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This is the order in which the teams that didn't make the playoffs during the regular season will select during the first round of the draft, slots 1 to 11. For information regarding the 98 Draft prospects, check out my Central Scouting List, this will give you a feel on who will be drafted in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. In the brackets beside the teams I am predicting on who will be picked. I also put the remaining teams that will select in the first round taking into account the numerous draft posistions that have taken place due to trades during the regular season. Florida, Washington and Boston are the only teams without a first round draft pick. Colorado has 4 first round draft picks.
ROUND 1
1, Tampa Bay (from Florida via San Jose), Vincent Lecavalier, C, Rimouski, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
2, Nashville (from Tampa Bay via San Jose), David Legwand, C, Plymouth, Ontario Hockey League.
3, San Jose (from Nashville), Brad Stuart, D, Regina, Western Hockey League.
4, Vancouver, Bryan Allen, D, Oshawa, OHL.
5, Anaheim, Vitaly Vishnevsky, D, Yaroslavl 2, Russia 2.
6, Calgary, Rico Fata, C, London, OHL.
7, N.Y. Rangers, Manny Mlhotra, C, Guelph, OHL.
8, Chicago (from Toronto), Mark Bell, C/LW, Ottawa, OHL.
9, N.Y. Islanders, Michael Rupp, LW, Erie, OHL.
10, Toronto (from Chicago), Nikolai Antropov, C, UST-Kamenog, Kazakhstan.
11, Carolina, Jeff Heerema, RW, Sarnia, OHL.
12, Colorado (from San Jose), Alex Tanguay, C, Halifax, QMJHL.
13, Edmonton, Michael Henrich, RW, Barrie, OHL.
14, Phoenix, Patrick DesRochers, G, Sarnia, OHL.
15, Ottawa, Mathieu Chouinard, G, Shawinigan, QMJHL.
16, Montreal, Eric Chouinard, C, Quebec, QMJHL.
17, Colorado (from Los Angeles), Martin Skoula, D, Barrie, OHL.
18, Buffalo, Dimitri Kalinin, D, Cheljabinsk, Russia.
19, Colorado (from Boston), Robyn Regehr, D, Kamloops, WHL.
20, Colorado (from Washington), Scott Parker, D, Kelowna, WHL.
21, Los Angeles (from Colorado), Mathieu Biron, D, Shawinigan, QMJHL.
22, Philadelphia, Simon Gagne, C, Quebec, QMJHL.
23, Pittsburgh, Milan Kraft, C, Plzen Jr., Czech Jr.
24, St. Louis, Christian Backman, D, Frolunda Jr., Sweden Jr.
25, Detroit, Jiri Fischer, D, Hull, QMJHL.
26, New Jersey, Mike Van Ryn, D, Michigan.
27, New Jersey (from Dallas), Scott Gomez, C, Tri-City, WHL.
ROUND 2
28, Colorado (from Tampa Bay), Ramzi Abid, LW, Chicoutimi, QMJHL.
29, San Jose (from Nashville), Jonathan Cheechoo, RW, Belleville, OHL.
30, Florida, Kyle Rossiter, D, Spokane, WHL.
31, Vancouver, Artem Chubarov, C, Dynamo, Russian.
32, Anaheim, Stephen Peat, D, Red Deer, WHL.
33, Calgary, Blair Betts, C, Prince George, WHL.
34, Buffalo (from N.Y. Rangers), Andrew Peters, LW, Oshawa, OHL.
35, Toronto, Petr Svoboda, D, Havl, Czech. Div I.
36, N.Y. Islanders, Chris Neilsen, C, Calgary, WHL.
37, New Jersey, Christian Berglund, W, Farjestad Jr., Sweden.
38, Colorado (from Chicago), Philippe Sauve, G, Rimouski, QMJHL.
39, Dallas (from Carolina via New Jersey), John Erskine, D, London, OHL.
40, N.Y. Rangers, Randy Copley, RW, Cape Breton, QMJHL.
41, St. Louis (from San Jose via Detroit), Maxim Linnik, D, St. Thomas Jr. B, Ontario Hockey Association.
42, Philadelphia (from Edmonton), Jason Beckett, D, Seattle, WHL.
43, Phoenix, Ossi Vaananen, D, Jokerit Jr, Finland.
44, Ottawa, Mike Fisher, C, Sudbury, OHL.
