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{{short description|36th annual meeting of National Hockey League franchises to select newly eligible players}}
{{Redirect-distinguish|1998 NHL draft|1998 NHL expansion draft}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 1998 NHL entry draft
| image       = 1998NHLDraft.gif
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| logo        = 
| logosize    = 180px
| date        = June 27, 1998
| time        = 
| location    = [[Marine Midland Arena]]<br>[[Buffalo, New York]], U.S.
| network     = 
| league      = 
| teams       = 
| first       = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vincent Lecavalier]]<br>([[Tampa Bay Lightning]])
| most        = 
| fewest      = 
| first_round = 
| overall     = 258
| rounds      = 9
| hofnum      = {{Collapsible list
| title = 1
| 1 = C [[Pavel Datsyuk]]}}
| prev        = [[1997 NHL entry draft|1997]]
| next        = [[1999 NHL entry draft|1999]]
}}

The '''1998 NHL entry draft''' was the 36th [[NHL entry draft]]. It was held on June 27 at the [[Marine Midland Arena]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. A total of 258 players were drafted.

The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were [[François Beauchemin|Francois Beauchemin]], [[Mike Fisher (ice hockey)|Mike Fisher]] and [[Brian Gionta]], who all retired after the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]].

==Selections by round==
Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

===Round one===
{{NHLDraftStarLegend|allstaronly=yes|hhofmember=yes}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pick
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 1
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| [[Vincent Lecavalier]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] (from Florida via San Jose)<sup>1</sup>
| [[Rimouski Océanic|Rimouski Oceanic]] ([[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]])
|-
! 2
|  [[David Legwand]] (C)
| {{USA}}
| [[Nashville Predators]] (from Tampa Bay via San Jose)<sup>2</sup>
| [[Plymouth Whalers]] ([[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]])
|-
! 3
| [[Brad Stuart]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| [[San Jose Sharks]] (from Nashville)<sup>3</sup>
| [[Regina Pats]] ([[Western Hockey League|WHL]])
|-
! 4
| [[Bryan Allen (ice hockey)|Bryan Allen]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| [[Oshawa Generals]] (OHL)
|-
! 5
| | [[Vitaly Vishnevskiy|Vitali Vishnevski]] (D)
| {{RUS}}
| [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]
| [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl|Torpedo Yaroslavl]] (Russia)
|-
! 6
| [[Rico Fata]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| [[London Knights]] (OHL)
|-
! 7
| [[Manny Malhotra]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| [[New York Rangers]]
| [[Guelph Storm]] (OHL)
|-
! 8
| [[Mark Bell (ice hockey)|Mark Bell]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Chicago Blackhawks]] (from Toronto)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Ottawa 67s]] (OHL)
|-
! 9
| [[Michael Rupp]] (LW)
| {{USA}}
| [[New York Islanders]]
| [[Erie Otters]] (OHL)
|-
! 10
| [[Nik Antropov|Nikolai Antropov]] (C)
| {{KAZ}}
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] (from Chicago)<sup>5</sup>
| [[Kazzinc-Torpedo|Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk]] ([[Kazakhstan]])
|-
! 11
| [[Jeff Heerema]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
| [[Sarnia Sting]] (OHL)
|-
! 12
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Alex Tanguay]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Colorado Avalanche]] (from San Jose)<sup>6</sup>
| [[Halifax Mooseheads]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 13
| [[Michael Henrich]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Barrie Colts]] (OHL)
|-
! 14
| [[Patrick DesRochers]] (G)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
| Sarnia Sting (OHL)
|-
! 15
| [[Mathieu Chouinard]] (G)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
| [[Shawinigan Cataractes]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 16
| [[Eric Chouinard]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[Quebec Remparts]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 17
| [[Martin Škoula|Martin Skoula]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from Los Angeles)<sup>7</sup>
| Barrie Colts (OHL)
|-
! 18
| [[Dmitri Kalinin]] (D)
| {{RUS}}
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]] (Russia)
|-
! 19
| [[Robyn Regehr]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from Boston)<sup>8</sup>
| [[Kamloops Blazers]] (WHL)
|-
! 20
| [[Scott Parker (ice hockey)|Scott Parker]] (RW)
| {{USA}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from Washington)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Kelowna Rockets]] (WHL)
|-
! 21
| [[Mathieu Biron]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Los Angeles Kings]] (from Colorado)<sup>10</sup>
| Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 22
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Simon Gagné|Simon Gagne]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]] (from Philadelphia via Tampa Bay, compensatory)<sup>11</sup>
| Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
|-
! 23
| [[Milan Kraft]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[HC Plzeň|Keramika Plzen]] ([[Czech Republic]])
|-
! 24
| [[Christian Bäckman|Christian Backman]] (D)
| {{SWE}}
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[Frölunda HC|Vastra Frolunda HC]] (Sweden)
|-
! 25
| [[Jiří Fischer|Jiri Fischer]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[Gatineau Olympiques|Hull Olympiques]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 26
| [[Mike Van Ryn]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|University of Michigan]] ([[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]])
|-
! 27
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Scott Gomez]] (C)
| {{USA}}
| New Jersey Devils (from Dallas)<sup>12</sup>
| [[Tri-City Americans]] (WHL)
|}
#  San Jose's acquired first-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Bryan Marchment]] and [[David Shaw (ice hockey) |David Shaw]] to San Jose in exchange for [[Andrei Nazarov]] and Tampa Bay's conditional right to swap first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick).
