1998 NHL Draft
Manny Malhotra in the 1998 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Manny Malhotra 7th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 991 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1998 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
7th
of 258 players selected
4th
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
Manny Malhotra made his NHL debut on October 10, 1998, 105 days after the draft.
991
Games
116
Goals
179
Assists
295
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1998 draft
- 7Manny MalhotraC991 GP · 295 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 40Randy CopleyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Jason LaBarberaG187 GP · 62 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Boyd KaneL31 GP · 3 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 122Patrick LeahyR50 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 131Tomas KloucekD141 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 180Stefan LundqvistLNYRNew York Rangers
- 207Johan WitehallL54 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 235Jan MertzigD23 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers