1998 NHL Draft
Alex Henry in the 1998 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Alex Henry 67th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 10 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 177 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 67
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 9
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 64–70 in the 1998 draft
- 64Brad RichardsC1126 GP · 932 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 65Eric LaplanteLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 66Jason LaBarberaG187 GP · 62 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 67Alex HenryD177 GP · 11 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 68Jarkko RuutuL652 GP · 142 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 69Jamie HodsonGNo NHL gamesTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 70Kevin HoldridgeDCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
67th
of 258 players selected
22nd
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Vincent LecavalierC1212 GP · 949 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2David LegwandC1136 GP · 618 PNSHNashville Predators
- 3Brad StuartD1056 GP · 335 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 4Bryan AllenD721 GP · 136 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Vitaly VishnevskiD552 GP · 68 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 6Rico FataL230 GP · 63 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Manny MalhotraC991 GP · 295 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Mark BellC450 GP · 182 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Mike RuppL610 GP · 99 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Nik AntropovC788 GP · 465 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 248 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alex Henry made his NHL debut on October 10, 2002, 4 years and 105 days after the draft.
177
Games
2
Goals
9
Assists
11
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1998 draft
- 13Michael HenrichREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 67Alex HenryD177 GP · 11 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 99Shawn HorcoffC1008 GP · 511 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 113Kristian AntilaGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 128Paul ElliottDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 144Oleg SmirnovLEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 159Trevor EttingerDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 186Mike MorrisonG29 GP · 11 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 213Christian LefebvreDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 241Maxim SpiridonovREDMEdmonton Oilers