1998 NHL Draft
Michael Ryder in the 1998 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Michael Ryder 216th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 8.
It was the ninth of the 10 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 806 games put him 21st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 216
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 16
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 213–219 in the 1998 draft
- 213Christian LefebvreDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 214Justin HansenRPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 215Dwight WolfeDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 216Michael RyderR806 GP · 484 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 217Jim HenkelCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 218David MoravecR1 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 219Curtis ValentineLVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
216th
of 258 players selected
129th
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
Michael Ryder made his NHL debut on October 9, 2003, 5 years and 104 days after the draft.
806
Games
237
Goals
247
Assists
484
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1998 draft
- 16Eric ChouinardC90 GP · 22 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 45Mike RibeiroC1074 GP · 793 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 75Francois BeaucheminD903 GP · 288 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 132Andrei BashkirovL30 GP · 3 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 152Gordie DwyerL108 GP · 5 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 162Andrei MarkovD990 GP · 572 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 189Andrei KruchininDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 201Craig MurrayCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 216Michael RyderR806 GP · 484 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 247Darcy HarrisRMTLMontréal Canadiens