1998 NHL Draft
Mark Bell in the 1998 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Mark Bell 8th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 450 games put him 40th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 1998 draft
- 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
- 11Jeff HeeremaR32 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
8th
of 258 players selected
5th
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
Mark Bell made his NHL debut on December 13, 2000, 2 years and 169 days after the draft.
450
Games
87
Goals
95
Assists
182
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1998 draft
- 8Mark BellC450 GP · 182 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 94Matthias TrattnigLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 156Kent HuskinsD318 GP · 68 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 158Jari ViuhkolaCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 166Jonathan PelletierGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 183Tyler ArnasonC487 GP · 245 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 210Sean GriffinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 238Alexandre CoutureLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 240Andrei YershovDCHIChicago Blackhawks