (LW)		Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)13	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
112	Viktor Wallin (D)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Detroit)14	HV71 (Sweden)
113	Kristian Antila (G)		Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey)15	Ilves Jr. (Finland)
114	Boyd Kane (LW)		New York Rangers (from Dallas)16	Regina Pats (WHL)

1. Detroit's acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Jamie Macoun to Detroit in exchange for this pick.

   Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 27, 1996 that sent Dino Ciccarelli to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

2. Anaheim's fourth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Mark Janssens to Anaheim in exchange for Bates Battaglia and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
3. Calgary's fourth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent Rick Tabaracci to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
4. The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on August 8, 1997 that sent Jason Muzzatti to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
5. Toronto's fourth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 10 overall), a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick (# 8 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
6. Chicago's fourth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on January 8, 1998 that sent Reid Simpson to Chicago in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
7. Montreal's fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on February 1, 1998 that sent Jonas Hoglund and Zarley Zalapski to Montreal in exchange for Valeri Bure and this pick.
8. Buffalo's fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent Kay Whitmore, a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and a fifth-round pick in the 200 entry draft in exchange for Steve Shields and this pick.
9. Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent Doug Bodger to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

   Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 29, 1997 that sent Byron Dafoe and Dmitri Khristich to Boston in exchange for Sandy Moger, Jozef Stumpel and this pick.

10. Washington's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange a fourth-round pick (# 107 overall) and fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.

    Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 2, 1996 that sent Curtis Leschyshyn and Chris Simon to Washington in exchange for Keith Jones, a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.

11. Colorado's fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange a fourth-round pick (# 106 overall) and fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
12. Calgary acquired this pick as compensation on July 12, 1997 after Florida signed free agent Dave Gagner.
13. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a second-round pick (# 41 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft in exchange for a second-round pick (# 55 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
14. Detroit's fourth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Dmitri Mironov to Detroit in exchange for Jamie Pushor and this pick.
15. New Jersey's fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for the rights to Fredrik Bremberg, a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
16. Dallas' fourth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Mike Keane, Brian Skrudland and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft or 1999 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for Bob Errey, Todd Harvey and this pick.

Round five

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
115	Jay Leach (D)		Phoenix Coyotes (from Tampa Bay)1	Providence College (Hockey East)
116	Josh Blackburn (G)		Phoenix Coyotes (from Nashville via San Jose)2	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
117	Jaroslav Spacek (D)		Florida Panthers (from Florida via San Jose)3	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
118	Mike Siklenka (D)		Washington Capitals (from Colorado; compensatory)4	Lloydminster Blazers (AJHL)
119	Anton But		New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)5	Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia)
120	Brent Gauvreau (C)		Calgary Flames (from Anaheim)6	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
121	Curtis Rich (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)7	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
122	Pat Leahy (RW)		New York Rangers	Miami University (CCHA)
123	Jiri Dopita (C)		New York Islanders (from Toronto)8	Petra Vsetin (Czech Republic)
124	Francis Belanger (LW)		Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Islanders via Chicago)9	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
125	Erik Wendell		Washington Capitals (from Chicago)10	Maple Grove Senior High School (USHS–MN)
126	Morgan Warren (RW)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Carolina via Chicago)11	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
127	Brandon Coalter (LW)		San Jose Sharks	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
128	Paul Elliott (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
129	Robert Schnabel (D)		Phoenix Coyotes	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
130	Gavin McLeod (D)		Ottawa Senators	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
131	Tomas Kloucek (D)		New York Rangers (compensatory)12	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
132	Andrei Bashkirov (LW)		Montreal Canadiens	Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
133	Joe Rullier (D)		Los Angeles Kings	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
134	Rob Scuderi (D)		Pittsburgh Penguins (from Buffalo)13	Boston College (Hockey East)
135	Andrew Raycroft (G)		Boston Bruins	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
136	David Ytfeldt (D)		Vancouver Canucks (from Washington)14	Leksands IF (Sweden)
137	Aaron Goldade (C)		Buffalo Sabres (compensatory)15	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
138	Martin Beauchesne (D)		Nashville Predators (from Colorado)16	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
139	Garrett Prosofsky (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Philadelphia via Vancouver)17	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
140	Rick Bertran (D)		Vancouver Canucks (from Pittsburgh)18	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
141	K. C. Timmons (LW)		Colorado Avalanche (from St. Louis)19	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
142	Calle Steen		Detroit Red Wings	Hammarby IF (Sweden)
143	Ryan Flinn (LW)		New Jersey Devils (compensatory)20	Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
144	Oleg Smirnov (LW)		Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey)21	Kristall Elektrostal (WPHL)
145	Mikael Samuelsson (RW)		San Jose Sharks (from Dallas)22	Sodertalje SK (Sweden)

1. Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 11, 1998 that sent Craig Janney to Vancouver in exchange for Louie DeBrusk and this pick.
2. San Jose's acquired fifth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for a this pick.

