1998 NHL Draft
Josef Vasicek in the 1998 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Josef Vasicek 91st overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 4.
He was the sixth of the 21 Czechs selected that year. It was the fourth of the 10 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 460 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 91
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 88–94 in the 1998 draft
- 88Kent SauerDNSHNashville Predators
- 89Ryan JardineL8 GP · 2 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 90Regan DarbyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 91Josef VasicekC460 GP · 183 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 92Eric BeaudoinL53 GP · 11 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 94Matthias TrattnigLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
6th
of 21 Czechs selected
55th
of 156 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 17Martin SkoulaD776 GP · 196 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 23Milan KraftC207 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 25Jiri FischerD305 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 35Petr SvobodaD18 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 50Jaroslav KristekR6 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 91Josef VasicekC460 GP · 183 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 117Jaroslav SpacekD880 GP · 355 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 123Jiri DopitaC73 GP · 33 PNYINew York Islanders
- 129Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 131Tomas KloucekD141 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Josef Vasicek made his NHL debut on October 7, 2000, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
460
Games
77
Goals
106
Assists
183
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 1998 draft
- 11Jeff HeeremaR32 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 70Kevin HoldridgeDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 71Erik ColeL892 GP · 532 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 91Josef VasicekC460 GP · 183 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 97Chris MaddenGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 184Donald SmithCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 208Jaroslav SvobodaL134 GP · 29 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 211Mark KosickCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 239Brent McDonaldCCARCarolina Hurricanes