45, Montreal, Mike Ribeiro, C, Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL.
46, Los Angeles, Justin Papineau, C, Belleville, OHL.
47, Buffalo, Norman Milley, RW, Sudbury, OHL.
48, Boston, Jonathan Girard, D, Laval, QMJHL.
49, Washington, Jomar Cruz, G, Brandon, WHL.
50, Buffalo, Jaroslav Kristek, W, Zlin, Czech.
51, Philadelphia, Ian Forbes, D, Guelph, OHL.
52, Boston, Bobby Allen, D, Boston College.
53, Colorado, Steve Moore, C, Harvard.
54, Pittsburgh, Alexander Zevakhin, W, CSKA 2, Russian Jr.
55, Detroit (from St. Louis), Ryan Barnes, LW, Sudbury, OHL.
56, Detroit, Tomek Valtonen, W, Ilves, Finnish Jr.
57, Dallas (from New Jersey), Tyler Bouck, RW, Prince George, WHL.
58, Ottawa (from Dallas via Philadelphia), Chris Bala, LW, Harvard.
ROUND 3
59, Washington (from Tampa Bay), Todd Hornung, C, Portland, WHL.
60, Nashville, Denis Arhipov, W, Kazan, Russian.
61, Florida, Joe DiPenta, D, Boston University.
62, Calgary (from Vancouver via Carolina), Paul Manning, D, Colorado College.
63, Florida (from Anaheim via Colorado), Lance Ward, D, Red Deer, WHL.
64, Tampa Bay (from Calgary), Brad Richards, LW, Rimouski, QMJHL.
65, San Jose, Eric LaPlante, LW, Halifax, QMJHL.
66, N.Y. Rangers, Jason Labarbera, G, Portland, WHL.
67, Edmonton (from Toronto via Tampa Bay), Alex Henry, D, London, OHL.
68, Vancouver, Jarkko Ruutu, LW, HIFK-Helsinki, European.
69, Toronto (from Chicago), Jamie Hodson, G, Brandon, WHL.
70, Carolina, Kevin Holdridge, D, Plymouth, OHL.
71, Carolina (from San Jose), Erik Cole, LW, Clarkson, ECAC.
72, Tampa Bay (from Edmonton), Dimitry Afanasenkov, W, Yaroslavl 2, Russia 2.
73, Phoenix, Pat O'Leary, C, Armstrong H.S., Minnesota.
74, Ottawa, Julien Vauclair, D, Lugano, Swiss.
75, Montreal, Francois Beauchemin, D, Laval, QMJHL.
76, Los Angeles, Alexey Volkov, G, Krylja Sov. 2, Russia 2.
77, Buffalo, Mike Pandolfo, LW, St. Sebastian's H.S., Massachusetts.
78, Boston, Peter Nordstrom, details unavailable.
79, Colorado (from Washington), Evgeny Lazarev, W, Ukraine.
80, Pittsburgh (from Colorado), David Cameron, C, Prince Albert, WHL.
81, Vancouver (from Philadelphia), Justin Morrison, RW, Colorado College.
82, New Jersey (from Pittsburgh via Edmonton), Brian Gionta, RW, Boston College.
83, St. Louis, Matt Walker, D, Portland, WHL.
84, Detroit, Jake McCracken, G, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL.
85, Nashville (from New Jersey via San Jose), Geoff Koch, LW, Michigan.
86, Dallas, Gabriel Karlsson, C, HV 71 Jr., Sweden.
ROUND 4
87, Toronto (from Tampa Bay via Detroit), Alexei Ponikarovksy, W, Dynamo 2, Russia 2.
88, Nashville, Kent Sauer, D, North Iowa, United States Hockey League.
89, Florida, Ryan Jardine, LW, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL.
90, Vancouver, Regan Darby, D, Tri-City, WHL.
91, Carolina (from Anaheim), Josef Vasicek, C, Slavia Jr., Czech. Jr.
92, Tampa Bay (from Calgary), Eric Beaudoin, LW, Guelph, OHL.
93, Carolina (from N.Y. Rangers), Tommy Westlund, W, Brynas Gavle, Sweden.
94, Chicago (from Toronto), Matthias Trattnig, C, Maine.
95, N.Y. Islanders, Andy Burnham, RW, Windsor, OHL.
96, New Jersey (from Chicago), Mikko Jokela, D, IFK Helsinki, Finland.
