1998 NHL Draft
Mike Siklenka in the 1998 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Mike Siklenka 118th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 126th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 118
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 4
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 115–121 in the 1998 draft
- 115Jay LeachD70 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 116Josh BlackburnGPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 117Jaroslav SpacekD880 GP · 355 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 118Mike SiklenkaR2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 119Anton ButLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 120Brent GauvreauRCGYCalgary Flames
- 121Curtis RichDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
118th
of 258 players selected
70th
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
Mike Siklenka made his NHL debut on January 28, 2003, 4 years and 215 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1998 draft
- 49Jomar CruzGWSHWashington Capitals
- 59Todd HornungCWSHWashington Capitals
- 106Krys BarchR381 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 107Chris CorrinetR8 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 118Mike SiklenkaR2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 125Erik WendellCWSHWashington Capitals
- 179Nathan ForsterDWSHWashington Capitals
- 193Rastislav StanaG6 GP · 1 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 220Michael FarrellR13 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 251Blake EvansCWSHWashington Capitals