1998 NHL Draft
John Pohl in the 1998 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected John Pohl 255th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 9.
It was the eighth and last of the 8 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 115 games put him 72nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 255
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 27
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 252–258 in the 1998 draft
- 252Martin CibakC154 GP · 23 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 253Bruno St. JacquesD67 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 254Matt HusseyC21 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 255John PohlC115 GP · 38 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 256Petja PietilainenLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 257Ryan HeldCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 258Sergei SkrobotDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
255th
of 258 players selected
154th
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
John Pohl made his NHL debut on November 1, 2003, 5 years and 127 days after the draft.
115
Games
17
Goals
21
Assists
38
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 1998 draft
- 24Christian BäckmanD302 GP · 79 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 41Maxim LinnikDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 83Matt WalkerD314 GP · 30 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 157Brad VothDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 170Andrei TroschinskyCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 197Brad TwordikCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 225Yevgeny PastukhLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 255John PohlC115 GP · 38 PSTLSt. Louis Blues