#:  San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 13, 1997 that sent [[Viktor Kozlov]] and a conditional fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for [[Dave Lowry]] and this pick.
#  San Jose's acquired first-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round (# 3 overall) and second-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#:  San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Bryan Marchment]] and [[David Shaw (ice hockey) |David Shaw]] to San Jose in exchange for [[Andrei Nazarov]] and Tampa Bay's conditional right to swap first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick).
#  Nashville's first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round (# 2 overall) and third-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Toronto's first-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 10 overall), a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Chicago's first-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
#  San Jose's first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on November 20, 1997 that sent [[Mike Ricci (ice hockey) |Mike Ricci]] and a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for [[Shean Donovan]] and this pick.
#  Los Angeles' first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 20, 1996 that sent [[Eric Lacroix]] and a first-round pick (# 21 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for [[Stéphane Fiset|Stephane Fiset]] and this pick.
#  Boston's first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on November 22, 1996 that sent [[Anders Myrvold]] and [[Landon Wilson]] to Boston in exchange for this pick.
#  Washington's first-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on November 2, 1996 that sent [[Curtis Leschyshyn]] and [[Chris Simon]] to Washington in exchange for [[Keith Jones (ice hockey) |Keith Jones]], a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Colorado's first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 20, 1996 that sent [[Stéphane Fiset|Stephane Fiset]] and a first-round pick (# 17 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for [[Eric Lacroix]] and this pick.
#  Philadelphia's first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on August 20, 1997 that sent [[Karl Dykhuis]] and [[Mikael Renberg]] to Tampa Bay in exchange for first-round picks in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]], [[2000 NHL Entry Draft|2000 entry draft]] and [[2001 NHL Entry Draft|2001 entry draft]] along with this pick.
#:  Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick along with first-round picks in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]], [[2000 NHL Entry Draft|2000 entry draft]] and [[2001 NHL Entry Draft|2001 entry draft]] as compensation on August 20, 1997 after Philadelphia signed Group II free agent [[Chris Gratton]].
