1998 NHL Draft
Matt Walker in the 1998 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Matt Walker 83rd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 3.
It was the third 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 314 games put him 47th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 83
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 25
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 80–86 in the 1998 draft
- 80David CameronCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 81Justin MorrisonRVANVancouver Canucks
- 82Brian GiontaR1026 GP · 595 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 83Matt WalkerD314 GP · 30 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 84Jake McCrackenGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 85Geoff KochLNSHNashville Predators
- 86Gabriel KarlssonCDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
83rd
of 258 players selected
26th
of 79 defensemen 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
Matt Walker made his NHL debut on December 10, 2002, 4 years and 166 days after the draft.
314
Games
4
Goals
26
Assists
30
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