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998 that sent Ville Peltonen to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

3. Florida's conditional pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 13, 1997, that sent Dave Lowry and a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Viktor Kozlov and this pick.

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 1995 that sent Johan Garpenlov to Florida in exchange for a conditional pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick). Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.

4. Colorado's acquired fifth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for two a fourth-round picks (# 106 & 107 overall) and this pick.

   Colorado acquired this pick as compensation on July 30, 1997 after the Rangers signed free agent Mike Keane.

5. Vancouver's fifth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on February 5, 1998 that sent Peter Zezel to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
6. Calgary acquired this pick as compensation on August 9, 1997 after Anaheim hired Pierre Page as head coach.
7. Calgary's fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Jason Wiemer to Calgary in exchange for Sandy McCarthy, a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
8. Toronto's fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on October 10, 1996 that sent Darby Hendrickson to Toronto in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick (this pick) or sixth-round pick. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
9. Chicago's acquired fifth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent Paul Coffey to Chicago in exchange for a this pick.

   Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 30, 1998 that sent Dmitri Nabokov to the Islanders in exchange for Jean-Pierre Dumont and this pick.

10. Chicago's fifth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on October 10, 1997 that sent Martin Gendron and a sixth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
11. Chicago's acquired fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a first-round pick (# 10 overall) and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.

    Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 25, 1997 that sent Enrico Ciccone to Carolina in exchange for Enrico Ciccone and this pick.

12. The Rangers acquired this pick as compensation on August 8, 1997 after Toronto signed free agent Glenn Healy.
13. Buffalo's fifth-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on September 24, 1997 that sent Jason Woolley to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
14. Vancouver acquired this pick as compensation on June 9, 1997 after Washington hired George McPhee as General Manager.
15. Buffalo acquired this pick as compensation on July 15, 1997 after Los Angeles signed free agent Garry Galley.
16. Colorado's fifth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998 that sent future considerations (Nashville agreed to not select certain unspecified player(s) in the 1998 NHL expansion draft) to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
17. Philadelphia fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Dave Babych and this pick.

    Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 5, 1998 that sent Mike Sillinger to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.

18. Pittsburgh's fifth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Josef Beranek to Pittsburgh in exchange for future considerations (this pick).
19. St. Louis' third-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent two fourth-round picks in the 1996 entry draft (# 98 and # 106 overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1997 entry draft and this pick.
20. New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation on July 29, 1997 after Boston signed free agent Dave Ellett.
21. New Jersey's fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for the rights to Fredrik Bremberg, a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
22. Dallas' fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on August 15, 1996 that sent Sergei Gorbachev to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

Round six

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
146	Sergei Kuznetsov (C)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia)
147	Craig Brunel (RW)		Nashville Predators	Prince Albert Raiders(WHL)
148	Chris Ovington (D)		Florida Panthers	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
149	Paul Cabana		Vancouver Canucks	Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
150	Trent Hunter (RW)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
151	Adam Deleeuw (LW)		Detroit Red Wings (compensatory)1	Barrie Colts (OHL)
152	Gordie Dwyer (LW)		Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary)2	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
153	Pavel Patera (LW)		Dallas Stars (from New York Rangers)3	AIK IF (Sweden)
154	Allan Rourke (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
155	Kevin Clauson (D)		New York Islanders	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
156	Kent Huskins (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Clarkson University (ECAC)
157	Brad Voth (D)		St. Louis Blues (from Carolina)4	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
158	Jari Viuhkola (C)		Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)5	Karpat (Finland)
159	Trevor Ettinger (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QHL)
160	Rickard Wallin (C)		Phoenix Coyotes	Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden)
161	Chris Neil (RW)		Ottawa Senators (from Ottawa via Chicago)6	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
162	Andrei Markov (C)		Montreal Canadiens	Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)
163	Tomas Zizka (D)		Los Angeles Kings	ZPS Zlin (Czech Republic)
164	Ales Kotalik		Buffalo Sabres	HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
165	Ryan Milanovic (LW)		Boston Bruins	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
166	Jonathan Pelletier (G)		Chicago Blackhawks (from Washington)7	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
167	Alex Riazantsev (D)		Colorado Avalanche	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
168	Antero Niittymaki (G)		Philadelphia Flyers	TPS Jr. (Finland)
169	Jan Fadrny (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
170	Andrei Troschinsky (C)		St. Louis Blues	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
171	Pavel Datsyuk (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia)
172	Jacques Lariviere (LW)		New Jersey Devils	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
173	Niko Kapanen (C)		Dallas Stars	HPK (Finland)

