American players in the 1998 NHL Draft

40 American players were picked in the 1998 NHL Draft, five of them in the first round. David Legwand went first, at number 2 to the Nashville Predators. That was the second most of the 15 countries with a player picked. 21 of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

5 picks

David Legwand (C)CenterNHL 1998–2015 · INACTIVE

NSH

Mike Rupp (L)Left wingNHL 2002–2013 · INACTIVE

NYI

Eric Chouinard (C)CenterNHL 2000–2005 · INACTIVE

MTL

Scott Parker (R)Right wingNHL 1998–2007 · INACTIVE

COL

Scott Gomez (C)CenterNHL 1999–2015 · INACTIVE

NJD

Round 2

3 picks

Philippe Sauve (G)GoaltenderNHL 2003–2006 · INACTIVE

COL

Bobby Allen (D)DefensemanNHL 2002–2007 · INACTIVE

BOS

Chris Bala (L)Left wingNHL 2001 · INACTIVE

OTT

Round 3

7 picks

Kevin Holdridge (D)Defenseman

CAR

Erik Cole (L)Left wingNHL 2001–2014 · INACTIVE

CAR

Pat O'Leary (C)Center

PHX

Mike Pandolfo (L)Left wing

BUF

Justin Morrison (R)Right wing

VAN

Brian Gionta (R)Right wingNHL 2001–2017 · INACTIVE

NJD

Geoff Koch (L)Left wing

NSH

Round 4

3 picks

Kent Sauer (D)Defenseman

NSH

Chris Madden (G)Goaltender

CAR

107

Chris Corrinet (R)Right wingNHL 2001 · INACTIVE

WSH

Round 5

5 picks

115

Jay Leach (D)DefensemanNHL 2005–2010 · INACTIVE

PHX

116

Josh Blackburn (G)Goaltender

PHX

122

Patrick Leahy (R)Right wingNHL 2003–2006 · INACTIVE

NYR

125

Erik Wendell (C)Center

WSH

134

Rob Scuderi (D)DefensemanNHL 2003–2015 · INACTIVE

PIT

Round 6

1 pick

155

Kevin Clauson (D)Defenseman

NYI

Round 7

7 picks

177

Vincent Malts (R)Right wing

VAN

183

Tyler Arnason (C)CenterNHL 2001–2008 · INACTIVE

CHI

184

Donald Smith (C)Center

CAR

186

Mike Morrison (G)GoaltenderNHL 2005–2006 · INACTIVE

EDM

187

Erik Westrum (C)CenterNHL 2003–2006 · INACTIVE

PHX

199

Erik Jensen (R)Right wing

NJD

200

Scott Perry (C)Center

DAL

Round 8

4 picks

204

Graig Mischler (C)Center

VAN

212

Jim Fahey (D)DefensemanNHL 2002–2006 · INACTIVE

SJS

217

Jim Henkel (C)Center

LAK

220

Michael Farrell (R)Right wing

WSH

Round 9

5 picks

234

Kevin Mitchell (D)Defenseman

CGY

237

Ben Blais (D)Defenseman

NYI

244

Toby Petersen (C)CenterNHL 2000–2012 · INACTIVE

PIT

254

Matt Hussey (C)CenterNHL 2003–2006 · INACTIVE

PIT

255

John Pohl (C)CenterNHL 2003–2007 · INACTIVE

STL

The teams that drafted them

CARCarolina Hurricanes4 picks, first at 70

PHXPhoenix Coyotes4 picks, first at 73

NSHNashville Predators3 picks, first at 2

NYINew York Islanders3 picks, first at 9

NJDNew Jersey Devils3 picks, first at 27

VANVancouver Canucks3 picks, first at 81

WSHWashington Capitals3 picks, first at 107

PITPittsburgh Penguins3 picks, first at 134

COLColorado Avalanche2 picks, first at 20

MTLMontréal CanadiensNo. 16

BOSBoston BruinsNo. 52

OTTOttawa SenatorsNo. 58

BUFBuffalo SabresNo. 77

NYRNew York RangersNo. 122

CHIChicago BlackhawksNo. 183

EDMEdmonton OilersNo. 186

DALDallas StarsNo. 200

SJSSan Jose SharksNo. 212

LAKLos Angeles KingsNo. 217

CGYCalgary FlamesNo. 234

STLSt. Louis BluesNo. 255

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.