1998 NHL Draft
Rastislav Stana in the 1998 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Rastislav Stana 193rd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 7.
He was the second of the 6 Slovaks selected that year. It was the eighth 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 6 games put him 119th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 193
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 20
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 190–196 in the 1998 draft
- 190Tommi HannusCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 191Brad MoranC8 GP · 3 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 192Radek DudaRCGYCalgary Flames
- 193Rastislav StanaG6 GP · 1 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 194Oak HewerCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 195Tomas DivisekR5 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 196Joel ScherbanCPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
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
Rastislav Stana made his NHL debut on November 14, 2003, 5 years and 140 days after the draft.
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