97, Carolina, Chris Madden, G, Guelph, OHL.
98, San Jose, Rob Davison, D, North Bay, OHL.
99, Edmonton, Shawn Horcoff, C, Michigan State.
100, Phoenix, Ryan Vanbuskirk, D, Sarnia, OHL.
101, Ottawa, Petr Schastlivy, Yaroslav, Russia.
102, Calgary (from Montreal), Shaun Sutter, C, Lethbridge, WHL.
103, Los Angeles, Kip Brennan, D, Sudbury, OHL.
104, San Jose, Miroslav Zalesak, RW, HC Nitra, Slovakia.
105, New Jersey (from Boston via Los Angeles), Pierre Dagenais, LW, Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL.
106, Washington, Krys Barch, LW, London, OHL.
107, Washington, Chris Corrinet, RW, Princeton.
108, Calgary, Dany Sabourin, G, Sherbroooke, QMJHL.
109, Philadelphia, Jean-Philippe Morin, D, Drummondville, QMJHL.
110, Pittsburgh, Scott Myers, G, Prince George, WHL.
111, Detroit, Brent Hobday, C/LW, Moose Jaw, WHL.
112, Anaheim, Viktor Wallin, HV 71 Jr., Sweden.
113, Edmonton, Kristian Antila, G, Ilves Tampere, Finland.
114, N.Y. Rangers, Boyd Kane, LW, Regina, WHL.
ROUND 5
115, Phoenix (from Tampa Bay), Jay Leach, D, Providence.116, Phoenix (from Nashville), Josh Blackburn, G, Lincoln, USHL.
117, Florida, Jaroslav Spacek, D, Farjestad Karlstad, Czech.
118, Washington, Mike Siklenka, D, Lloydminster, T2.
119, New Jersey (from Vancouver), Anton But, W, Yaroslavl 2, Russia.
120, Calgary (from Anaheim), Brent Gauvreau, RW, Oshawa, OHL.
121, Tampa Bay (from Calgary), Curtis Rich, D, Calgary, WHL.
122, N.Y. Rangers, Patrick Leahy, RW, Miami (Ohio).
123, N.Y. Islanders (from Toronto), Jiri Dopita, C, Petra Vsetin, Czech.
124, Philadelphia (from N.Y. Islanders via Chicago), Francis Belanger, LW, Rimouski, QMJHL.
125, Washington (from Chicago), Erik Wendell, C/LW, Maple Grove (Minn.) H.S.
126, Toronto (from Carolina via Chicago), Morgan Warren, RW, Moncton, QMJHL.
127, San Jose, Brandon Coalter, LW, Oshawa, OHL.
128, Edmonton, Paul Elliott, D, Medicine Hat, WHL.
129, Phoenix, Robert Schnabel, D, Red Deer, WHL.
130, Ottawa, Gavin McLeod, D, Kelowna, WHL.
131, N.Y. Rangers, Tomas Kloucek, D, Slavia Praha Jr., Czech.
132, Montreal, Andrei Bashkirov, W, Fort Wayne, IHL.
133, Los Angeles, Joe Rullier, D, Rimouski, QMJHL.
134, Pittsburgh (from Buffalo), Robert Scuderi, D, Boston College.
135, Boston, Andrew Raycroft, G, Sudbury, OHL.
136, Vancouver (from Washington), David Jonsson, D, Leksand, Sweden.
137, Buffalo, Aaron Goldade, C, Brandon, WHL.
138, Nashville (from Colorado), Martin Beauchesne, D, Sherbrooke, QMJHL.
139, Philadelphia, Garrett Prosofsky, C, Saskatoon, WHL.
140, Vancouver (from Pittsburgh), Rick Bertran, D, Kitchener, OHL.
141, Colorado (from St. Louis), Kristinn Timmons, LW, Tri-City, WHL.
142, Detroit, Calle Steen, W, Hammarby, Sweden.
143, New Jersey, Ryan Flinn, LW, Laval, QMJHL.
144, Edmonton (from New Jersey), Oleg Smirnov, W, Elektrostal, Russia.
145, San Jose (from Dallas), Mikael Samuelsson, F, Sodertalje, Sweden.
ROUND 6
146, Tampa Bay, Sergei Kuznetsov, C, Russia.
147, Nashville, Craig Brunel, RW, Prince Albert, WHL.
