1998 NHL Draft
Alex Tanguay in the 1998 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Alex Tanguay 12th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1088, and only 3 have scored more points than his 863.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1998 draft
- 9Mike RuppL610 GP · 99 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Nik AntropovC788 GP · 465 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 11Jeff HeeremaR32 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 12Alex TanguayL1088 GP · 863 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 13Michael HenrichREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 14Patrick DesrochersG11 GP · 2 WPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 15Mathieu ChouinardG1 GP · 0 WOTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
12th
of 258 players selected
9th
of 156 forwards 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 Tanguay made his NHL debut on October 5, 1999, 1 year and 100 days after the draft.
1088
Games
283
Goals
580
Assists
863
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 1998 draft
- 12Alex TanguayL1088 GP · 863 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 17Martin SkoulaD776 GP · 196 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 19Robyn RegehrD1089 GP · 199 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 20Scott ParkerR308 GP · 21 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 28Ramzi AbidL68 GP · 30 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 38Philippe SauveG32 GP · 10 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 53Steve MooreC69 GP · 12 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 79Evgeny LazarevLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 141K.C. TimmonsLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 167Alexander RiazantsevDCOLColorado Avalanche