1998 NHL Draft
Jesse Fibiger in the 1998 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Jesse Fibiger 178th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 7.
It was the fifth of the 8 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 16 games put him 109th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 178
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 5
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 175–181 in the 1998 draft
- 175Cam OndrikGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 176B.J. KetchesonDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 177Vincent MaltsRVANVancouver Canucks
- 178Jesse FibigerD16 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 179Nathan ForsterDWSHWashington Capitals
- 180Stefan LundqvistLNYRNew York Rangers
- 181Jonathan GagnonCTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
178th
of 258 players selected
56th
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
Jesse Fibiger made his NHL debut on March 6, 2003, 4 years and 252 days after the draft.
16
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 1998 draft
- 5Vitaly VishnevskiD552 GP · 68 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 32Stephen PeatR130 GP · 10 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 112Viktor WallinDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 150Trent HunterR497 GP · 236 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 178Jesse FibigerD16 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 205David BernierRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 233Pelle PrestbergRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 245Andreas AnderssonGANAAnaheim Ducks