The 1998 NHL Entry Draft Results - 1st Round
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#
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Team
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Player Name
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Our Grade For This Pick
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1
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Vincent Lecavalier
Center
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A+
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2
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David Legwand
Center
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C
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3
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Brad Stuart
Defenseman
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C
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4
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Bryan Allen
Defenseman
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C
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5
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Vitaly Vishnevsky
Defenseman
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D
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6
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Rico Fata
Right Wing
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D
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7
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Manny Malhotra
Center
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C
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8
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Mark Bell
Center
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D+
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9
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Michael Rupp
Center
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C
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10
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Nikolai Antropov
Right Wing
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C
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11
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Jeff Heerema
Right Wing
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F
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12
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Alex Tanguay
Left Wing
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C+
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13
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Michael Henrich
Right Wing
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F
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14
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Patrick DesRochers
Goaltender
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F
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15
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Mathieu Chouinard
Goaltender
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F
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16
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Eric Chouinard
Center
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F
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17
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Martin Skoula
Defenseman
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C
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18
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Dmitri Kalinin
Defenseman
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C
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19
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Robyn Regehr
Defenseman
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B
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20
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Scott Parker
Right Wing
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D
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21
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Mathieu Biron
Goaltender
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C
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22
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Simon Gagne
Left Wing
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A
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23
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Milan Kraft
Center
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F
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24
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Christian Backman
Defenseman
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C
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25
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Jiri Fischer
Defenseman
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C
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26
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Mike Van Ryn
Defenseman
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C
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27
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Scott Gomez
Center
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B
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Notable Picks Outside 1st Round
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45
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Mike Ribeiro
Center
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2nd Round
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64
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Brad Richards
Center
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3rd Round
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82
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Brian Gionta
Right Wing
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3rd Round
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99
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Shawn Horcoff
Center
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4th Round
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162
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Andrei Markov
Defenseman
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6th Round
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162
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Pavel Datsyuk
Center
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6th Round
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