Draft
Actual 1998 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
1 Team LogoLightning Vincent Lecavalier C Inactive 465
64 Team LogoLightning Brad Richards C Inactive 425
72 Team LogoLightning Dimitri Afanasenkov LW Inactive 15
92 Team LogoLightning Eric Beaudoin LW Inactive 2
121 Team LogoLightning Curtis Rich D Inactive
146 Team LogoLightning Sergei Kuznetsov C Inactive
174 Team LogoLightning Brett Allan LW Inactive
194 Team LogoLightning Oak Hewer C Inactive
221 Team LogoLightning Daniel Hulak D Inactive
229 Team LogoLightning Chris Lyness D Inactive
252 Team LogoLightning Martin Cibak C Inactive 4
258 players drafted
1998 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1998 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
1 Team LogoLightning Pavel Datsyuk C Inactive 170 469
64 Team LogoLightning Mike Morrison G Inactive 122 7
72 Team LogoLightning Mathieu Biron D Inactive 51 4
92 Team LogoLightning Jay Leach D Inactive 23 1
121 Team LogoLightning Brad Moran C Inactive 70 0
146 Team LogoLightning Alexey Volkov G Inactive 70
174 Team LogoLightning Joe Rullier D Inactive 41
194 Team LogoLightning Alexander Riazantsev D Inactive 27
221 Team LogoLightning David Bernier RW Inactive 16
229 Team LogoLightning Curtis Valentine LW Inactive 10
252 Team LogoLightning Darcy Harris RW Inactive 5
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1998 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoCanadiens 1’052 217 835
Team LogoLightning 911 481 430
Team LogoDevils 638 221 417
Team LogoRed Wings 497 118 379
Team LogoSenators 321 45 276
Team LogoFlyers 380 170 210
Team LogoPanthers 206 87 119
Team LogoBruins 136 41 95
Team LogoHurricanes 307 243 64
Team LogoMaple Leafs 310 307 3
Team LogoStars 53 53 0
Team LogoOilers 194 217 -23
Team LogoCapitals 7 32 -25
Team LogoPenguins 92 132 -40
Team LogoIslanders 15 56 -41
Team LogoSabres 187 249 -62
Team LogoBlues 51 126 -75
Team LogoSharks 434 510 -76
Team LogoBlackhawks 188 292 -104
Team LogoKings 5 122 -117
Team LogoAvalanche 560 708 -148
Team LogoPredators 316 478 -162
Team LogoRangers 155 337 -182
Team LogoPHX 36 229 -193
Team LogoDucks 107 438 -331
Team LogoFlames 60 399 -339
Team LogoCanucks 109 466 -357
Team Logo 0 553 -553