#  Dallas' first-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a two second-round picks (# 39 and # 57 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

===Round two===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pick
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 28
| [[Ramzi Abid]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from Tampa Bay)<sup>1</sup>
| [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens|Chicoutimi Sagueneens]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 29
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Jonathan Cheechoo]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Nashville)<sup>2</sup>
| [[Belleville Bulls]] (OHL)
|-
! 30
| [[Kyle Rossiter]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Florida Panthers]]
| [[Spokane Chiefs]] (WHL)
|-
! 31
| [[Artem Chubarov]] (C)
| {{RUS}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] (Russia)
|-
! 32
| [[Stephen Peat]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| [[Red Deer Rebels]] (WHL)
|-
! 33
| [[Blair Betts]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Calgary Flames
| [[Prince George Cougars]] (WHL)
|-
! 34
| [[Andrew Peters]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Buffalo Sabres (from New York Rangers)<sup>3</sup>
| Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 35
| [[Petr Svoboda (ice hockey, born 1980)|Petr Svoboda]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| [[HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod|BK Havlickuv Brod]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 36
| [[Chris Nielsen]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| New York Islanders
| [[Calgary Hitmen]] (WHL)
|-
! 37
| [[Christian Berglund]] (C)
| {{SWE}}
| New Jersey Devils (compensatory)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Färjestad BK|Farjestad BK]] (Sweden)
|-
! 38
| [[Philippe Sauvé|Philippe Sauve]] (G)
| {{USA}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from Chicago)<sup>5</sup>
| Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
|-
! 39
| [[John Erskine (ice hockey)|John Erskine]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Dallas Stars]] (from Carolina via New Jersey)<sup>6</sup>
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 40
| Randy Copley (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| New York Rangers (compensatory)<sup>7</sup>
| [[Cape Breton Screaming Eagles]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 41
| Maxym Linnik (D)
| {{UKR}}
| St. Louis Blues (from San Jose via Detroit)<sup>8</sup>
| [[St. Thomas Stars]] ([[Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League|GOJHL]])
|-
! 42
| [[Jason Beckett]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Edmonton)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Seattle Thunderbirds]] (WHL)
|-
! 43
| [[Ossi Väänänen|Ossi Vaananen]] (D)
| {{FIN}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| [[Jokerit]] (Finland)
|-
! 44
| [[Mike Fisher (ice hockey)|Mike Fisher]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[Sudbury Wolves]] (OHL)
|-
! 45
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Mike Ribeiro]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| [[Rouyn-Noranda Huskies]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 46
| [[Justin Papineau]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| Belleville Bulls (OHL)
|-
! 47
| [[Norm Milley]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
|-
! 48
| [[Jonathan Girard]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[Laval Titan|Laval Titan College Francais]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 49
| Jomar Cruz (G)
| {{CAN}}
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] (WHL)
|-
! 50
| [[Jaroslav Kristek]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| Buffalo Sabres (from Colorado via San Jose)<sup>10</sup>
| [[PSG Zlín|HC Zlin]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 51
| Ian Forbes (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Guelph Storm (OHL)
|-
! 52
| [[Bobby Allen (ice hockey)|Bobby Allen]] (D)
| {{USA}}
| Boston Bruins (from Washington; compensatory)<sup>11</sup>
| [[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College]] ([[Hockey East]])
|-
! 53
| [[Steve Moore (ice hockey)|Steve Moore]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Colorado Avalanche (compensatory)<sup>12</sup>
| [[Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey|Harvard University]] ([[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]])
|-
! 54
| [[Alexander Zevakhin]] (LW)
| {{RUS}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] (Russia)
|-
! 55
| [[Ryan Barnes]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)<sup>13</sup>
| Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
|-
! 56
| [[Tomek Valtonen]] (LW)
| {{FIN}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| [[Ilves]] (Finland)
|-
! 57
| [[Tyler Bouck]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Dallas Stars (from New Jersey)<sup>14</sup>
| Prince George Cougars (WHL)
|-
! 58
| [[Chris Bala]] (LW)
| {{USA}}
| Ottawa Senators (from Dallas via Philadelphia)<sup>15</sup>
| Harvard University (ECAC)
|}
#  Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 29, 1996 that sent [[Craig Wolanin]] to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
#  Nashville's second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round (# 2 overall) and third-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a first-round pick (# 3 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  The Rangers' second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on September 29, 1997 that sent [[Pat LaFontaine]] to the Rangers in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the [[2000 NHL Entry Draft|2000 entry draft]] and this pick.
#  New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation after failing to sign their first-round pick in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft|1996 entry draft]] ([[Lance Ward]]).
#  Chicago's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 10, 1996 that sent [[Tuomas Grönman|Tuomas Gronman]] to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
#  New Jersey's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (# 57 overall) and this pick.
#:  New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 19, 1995 that sent [[Jim Dowd (ice hockey) |Jim Dowd]] and a second-round pick in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997 entry draft]] to Hartford in exchange for [[Jocelyn Lemieux]] and this pick.
#  The Rangers acquired this pick as compensation on July 30, 1997 after Vancouver signed free agent [[Mark Messier]].
#  Detroit's acquired second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent second-round (# 55 overall) and fourth-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
#:  Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 18, 1997 that sent [[Mike Vernon (ice hockey)| Mike Vernon]] and a fifth-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] and this pick.
#  Edmonton's second-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Janne Niinimaa]] to Edmonton in exchange for [[Dan McGillis]] and this pick.
