1998 NHL Entry Draft
Pick Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team
59 Todd Hornung ( C ) Canada Washington Capitals ( from Tampa Bay ) Portland Winter Hawks ( WHL )
60 Denis Arkhipov ( C ) Russia Nashville Predators Ak Bars Kazan ( Russia )
61 Joe DiPenta ( D ) Canada Florida Panthers Boston University ( Hockey East )
62 Paul Manning ( D ) Canada Calgary Flames ( from Vancouver via Carolina ) Colorado College ( WCHA )
63 Lance Ward ( D ) Canada Florida Panthers ( from Anaheim via Colorado ) Red Deer Rebels ( WHL )
64 Brad Richards ( C ) Canada Tampa Bay Lightning ( from Calgary ) Rimouski Oceanic ( QMJHL )
65 Eric Laplante ( LW ) Canada San Jose Sharks ( compensatory ) Halifax Mooseheads ( QMJHL )
66 Jason LaBarbera ( G ) Canada New York Rangers Portland Winter Hawks ( WHL )
67 Alex Henry ( D ) Canada Edmonton Oilers ( from Toronto via Tampa Bay ) London Knights ( OHL )
68 Jarkko Ruutu ( LW ) Finland Vancouver Canucks ( from New York Islanders ) HIFK ( Finland )
69 Jamie Hodson ( G ) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs ( from Chicago ) Brandon Wheat Kings ( WHL )
70 Kevin Holdridge ( D ) Canada Carolina Hurricanes Plymouth Whalers ( OHL )
71 Erik Cole ( LW ) United States Carolina Hurricanes ( from San Jose ) Clarkson University ( ECAC )
72 Dmitri Afanasenkov ( LW ) Russia Tampa Bay Lightning ( from Edmonton ) Torpedo Yaroslavl ( Russia )
73 Pat O'Leary ( C ) United States Phoenix Coyotes Robbinsdale High School ( USHS-MN )
74 Julien Vauclair ( D ) Switzerland Ottawa Senators HC Lugano ( Switzerland )
75 Francois Beauchemin ( D ) Canada Montreal Canadiens Laval Titan College Francais ( QMJHL )
76 Aleksei Volkov ( G ) Russia Los Angeles Kings Krylya Sovetov -2 ( Russia )
77 Mike Pandolfo ( RW ) United States Buffalo Sabres Saint Sebastian 's School ( USHS-MA )
78 Peter Nordstrom ( LW ) Sweden Boston Bruins Farjestad BK ( Sweden )
Selections by round -- Round three
The 1998 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. A total of 258 players were drafted.