Finnish players in the 1998 NHL Draft

12 Finnish players were picked in the 1998 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Ossi Vaananen went first, at number 43 to the Phoenix Coyotes. Four of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 2

2 picks

Ossi Vaananen (D)DefensemanNHL 2000–2008 · INACTIVE

PHX

Tomek Valtonen (R)Right wing

DET

Round 3

1 pick

Jarkko Ruutu (L)Left wingNHL 1999–2010 · INACTIVE

VAN

Round 4

2 picks

Mikko Jokela (D)Defenseman

NJD

113

Kristian Antila (G)Goaltender

EDM

Round 6

3 picks

158

Jari Viuhkola (C)Center

CHI

168

Antero Niittymaki (G)GoaltenderNHL 2003–2010 · INACTIVE

PHI

173

Niko Kapanen (C)CenterNHL 2001–2007 · INACTIVE

DAL

Round 7

1 pick

190

Tommi Hannus (C)Center

LAK

Round 8

2 picks

224

Mika Lehto (G)Goaltender

PIT

227

Marko Ahosilta (C)Center

NJD

Round 9

1 pick

256

Petja Pietilainen (L)Left wing

DET

The teams that drafted them

DETDetroit Red Wings2 picks, first at 56

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 picks, first at 96

PHXPhoenix CoyotesNo. 43

VANVancouver CanucksNo. 68

EDMEdmonton OilersNo. 113

CHIChicago BlackhawksNo. 158

PHIPhiladelphia FlyersNo. 168

DALDallas StarsNo. 173

LAKLos Angeles KingsNo. 190

PITPittsburgh PenguinsNo. 224

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.