#  San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent [[Steve Shields (ice hockey)| Steve Shields]] and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for [[Kay Whitmore]], a fifth-round pick in the [[2000 NHL Entry Draft|2000 entry draft]] and this pick.
#:  San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 20, 1997 that sent [[Shean Donovan]] and a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for [[Mike Ricci (ice hockey) |Mike Ricci]] and this pick.
#  Washington's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on March 1, 1997 that sent [[Adam Oates]], [[Bill Ranford]] and [[Rick Tocchet]] to Washington in exchange for [[Jason Allison]], [[Jim Carey (ice hockey) |Jim Carey]], [[Anson Carter]], a third-round pick in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997 entry draft]] and this pick.  This pick was a conditional pick and the conditions was if Washington were able to re-sign Rick Tocchet as a free agent.  He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 23, 1997 and Washington got a compensation pick in the 1998 Entry Draft that still went to Boston to complete the trade.
#  Colorado acquired this pick as compensation after failing to sign their first-round pick in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft|1996 entry draft]] ([[Peter Ratchuk]]).
#  St. Louis' second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a second-round pick (# 41 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  New Jersey's second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (# 39 overall) and this pick.
#  Philadelphia's acquired second-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on January 17, 1998 that sent [[Alexandre Daigle]] to Philadelphia in exchange for [[Pat Falloon]], [[Václav Prospal|Vaclav Prospal]] and this pick.
#:  Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a third-round pick in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997 entry draft]] to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

===Round three===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pick
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 59
| Todd Hornung (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Washington Capitals (from Tampa Bay)<sup>1</sup>
| [[Portland Winterhawks|Portland Winter Hawks]] (WHL)
|-
! 60
| [[Denis Arkhipov]] (C)
| {{RUS}}
| Nashville Predators
| [[Ak Bars Kazan]] (Russia)
|-
! 61
| [[Joe DiPenta]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Florida Panthers
| [[Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey|Boston University]] (Hockey East)
|-
! 62
| [[Paul Manning (ice hockey)|Paul Manning]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Calgary Flames (from Vancouver via Carolina)<sup>2</sup>
| [[Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey|Colorado College]] ([[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]])
|-
! 63
| [[Lance Ward]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Florida Panthers (from Anaheim via Colorado)<sup>3</sup>
| Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
|-
! 64
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Brad Richards]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)<sup>4</sup>
| Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
|-
! 65
| [[Éric Laplante|Eric Laplante]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| San Jose Sharks (compensatory)<sup>5</sup>
| Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
|-
! 66
| [[Jason LaBarbera]] (G)
| {{CAN}}
| New York Rangers
| Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
|-
! 67
| [[Alex Henry]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Edmonton Oilers (from Toronto via Tampa Bay)<sup>6</sup>
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 68
| [[Jarkko Ruutu]] (LW)
| {{FIN}}
| Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders)<sup>7</sup>
| [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] (Finland)
|-
! 69
| Jamie Hodson (G)
| {{CAN}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs (from Chicago)<sup>8</sup>
| Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
|-
! 70
| Kevin Holdridge (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
|-
! 71
| [[Erik Cole]] (LW)
| {{USA}}
| Carolina Hurricanes (from San Jose)<sup>9</sup>
| [[Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|Clarkson University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 72
| [[Dmitri Afanasenkov]] (LW)
| {{RUS}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Edmonton)<sup>10</sup>
| Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
|-
! 73
| Pat O'Leary (C)
| {{USA}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| Robbinsdale High School ([[High school boys ice hockey in Minnesota|USHS–MN]])
|-
! 74
| [[Julien Vauclair]] (D)
| {{SUI}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[HC Lugano]] ([[National League A|Switzerland]])
|-
! 75
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|  [[François Beauchemin|Francois Beauchemin]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
|-
! 76
| [[Aleksei Volkov (ice hockey)|Aleksei Volkov]] (G)
| {{RUS}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| [[Krylya Sovetov Moscow|Krylya Sovetov]]-2 (Russia)
|-
! 77
| [[Mike Pandolfo]] (RW)
| {{USA}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| [[Saint Sebastian's School]] (USHS–MA)
|-
! 78
| [[Peter Nordström|Peter Nordstrom]] (LW)
| {{SWE}}
| Boston Bruins
| Farjestad BK (Sweden)
|-
! 79
| Yevgeni Lazarev (LW)
| {{RUS}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from Washington)<sup>11</sup>
