1998 NHL expansion draft

Player selection draft August 2023 1998 NHL expansion draft June 26, 1998 Buffalo, New York, U.S. 26 National Hockey League Nashville Predators 1998–99 1993 1999 The 1998 NHL expansion draft was an expansion draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 1998–99 season, the Nashville Predators. The draft took place on June 26, 1998, in Buffalo, New York, U.S. Rules The Predators were to select 26 players, one from each of the 26 existing franchises at the time of the draft. First- and second-year pros were exempt from being selected in the draft. Each of the 26 franchises in the league were allowed to protect either one goaltender, five defensemen and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen and seven forwards. Of the unprotected players, each franchise had to include at least one forward and one defenseman who appeared in 40 games in the 1997–98 season. Each franchise also had to include at least one goaltender who appeared in 10 games in the 1997–98 season, and a minimum of 25 games since the 1995–96 season. These minimums for goaltenders were put into place in order to avoid manipulation of rosters, such as what occurred before the 1992 NHL expansion draft, which weakened the talent pool available in the draft. This draft was interesting in that some of the players the Predators chose (e.g. Mike Richter and Uwe Krupp) were set to become unrestricted free agents on July 1, just days after the draft. The Predators knew they would have little chance to sign these players; however, they received a compensatory pick in the 1999 NHL entry draft for each player they "lost". Protected players Eastern Conference +Atlantic DivisionPositionNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersPhiladelphiaPittsburghForwardsSergei BrylinMariusz CzerkawskiAdam GravesRod Brind'AmourStu BarnesPatrik EliasJason DaweWayne GretzkyAlexandre DaigleRon FrancisBobby HolikTrevor LindenTodd HarveyChris GrattonJaromir JagrRandy McKaySergei NemchinovAlexei KovalevTrent KlattRobert LangKrzysztof OliwaGino OdjickPat LaFontaineJohn LeClairMario LemieuxDenis PedersonZigmund PalffyDarren LangdonEric LindrosIan MoranBrian RolstonRobert ReichelKevin StevensMike ManelukPetr NedvedVadim SharifijanovJoe SaccoNiklas SundstromShjon PodeinMartin StrakaPetr SykoraBryan SmolinskiMike SillingerGerman TitovTyler WrightDefencemenBrad BombardirBryan BerardJeff BeukeboomDave BabychKevin HatcherKen DaneykoZdeno CharaEric CairnsEric DesjardinsDarius KasparaitisScott NiedermayerKenny JonssonMaxim GalanovJeff LankJiri SlegrLyle OdeleinScott LachanceAlexander KarpovtsevLuke RichardsonChris TamerScott StevensRich PilonBrian LeetchPetr SvobodaBrad WerenkaUlf SamuelssonChris TherienGoaltenderMartin BrodeurTommy SaloRobb StauberRon HextallTom Barrasso +Northeast DivisionPositionBostonBuffaloMontrealOttawaTorontoForwardsJason AllisonDonald AudetteShayne CorsonDaniel AlfredssonLonny BohonosRob DiMaioMatthew BarnabyVincent DamphousseRadek BonkNathan DempseyTed DonatoCurtis BrownSaku KoivuPhil CroweTie DomiSteve HeinzeMichal GrosekMark RecchiBruce GardinerDarby HendricksonDmitri KhristichBrian HolzingerMartin RucinskyShawn McEachernKris KingTim TaylorMichael PecaBrian SavageChris MurrayIgor KorolevLandon WilsonDerek PlanteTurner StevensonVaclav ProspalSteve SullivanWayne PrimeauScott ThorntonShaun Van AllenMats SundinGeoff SandersonAlexei YashinTodd WarrinerMiroslav SatanDefencemenRay BourqueDarryl ShannonPatrice BriseboisRadim BicanekDavid CooperKyle McLarenRichard SmehlikVladimir MalakhovIgor KravchukSylvain CoteDon SweeneyMike WilsonDave MansonJanne LaukkanenMathieu SchneiderDarren Van ImpeJason WoolleyStephane