148, Florida, Chris Ovington, D, Red Deer, WHL.
149, Vancouver, Paul Cabana, W, Fort McMurray, American Junior Hockey League.
150, Anaheim, Trent Hunter, RW, Prince George, WHL.
151, Detroit, Adam DeLeeuw, LW, Barrie, OHL.
152, Montreal (from Calgary), Gordie Dwyer, LW, Quebec, QMJHL.
153, Dallas (from N.Y. Rangers), Pavel Patera, W, AIK, Czech.
154, Toronto, Allan Rourke, D, Kitchener, OHL.
155, N.Y. Islanders, Kevin Clauson, D, Western Michigan.
156, Chicago, Kent Huskins, D, Clarkson.
157, St. Louis (from Carolina), Brad Voth, D, Medicine Hat, WHL.
158, Chicago (from San Jose), Jari Viuhkola, C, Karpat, Finland.
159, Edmonton, Trevor Ettinger, D, Cape Breton, QMJHL.
160, Phoenix, Rickard Wallin, C, Farjestad Jr., Sweden.
161, Ottawa, Christopher Neil, RW, North Bay, OHL.
162, Montreal, Andrei Markov, C/D, Khimik, Russia.
163, Los Angeles, Tomas Zizka, D, Zlin, Czech.
164, Buffalo, Ales Kotalik, W, Budejovice Jr., Czech.
165, Boston, Ryan Milanovic, LW, Kitchener, OHL.
166, Chicago (from Washington), Jonathan Pelletier, G, Drummondville, QMJHL.
167, Colorado, Alexander Ryazantsev, D, Russia.
168, Philadelphia, Antero Nittymaki, G, Turko, Finland.
169, Pittsburgh, Jan Fadrny, C, Slavia Praha, Czech.
170, St. Louis, Andrei Trochinsky, C, details unavailable.
171, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk, C, details unavailable.
172, New Jersey, Jacques Lariviere, LW, Moncton, QMJHL.
173, Dallas, Niko Kapanen, C, Hameenlinna, Finland.
ROUND 7
174, Tampa Bay, Brett Allen, C/LW, Swift Current, WHL.
175, Philadelphia (from Nashville), Cam Ondrik, G, Medicine Hat, WHL.
176, Florida, B.J. Ketcheson, D, Peterborough, OHL.
177, Vancouver, Vincent Malts, RW, Hull, QMJHL.
178, Anaheim, Jesse Fibiger, D, Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth.
179, Washington (from Calgary), Nathan Forster, D, Seattle, WHL.
180, N.Y. Rangers, Stefan Lundqvist, details unavailable.
181, Toronto, Jonathan Gagnon, C, Cape Breton, QMJHL.
182, N.Y. Islanders, Evgeny Korolev, D, London, OHL.
183, Chicago, Tyler Arnason, C, Fargo-Moorehead Jr.
184, Carolina, Donald Smith, C, Clarkson.
185, San Jose, Robert Mulick, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL.
186, Edmonton, Michael Morrison, G, Exeter (Mass.) HS.
187, Phoenix, Erik Westrum, C, Minnesota.
188, Ottawa, Michael Periard, D, Shawinigan, QMJHL.
189, Montreal, Andrei Kruchinin, D, Europe.
190, Los Angeles, Tommi Hannus, C, TPS Turko, Finland.
191, Buffalo, Brad Moran, Calgary, WHL.
192, Calgary, Radek Duda, RW, Sparta Praha, Czech.
193, Washington, Rastislav Stana, G, Kosice, Czech.
194, Tampa Bay (from Colorado), Oak Hewer, C, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL.
195, Philadelphia, Tomas Divisek, W, Slavia Praha, Czech.
196, Pittsburgh, Joel Scherban, C, London, OHL.
197, St. Louis, Brad Twordik, C, Brandon, WHL.
198, Detroit, Jeremy Goetzinger, D, Prince Albert, WHL.
199, New Jersey, Erik Jensen, W, Des Moines (Iowa) Junior A.
200, Dallas, Scott Perry, C, Boston University.
ROUND 8
201, Montreal (from Tampa Bay), Craig Murray, C, Penticton, Manitoba.
202, Nashville, Martin Bartek, LW, Sherbrook, QMJHL.
203, Florida, Ian Jacobs, RW, Ottawa, OHL.
