1998 NHL Draft
Simon Gagne in the 1998 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Simon Gagne 22nd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 822 games put him 20th in the class, but only 7 have scored more points than his 601.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 22
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 1998 draft
- 19Robyn RegehrD1089 GP · 199 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 20Scott ParkerR308 GP · 21 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 21Mathieu BironD253 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 22Simon GagneL822 GP · 601 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Milan KraftC207 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 24Christian BäckmanD302 GP · 79 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 25Jiri FischerD305 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
22nd
of 258 players selected
13th
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
Simon Gagne made his NHL debut on October 2, 1999, 1 year and 97 days after the draft.
822
Games
291
Goals
310
Assists
601
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1998 draft
- 22Simon GagneL822 GP · 601 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Jason BeckettDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 51Ian ForbesDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 109Jean-Philippe MorinDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 124Francis BelangerL10 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 139Garrett ProsofskyCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 168Antero NiittymakiG234 GP · 95 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 175Cam OndrikGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 195Tomas DivisekR5 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 222Lubomir PistekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 243Petr HubacekC6 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 253Bruno St. JacquesD67 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 258Sergei SkrobotDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers