1998 NHL Draft
David Legwand in the 1998 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected David Legwand 2nd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 8 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1136, and only 6 have scored more points than his 618.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1998 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
2nd
of 258 players selected
2nd
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
David Legwand made his NHL debut on April 17, 1999, 294 days after the draft.
1136
Games
228
Goals
390
Assists
618
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 1998 draft
- 2David LegwandC1136 GP · 618 PNSHNashville Predators
- 60Denis ArkhipovC352 GP · 138 PNSHNashville Predators
- 85Geoff KochLNSHNashville Predators
- 88Kent SauerDNSHNashville Predators
- 138Martin BeauchesneDNSHNashville Predators
- 147Craig BrunelRNSHNashville Predators
- 202Martin BartekLNSHNashville Predators
- 230Karlis SkrastinsD832 GP · 136 PNSHNashville Predators