QuintalStanislav NeckarJason SmithAlexei ZhitnikCraig RivetLance PitlickYannick TremblayIgor UlanovJason YorkDmitri YushkevichGoaltenderByron DafoeDominik HasekJocelyn ThibaultDamian RhodesFelix PotvinRobbie Tallas +Southeast DivisionPositionCarolinaFloridaTampa BayWashingtonForwardsNelson EmersonDino CiccarelliMikael AnderssonCraig BerubeMartin GelinasRadek DvorakCraig JanneyPeter BondraStu GrimsonViktor KozlovSandy McCarthyJoe JuneauSami KapanenBill LindsayAndrei NazarovSteve KonowalchukRobert KronScott MellanbyBrent PetersonAndrei NikolishinJeff O'NeillDavid NemirovskyMikael RenbergAdam OatesKeith PrimeauRob NiedermayerStephane RicherMichal PivonkaGary RobertsSteve WashburnAlex SelivanovChris SimonRay SheppardChris WellsDarcy TuckerRichard ZednikRay WhitneyRob ZamunerDefencemenAdam BurtEd JovanovskiEnrico CicconeSergei GoncharSteve ChiassonPaul LausCory CrossCalle JohanssonKevin HallerGord MurphyJassen CullimoreKen KleeCurtis LeschyshynRobert SvehlaKarl DykhuisJoe ReekieNolan PrattRhett WarrenerDavid WilkieMark TinordiGlen WesleyBrendan WittGoaltenderTrevor KiddKevin WeekesBill RanfordOlaf Kolzig Western Conference +Central DivisionPositionChicagoDetroitSt. LouisForwardsTony AmonteMathieu DandenaultJim CampbellEric DazeKris DraperKelly ChaseSteve DubinskySergei FedorovCraig ConroyChad KilgerVyacheslav KozlovPavol DemitraSergei KrivokrasovMartin LapointeScott PellerinEthan MoreauIgor LarionovPascal RheaumeBob ProbertKirk MaltbyPierre TurgeonJeff ShantzDarren McCartyTony TwistAlexei ZhamnovBrendan ShanahanSteve YzermanDefencemenChris CheliosAnders ErikssonMarc BergevinCam RussellYan GolubovskyAl MacInnisGary SuterNicklas LidstromChris McAlpineMichal SykoraLarry MurphyRudy PoeschekEric WeinrichAaron WardChris ProngerJamie RiversGoaltenderJeff HackettChris OsgoodGrant Fuhr +Northwest DivisionPositionCalgaryColoradoEdmontonVancouverForwardsValeri BureRene CorbetJosef BeranekTodd BertuzziAndrew CasselsAdam DeadmarshKelly BuchbergerDonald BrashearNils EkmanShean DonovanBill GuerinPavel BureTheoren FleuryPeter ForsbergMats LindgrenBrad MayLadislav KohnKeith JonesTodd MarchantMark MessierMarty McInnisValeri KamenskyDean McAmmondAlexander MogilnyMichael NylanderEric LacroixRem MurrayMarkus NaslundDave RocheClaude LemieuxRyan SmythDave ScatchardCory StillmanJoe SakicDoug WeightPeter ZezelJason WiemerStephane YelleValeri ZelepukinDefencemenTommy AlbelinAdam FooteDrake BerehowskyBret HedicanJamie AllisonJon KlemmGreg de VriesJamie HuscroftSami HeleniusSylvain LefebvreRoman HamrlikJyrki LummeCale HulseAaron MillerBoris MironovChris McAllisterTodd SimpsonSandis OzolinshReijo RuotsalainenBryan McCabeJason StrudwickGoaltenderKen WreggetPatrick RoyEric FichaudCorey Hirsch +Pacific DivisionPositionAnaheimDallasLos AngelesPhoenixSan JoseForwardsTravis GreenBob BassenMatt JohnsonBob CorkumShawn BurrPaul KariyaMike KeaneIan LaperriereJim CumminsJeff FriesenJosef MarhaJamie LangenbrunnerGlen MurrayShane DoanJohn MacLeanJim McKenzieJere LehtinenYanic PerreaultDallas DrakeStephane MatteauJeff NielsenGrant MarshallLuc RobitailleJean-Francois JompheJoe MurphySteve RucchinMike ModanoJozef StumpelJeremy RoenickOwen NolanTeemu SelanneJoe NieuwendykVladimir TsyplakovCliff RonningMike RicciBrian SkrudlandKeith TkachukPat VerbeekRick TocchetDefencemenDave KarpaShawn ChambersAki BergKeith CarneyBill HoulderJason MarshallSergey GusevRob BlakeGerald DiduckBryan MarchmentJamie PushorDerian HatcherMattias NorstromJason DoigMarcus RagnarssonPavel TrnkaRichard MatvichukSean O'DonnellTeppo NumminenMike RathjeDarryl SydorDeron QuintSergei ZubovOleg TverdovskyGoaltenderGuy HebertEd BelfourStephane FisetNikolai KhabibulinSteve ShieldsPatrick