1998 NHL Draft
Philippe Sauve in the 1998 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Philippe Sauve 38th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 2.
It was the sixth of the 10 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 32 games put him 95th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 38
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 11
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 35–41 in the 1998 draft
- 35Petr SvobodaD18 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 36Chris NielsenR52 GP · 14 PNYINew York Islanders
- 37Christian BerglundL86 GP · 27 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 38Philippe SauveG32 GP · 10 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 39John ErskineD491 GP · 54 PDALDallas Stars
- 40Randy CopleyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 41Maxim LinnikDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
38th
of 258 players selected
3rd
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
Philippe Sauve made his NHL debut on October 18, 2003, 5 years and 113 days after the draft.
32
Games
10
Wins
0
Shutouts
.888
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 1998 draft
- 12Alex TanguayL1088 GP · 863 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 17Martin SkoulaD776 GP · 196 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 19Robyn RegehrD1089 GP · 199 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 20Scott ParkerR308 GP · 21 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 28Ramzi AbidL68 GP · 30 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 38Philippe SauveG32 GP · 10 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 53Steve MooreC69 GP · 12 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 79Evgeny LazarevLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 141K.C. TimmonsLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 167Alexander RiazantsevDCOLColorado Avalanche