1998 NHL Draft
Matthew Yeats in the 1998 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Matthew Yeats 248th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 9.
It was the ninth and last of the 9 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 5 games put him 123rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 248
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 20
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 245–251 in the 1998 draft
- 245Andreas AnderssonGANAAnaheim Ducks
- 246Rastislav PavlikovskyCOTTOttawa Senators
- 247Darcy HarrisRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 248Matthew YeatsG5 GP · 1 WLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 249Edo TerglavRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 250Radek MatejovskyRNYINew York Islanders
- 251Blake EvansCWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
248th
of 258 players selected
23rd
of 23 goaltenders 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
Matthew Yeats made his NHL debut on March 23, 2004, 5 years and 270 days after the draft.
5
Games
1
Wins
0
Shutouts
.908
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1998 draft
- 21Mathieu BironD253 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 46Justin PapineauC81 GP · 19 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 76Alexey VolkovGNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 103Kip BrennanL61 GP · 2 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 133Joe RullierDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 163Tomas ZizkaD25 GP · 8 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 190Tommi HannusCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 217Jim HenkelCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 248Matthew YeatsG5 GP · 1 WLAKLos Angeles Kings