LalimeJamie StorrMike Vernon Draft results These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Predators were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential. # Player Drafted from 1. Frederic Chabot (G) Los Angeles Kings 2. Mike Dunham (G) New Jersey Devils 3. Mike Richter (G) New York Rangers 4. Mikhail Shtalenkov (G) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5. Tomas Vokoun (G) Montreal Canadiens 6. Joel Bouchard (D) Calgary Flames 7. Bob Boughner (D) Buffalo Sabres 8. J. J. Daigneault (D) New York Islanders 9. Al Iafrate (D) San Jose Sharks 10. Uwe Krupp (D) Colorado Avalanche 11. John Slaney (D) Phoenix Coyotes 12. Rob Zettler (D) Toronto Maple Leafs 13. Chris Armstrong (D) Florida Panthers 14. Blair Atcheynum (RW) St. Louis Blues 15. Paul Brousseau (F) Tampa Bay Lightning 16. Doug Brown (RW) Detroit Red Wings 17. Andrew Brunette (LW) Washington Capitals 18. Patrick Cote (LW) Dallas Stars 19. Jeff Daniels (LW) Carolina Hurricanes 20. Craig Darby (C) Philadelphia Flyers 21. Doug Friedman (LW) Edmonton Oilers 22. Tony Hrkac (C) Pittsburgh Penguins 23. Greg Johnson (C) Chicago Blackhawks 24. Denny Lambert (LW) Ottawa Senators 25. Mike Sullivan (C) Boston Bruins 26. Scott Walker (RW) Vancouver Canucks Deals In return for agreeing not to select certain unprotected players, the Predators were granted concessions by other franchises. The trades not involving Nashville draft picks all officially were booked as being for "future considerations": Calgary traded Jim Dowd to Nashville after the Predators agreed not to select a goaltender from the Flames. Chicago traded Sergei Krivokrasov to Nashville after the Predators agreed not to select Chris Terreri. Los Angeles traded Kimmo Timonen and Jan Vopat to Nashville after the Predators agreed not to select Garry Galley. Montreal traded Sebastien Bordeleau to Nashville after the Predators agreed not to select Peter Popovic. Philadelphia traded Dominic Roussel and Jeff Staples to Nashville after the Predators agreed not to select Paul Coffey (Nashville also sent the Flyers a seventh-round pick (Cam Ondrik) in the 1998 NHL entry draft). San Jose traded Ville Peltonen to Nashville after the Predators agreed not to select Tony Granato (Nashville also sent the Sharks a fifth-round pick (Josh Blackburn) in the 1998 NHL entry draft). St. Louis traded Darren Turcotte to Nashville after the Predators agreed not to select Jamie McLennan. Post-draft Several of the players selected by the Predators in the expansion draft did not stay with the team long after the draft. Among those moved before the start of the 1998–99 season were the following: Mike Sullivan (traded to Phoenix for a pick in the 1999 NHL entry draft on June 30, 1998) Uwe Krupp (signed by Detroit on July 7, 1998) Tony Hrkac (traded to Dallas for future considerations on July 9, 1998) Doug Brown (traded to Detroit for Petr Sykora, a pick in the 1999 draft, and future considerations on July 14, 1998) Mike Richter (signed by the New York Rangers on July 15, 1998) Frederic Chabot (claimed off waivers by Montreal on July 20, 1998) Mikhail Shtalenkov (traded along with Jim Dowd to Edmonton for Eric Fichaud, Drake Berehowsky and Greg de Vries on October 1, 1998) Al Iafrate (signed by Carolina, then retired before the season began) See also 1998 NHL entry draft 1998–99 NHL season References Here are your Nashville Predators (hockeynut.com) Usenet post explaining draft rules Usenet post discussing deals (see post 42 in thread) External links 1998 NHL Expansion Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database expansion draft Category:Nashville Predators Category:NHL expansion drafts