1998 NHL Draft
Miroslav Zalesak in the 1998 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Miroslav Zalesak 104th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 4.
He was the first of the 6 Slovaks selected that year. It was the fifth of the 9 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 111th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 104
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 18
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 101–107 in the 1998 draft
- 101Petr SchastlivyL129 GP · 40 POTTOttawa Senators
- 102Shaun SutterCCGYCalgary Flames
- 103Kip BrennanL61 GP · 2 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 104Miroslav ZalesakR12 GP · 3 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 105Pierre DagenaisR142 GP · 58 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 106Krys BarchR381 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 107Chris CorrinetR8 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
1st
of 6 Slovaks selected
64th
of 156 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 104Miroslav ZalesakR12 GP · 3 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 193Rastislav StanaG6 GP · 1 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 202Martin BartekLNSHNashville Predators
- 222Lubomir PistekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 246Rastislav PavlikovskyCOTTOttawa Senators
- 252Martin CibakC154 GP · 23 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Miroslav Zalesak made his NHL debut on March 11, 2003, 4 years and 257 days after the draft.
12
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1998 draft
- 3Brad StuartD1056 GP · 335 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 29Jonathan CheechooR501 GP · 305 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 65Eric LaplanteLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 98Rob DavisonD219 GP · 18 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 104Miroslav ZalesakR12 GP · 3 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 127Brandon CoalterLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 145Mikael SamuelssonR699 GP · 346 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 185Robert MulickDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 212Jim FaheyD92 GP · 25 PSJSSan Jose Sharks