1998 NHL Draft
Francis Belanger in the 1998 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Francis Belanger 124th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 13 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 10 games put him 114th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 124
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 10
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 121–127 in the 1998 draft
- 121Curtis RichDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 122Patrick LeahyR50 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 123Jiri DopitaC73 GP · 33 PNYINew York Islanders
- 124Francis BelangerL10 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 125Erik WendellCWSHWashington Capitals
- 126Morgan WarrenRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 127Brandon CoalterLSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
124th
of 258 players selected
75th
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
Francis Belanger made his NHL debut on February 17, 2001, 2 years and 235 days after the draft.
10
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1998 draft
- 22Simon GagneL822 GP · 601 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Jason BeckettDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 51Ian ForbesDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 109Jean-Philippe MorinDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 124Francis BelangerL10 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 139Garrett ProsofskyCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 168Antero NiittymakiG234 GP · 95 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 175Cam OndrikGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 195Tomas DivisekR5 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 222Lubomir PistekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 243Petr HubacekC6 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 253Bruno St. JacquesD67 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 258Sergei SkrobotDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers