1998 NHL Draft
Rico Fata in the 1998 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected Rico Fata 6th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 230 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 6
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 6
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 3–9 in the 1998 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
6th
of 258 players selected
3rd
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
Rico Fata made his NHL debut on October 9, 1998, 104 days after the draft.
230
Games
27
Goals
36
Assists
63
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1998 draft
- 6Rico FataL230 GP · 63 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 33Blair BettsC477 GP · 78 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 62Paul ManningD8 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 102Shaun SutterCCGYCalgary Flames
- 108Dany SabourinG57 GP · 18 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 120Brent GauvreauRCGYCalgary Flames
- 192Radek DudaRCGYCalgary Flames
- 206Jonas FrögrenD41 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 234Kevin MitchellDCGYCalgary Flames