1998 NHL Draft
Tomas Kloucek in the 1998 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Tomas Kloucek 131st overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 5.
He was the tenth of the 21 Czechs selected that year. It was the sixth of the 9 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 141 games put him 68th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 131
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 17
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 128–134 in the 1998 draft
- 128Paul ElliottDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 129Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 130Gavin McLeodDOTTOttawa Senators
- 131Tomas KloucekD141 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 132Andrei BashkirovL30 GP · 3 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 133Joe RullierDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 134Rob ScuderiD783 GP · 110 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
10th
of 21 Czechs selected
40th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 17Martin SkoulaD776 GP · 196 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 23Milan KraftC207 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 25Jiri FischerD305 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 35Petr SvobodaD18 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 50Jaroslav KristekR6 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 91Josef VasicekC460 GP · 183 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 117Jaroslav SpacekD880 GP · 355 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 123Jiri DopitaC73 GP · 33 PNYINew York Islanders
- 129Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 131Tomas KloucekD141 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tomas Kloucek made his NHL debut on November 12, 2000, 2 years and 138 days after the draft.
141
Games
2
Goals
8
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1998 draft
- 7Manny MalhotraC991 GP · 295 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 40Randy CopleyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Jason LaBarberaG187 GP · 62 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Boyd KaneL31 GP · 3 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 122Patrick LeahyR50 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 131Tomas KloucekD141 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 180Stefan LundqvistLNYRNew York Rangers
- 207Johan WitehallL54 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 235Jan MertzigD23 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers