1998 NHL Draft
Chris Nielsen in the 1998 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Chris Nielsen 36th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 10 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 52 games put him 90th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 36
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 33–39 in the 1998 draft
- 33Blair BettsC477 GP · 78 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 34Andrew PetersL229 GP · 7 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Petr SvobodaD18 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 36Chris NielsenR52 GP · 14 PNYINew York Islanders
- 37Christian BerglundL86 GP · 27 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 38Philippe SauveG32 GP · 10 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 39John ErskineD491 GP · 54 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
1st
of 1 Tanzanians selected
22nd
of 156 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Chris Nielsen made his NHL debut on December 14, 2000, 2 years and 170 days after the draft.
52
Games
6
Goals
8
Assists
14
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1998 draft
- 9Mike RuppL610 GP · 99 PNYINew York Islanders
- 36Chris NielsenR52 GP · 14 PNYINew York Islanders
- 95Andy BurnhamRNYINew York Islanders
- 123Jiri DopitaC73 GP · 33 PNYINew York Islanders
- 155Kevin ClausonDNYINew York Islanders
- 182Evgeny KorolevD42 GP · 5 PNYINew York Islanders
- 209Frederik Brind'AmourGNYINew York Islanders
- 237Ben BlaisDNYINew York Islanders
- 242Jason DoyleRNYINew York Islanders
- 250Radek MatejovskyRNYINew York Islanders