1. Detroit acquired this pick as compensation on October 20, 1997 after Anaheim signed free agent Tomas Sandstrom.
2. Calgary's sixth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on October 24, 1996 that sent Scott Fraser to Calgary in exchange for David Ling and this pick.
3. The Rangers' sixth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Bob Errey, Todd Harvey and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Mike Keane, Brian Skrudland and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick) or 1999 entry draft. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
4. Carolina's sixth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 27, 1997 that sent Stephen Leach to Carolina in exchange for Alexander Godynyuk and this pick.
5. San Jose's sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on July 25, 1997 that sent Murray Craven to San Jose in exchange for Petri Varis and this pick.
6. Ottawa's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on September 24, 1997 that sent Kirk Daubenspeck to Chicago in exchange for future considerations and this pick.

   Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Mike Prokopec to Ottawa in exchange for Denis Chasse, rights to Kevin Bolibruck and this pick.

7. Washington's sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on October 10, 1997 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Martin Gendron and this pick.

Round seven

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
174	Brett Allan		Tampa Bay Lightning	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
175	Cam Ondrik (G)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville)1	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
176	B. J. Ketcheson (D)		Florida Panthers	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
177	Vincent Malts (RW)		Vancouver Canucks	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
178	Jesse Fibiger (D)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
179	Nathan Forster (D)		Washington Capitals (from Calgary)2	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
180	Stefan Lundqvist (RW)		New York Rangers	Brynas IF (Sweden)
181	Jonathan Gagnon (C)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
182	Evgeny Korolev (D)		New York Islanders	London Knights (OHL)
183	Tyler Arnason (C)		Chicago Blackhawks	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
184	Donald Smith (C)		Carolina Hurricanes	Clarkson University (ECAC)
185	Robert Mulick (D)		San Jose Sharks	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
186	Mike Morrison (G)		Edmonton Oilers	University of Maine (Hockey East)
187	Erik Westrum (C)		Phoenix Coyotes	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
188	Michel Periard (D)		Ottawa Senators	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
189	Andrei Kruchinin (D)		Montreal Canadiens	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
190	Tommi Hannus (C)		Los Angeles Kings	TPS Jr. (Finland)
191	Brad Moran (C)		Buffalo Sabres	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
192	Radek Duda (RW)		Calgary Flames (from Boston)3	Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
193	Rastislav Stana (G)		Washington Capitals	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
194	Oak Hewer (C)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Colorado)4	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
195	Tomas Divisek		Philadelphia Flyers	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
196	Joel Scherban (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	London Knights (OHL)
197	Brad Twordik (C)		St. Louis Blues	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
198	Jeremy Goetzinger (D)		Detroit Red Wings	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
199	Erik Jensen		New Jersey Devils	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
200	Scott Perry (C)		Dallas Stars	Boston University (Hockey East)

1. Nashville's seventh-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998 that sent Dominic Roussel and Jeff Staples to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
2. Calgary's seventh-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on September 4, 1997 that sent Eric Charron to Calgary in exchange for future considerations (this pick).
3. Boston's seventh-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent Mike Sullivan to Boston in exchange for this pick.
4. Colorado's seventh-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to Colorado in exchange for an eighth and a ninth-round in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.

Round eight

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
201	Craig Murray (C)		Montreal Canadiens (from Tampa Bay)1	University of Michigan (CCHA)
202	Martin Bartek (LW)		Nashville Predators	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
203	Ian Jacobs (RW)		Florida Panthers	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
204	Craig Mischler (C)		Vancouver Canucks	Northeastern University (Hockey East)
205	David Bernier (RW)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Quebec Ramparts (QMJHL)
206	Jonas Frogren (D)		Calgary Flames	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
207	Johan Witehall (LW)		New York Rangers	Leksands IF (Sweden)
208	Jaroslav Svoboda (RW)		Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto)2	HC Olomouc (Czech Republic)
209	Frederick Brind'Amour (G)		New York Islanders	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
210	Sean Griffin (D)		Chicago Blackhawks	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
211	Mark Kosick (C)		Carolina Hurricanes	University of Michigan (CCHA)
212	Jim Fahey (D)		San Jose Sharks	Northeastern University (Hockey East)
213	Christian Lefebvre (D)		Edmonton Oilers	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
214	Justin Hansen (RW)		Phoenix Coyotes	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
215	Dwight Wolfe (D)		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Ottawa)3	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
216	Michael Ryder (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
217	Jim Henkel (C)		Los Angeles Kings	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
218	David Moravec (LW)		Buffalo Sabres	HC Vitkovice (Czech Republic)
219	Curtis Valentine (LW)		Vancouver Canucks (from Boston)4	Bowling Green University (CCHA)
220	Mike Farrell (D)		Washington Capitals	Providence College (Hockey East)
221	Daniel Hulak (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning (from Colorado)5	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
222	Lubomir Pistek (RW)		Philadelphia Flyers	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
223	Sergei Verenikin (RW)		Ottawa Senators (from San Jose; compensatory)6	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
224	Mika Lehto (G)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Assat (Finland)
225	Yevgeni Pastukh (LW)	Template:Flagu	St. Louis Blues	Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)
226	David Petrasek (D)		Detroit Red Wings	HV71 (Sweden)
227	Marko Ahosilta (C)		New Jersey Devils	KalPa Kuopio (Finland)
228	Michal Travnicek		Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas)7	Chemopetrol Litvinov (Czech Republic)

