1998 NHL Draft
Jonas Frögren in the 1998 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Jonas Frögren 206th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 8.
He was the twelfth of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the eighth of the 9 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 41 games put him 94th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 206
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 203–209 in the 1998 draft
- 203Ian JacobsRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 204Graig MischlerCVANVancouver Canucks
- 205David BernierRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 206Jonas FrögrenD41 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 207Johan WitehallL54 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 208Jaroslav SvobodaL134 GP · 29 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 209Frederik Brind'AmourGNYINew York Islanders
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
12th
of 17 Swedes selected
63rd
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 24Christian BäckmanD302 GP · 79 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 37Christian BerglundL86 GP · 27 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 78Peter NordströmR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 86Gabriel KarlssonCDALDallas Stars
- 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 112Viktor WallinDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 136David YtfeldtDVANVancouver Canucks
- 142Calle SteenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 145Mikael SamuelssonR699 GP · 346 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 160Rickard WallinC79 GP · 19 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jonas Frögren made his NHL debut on October 9, 2008, 10 years and 104 days after the draft.
41
Games
1
Goals
6
Assists
7
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1998 draft
- 6Rico FataL230 GP · 63 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 33Blair BettsC477 GP · 78 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 62Paul ManningD8 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 102Shaun SutterCCGYCalgary Flames
- 108Dany SabourinG57 GP · 18 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 120Brent GauvreauRCGYCalgary Flames
- 192Radek DudaRCGYCalgary Flames
- 206Jonas FrögrenD41 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 234Kevin MitchellDCGYCalgary Flames