1998 NHL Draft
Vitaly Vishnevski in the 1998 NHL Draft
Anaheim Ducks selected Vitaly Vishnevski 5th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 5 Ukrainians selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Anaheim Ducks made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 552 games put him 30th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- ANAAnaheim Ducks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1998 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
1st
of 5 Ukrainians selected
3rd
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Ukrainians selected
- 5Vitaly VishnevskiD552 GP · 68 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 41Maxim LinnikDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 79Evgeny LazarevLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 87Alexei PonikarovskyL678 GP · 323 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 225Yevgeny PastukhLSTLSt. Louis Blues
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Vitaly Vishnevski made his NHL debut on January 19, 2000, 1 year and 206 days after the draft.
552
Games
16
Goals
52
Assists
68
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Anaheim Ducks picks in the 1998 draft
- 5Vitaly VishnevskiD552 GP · 68 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 32Stephen PeatR130 GP · 10 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 112Viktor WallinDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 150Trent HunterR497 GP · 236 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 178Jesse FibigerD16 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 205David BernierRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 233Pelle PrestbergRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 245Andreas AnderssonGANAAnaheim Ducks