1. Montreal acquired this pick as compensation on February 1, 1998 after Tampa Bay hired Jacques Demers as head coach.
2. Toronto's eighth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Kelly Chase to Toronto in exchange for this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
3. Ottawa's eighth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 17, 1998 that sent Per Gustafsson to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
4. Boston's eighth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 3, 1998 that sent Grant Ledyard to Boston in exchange for this pick.
5. Colorado's eighth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to Colorado in exchange for a seventh and a ninth-round in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
6. San Jose's acquired eighth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998, that sent an eighth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.

   San Jose acquired this pick as compensation on July 28, 1997 after Dallas signed free agent Bob Errey.

7. Dallas' eighth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Mike Kennedy to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

Round nine

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team
229	Chris Lyness (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
230	Karlis Skrastins (D)		Nashville Predators	TPS Turku (Finland)
231	Adrian Wichser (C)		Florida Panthers	EHC Kloten (Switzerland)
232	Jason Metcalfe (D)		Vancouver Canucks	London Knights (OHL)
233	Pelle Prestberg (LW)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Farjestad Karlstad (Sweden)
234	Kevin Mitchell (D)		Calgary Flames	Guelph Storm (OHL)
235	Jan Mertzig (D)		New York Rangers	Luleå (Sweden)
236	Sergei Rostov (G)		Toronto Maple Leafs	Dynamo-2 Moscow (Russia)
237	Ben Blais (D)		New York Islanders	Walpole High School (USHS-Massachusetts)
238	Alexandre Couture (LW)		Chicago Blackhawks	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
239	Brent McDonald (C)		Carolina Hurricanes	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
240	Andrei Yershov (D)		Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)1	Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)
241	Maxim Spiridonov (RW)		Edmonton Oilers	London Knights (OHL)
242	Jason Doyle (RW)		New York Islanders (from Phoenix)2	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
243	Petr Hubacek (C)		Philadelphia Flyers (compensatory)3	Kometa Brno (Czech Republic)
244	Toby Petersen (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory)4	Colorado College (WCHA)
245	Andreas Andersson (G)		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (compensatory)5	HV71 (Sweden)
246	Rastislav Pavlikovsky (C)		Ottawa Senators	Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)
247	Darcy Harris (RW)		Montreal Canadiens	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
248	Matthew Yeats (G)		Los Angeles Kings	Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)
249	Edo Terglav (RW)		Buffalo Sabres	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
250	Radek Matejovsky (RW)		New York Islanders (from Boston)6	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
251	Blake Evans (C)		Washington Capitals	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
252	Martin Cibak (C)		Tampa Bay Lighting (from Colorado)7	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
253	Bruno St. Jacques (D)		Philadelphia Flyers	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
254	Matt Hussey (C)		Pittsburgh Penguins	Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)
255	John Pohl (C)		St. Louis Blues	University of Minnesota (CCHA)
256	Petja Pietilainen (C)		Detroit Red Wings	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
257	Ryan Held (C)		New Jersey Devils	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
258	Sergei Skrobot (D)		Philadelphia Flyers (from Dallas)8	Dynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)

1. San Jose's ninth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent the rights to Gary Suter to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
2. Phoenix's ninth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Mark Janssens to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
3. Philadelphia acquired this pick as compensation on November 25, 1997 after Phoenix signed free agent Michel Petit.
4. Pittsburgh acquired this pick as compensation on October 2, 1997 after Dallas signed free agent Craig Muni.
5. Anaheim acquired this pick as compensation on March 21, 1998 after Washington signed free agent Brian Bellows.
6. Boston's ninth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to Boston in exchange for this pick.
7. Colorado's ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to Colorado in exchange for a seventh and an eighth-round in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
8. Dallas' ninth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Amount
	North America	171
1		133
2		38
	Europe	87
3		22
4		21
5		17
6		12
7		6
8		2
8	Template:Country data Ukraine	2
8		2
11		1
11		1
11		1

See also

• 1998 NHL expansion draft
• 1998–99 NHL season
• List of NHL first overall draft choices
• List of NHL players

External links

• 1998 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• prosportstransactions.com: 1998 NHL Entry Draft Pick