204, Vancouver, Graig Mischler, C, Northeastern.
205, Anaheim, David Bernier, RW, Quebec, QMJHL.
206, Calgary, Jonas Frogren, D, Farjestad, Sweden.
207, N.Y. Rangers, Johan Witehall, details unavailable.
208, Carolina (from Toronto), Jaroslav Svoboda, W, Olomouc, Czech.
209, N.Y. Islanders, Frederik Brind'Amour, G, Sherbrooke, QMJHL.
210, Chicago, Sean Griffin, D, Kingston, OHL.
211, Carolina, Mark Kosick, C, Michigan.
212, San Jose, Jim Fahey, D, Catholic Memorial H.S., Boston.
213, Edmonton, Christian Lefebvre, D, Montreal.
214, Phoenix, Justin Hanson, RW, Moose Jaw, WHL.
215, Toronto (from Ottawa), Dwight Wolfe, D, Halfax, QMJHL.
216, Montreal, Michael Ryder, C, Hull, QMJHL.
217, Los Angeles, Jim Henkel, C, New England Jr.
218, Buffalo, David Moravec, W, Vitkovice, Czech.
219, Vancouver (from Boston), Curtis Valentine, LW, Bowling Green.
220, Washington, Michael Farrell, D, Providence.
221, Tampa Bay, Daniel Hulak, D, Swift Current, WHL.
222, Philadelphia, Lubomir Pistek, RW, Slovan Bratislava, Slovakia.
223, Ottawa, Sergey Verenikin, details unavailable.
224, Pittsburgh, Mika Lehto, G, Assat Jr.
225, St. Louis, Vevgeny Pastukh, details unavailable.
226, Detroit, David Petrasek, D, HV 71, Czech.
227, New Jersey, Marko Ahositta, C, Kalpa Kropio, Finland.
228, Toronto (from Dallas), Mihail Travnicek, W, Litvinov Jr.
ROUND 9
229, Tampa Bay, Chris Lyness, D, Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL.
230, Nashville, Karlis Skrastins, D, TPS Turko, Finland.
231, Florida, Adrian Wischer, F, details unavailable.
232, Vancouver, Jason Metcalfe, D, London, OHL.
233, Anaheim, Pelle Prestberg, W, Farjestad Karlstad, Sweden.
234, Calgary, Kevin Mitchell, D, Guelph, OHL.
235, N.Y. Rangers, Jan Mertzig, D, Lulea.
236, Toronto, Sergei Rostov, D, Russia.
237, N.Y. Islanders, Ben Blais, D, Walpole (Mass.) HS.
238, Chicago, Alexandre Couture, LW, Sherbrooke, QMJHL.
239, Carolina, Brent McDonald, C, Red Deer, WHL.
240, Chicago (from San Jose), Andrei Yershov, D, details unavailable.
241, Edmonton, Maxim Spiridonov, RW, London, OHL.
242, N.Y. Islanders (from Phoenix), Jason Doyle, RW, Owen Sound, OHL.
243, Philadelphia, Petr Hubacek, details unavailable.
244, Pittsburgh, Toby Petersen, C, Colorado College.
245, Anaheim, Andreas Andersson, G, HV 71, Sweden.
246, Ottawa, Rastislav Palikovsky, C, Dukla Jihava, Slovakia.
247, Montreal, Darcy Harris, RW, Kitchener, OHL.
248, Los Angeles, Matthew Yeats, G, Olds, Montreal.
249, Buffalo, Edo Terglav, RW, Baie Comeau, QMJHL.
250, N.Y. Islanders, Radek Matejovsky, W, Slavia Praha, Czech.
251, Washington, Blake Evans, C, Tri-City, WHL.
252, Tampa Bay (from Colorado), Martin Cibak, C, HK 32 Liptov Mikula, Slovakia.
253, Philadelphia, Bruno St. Jacques, D, Baie-Comeau, QMJHL.
254, Pittsburgh, Matt Hussey, C, Avon Old Farms (Conn.) HS.
255, St. Louis, John Pohl, C, Red Wing (Minn.) HS.
256, Detroit, Petja Pietilainen, LW/C, Saskatoon, WHL.
257, New Jersey, Ryan Held, C, Kitchener, OHL.
258, Philadelphia (from Dallas), Sergei Skrobat, D, Dynamo, Russia.