| [[Kitchener Dutchmen]] (MWJHL)
|-
! 80
| David Cameron (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado)<sup>12</sup>
| [[Prince Albert Raiders]] (WHL)
|-
! 81
| [[Justin Morrison]] (RW)
| {{USA}}
| Vancouver Canucks (from Philadelphia)<sup>13</sup>
| Colorado College (WCHA)
|-
! 82
| [[Brian Gionta]] (RW)
| {{USA}}
| New Jersey Devils (from Pittsburgh via Edmonton)<sup>14</sup>
| Boston College (Hockey East)
|-
! 83
| [[Matt Walker (ice hockey)|Matt Walker]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| St. Louis Blues
| Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
|-
! 84
| Jake McCracken (G)
| {{CAN}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| [[Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds]] (OHL)
|-
! 85
| Geoff Koch (LW)
| {{USA}}
| Nashville Predators (from New Jersey via San Jose)<sup>15</sup>
| University of Michigan (CCHA)
|-
! 86
| [[Gabriel Karlsson]] (C)
| {{SWE}}
| Dallas Stars
| [[HV71]] (Sweden)
|}
#  Tampa Bay's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent [[Bill Ranford]] to Tampa Bay in exchange for a second-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] and this pick.
#  Carolina's acquired third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent [[Steve Chiasson]] and a third-round pick in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997 entry draft]] to Hartford in exchange for [[Hnat Domenichelli]], [[Glen Featherstone]], a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.  Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the [[1996–97 NHL season]].
#:  Hartford previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 19, 1995 that sent [[Jim Dowd (ice hockey)|Jim Dowd]], [[Frantisek Kucera]] and a second-round pick in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997 entry draft]] to Vancouver in exchange for [[Jeff Brown (ice hockey, born 1966)|Jeff Brown]] and this pick.
#  Colorado's acquired third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 23, 1998 that sent [[Tom Fitzgerald (ice hockey)|Tom Fitzgerald]] to Colorado in exchange for the rights to [[Mark Parrish]] and this pick.
#:  Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 17, 1997 that sent [[Scott Young (ice hockey, born 1967)|Scott Young]] to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
#  Calgary's third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Jason Wiemer]] to Calgary in exchange for [[Sandy McCarthy]], a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  San Jose acquired this pick as compensation on July 2, 1997 after Dallas signed free agent [[Ed Belfour]].
#  Tampa Bay's acquired third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on July 16, 1997 that sent [[Brantt Myhres]] and a third-round pick (# 72 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for [[Vladimír Vůjtek|Vladimir Vujtek]] and this pick.
#:  Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 31, 1997 that sent [[Craig Wolanin]] to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
#  The Islanders' third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on February 6, 1998 that sent [[Trevor Linden]] to the Islanders in exchange for [[Todd Bertuzzi]], [[Bryan McCabe]] and this pick.
#  Chicago's third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a first-round pick (# 10 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
#  San Jose's third-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a first-round in the 1997 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997 entry draft]] and this pick.
#  Edmonton's third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on July 16, 1997 that sent [[Vladimír Vůjtek|Vladimir Vujtek]] and a third-round pick (# 67 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for [[Brantt Myhres]] and this pick.
#  Washington's third-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a two fourth-round picks (# 106 & 107 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for this pick.
#  Colorado's third-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on September 28, 1997 that sent [[François Leroux|Francois Leroux]] to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
#  Philadelphia's third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Dave Babych]] and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
#  Edmonton's acquired third-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent the rights to [[Fredrik Bremberg]], a fourth-round and fifth-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
#:  Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 12, 1997 that sent [[Jiří Šlégr|Jiri Slegr]] to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
#  San Jose's acquired third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent first-round and second-round picks in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#:  San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 22, 1997 that sent [[Vlastimil Kroupa]] to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.

===Round four===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 87
| [[Alexei Ponikarovsky]] (C)
| {{flagu|Ukraine|1992}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs (from Tampa Bay via Detroit)<sup>1</sup>
| [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]-2 (Russia)
|-
! 88
| Kent Sauer (D)
| {{USA}}
| Nashville Predators
| [[North Iowa Huskies]] ([[United States Hockey League|USHL]])
|-
! 89
| [[Ryan Jardine]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Florida Panthers
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
|-
! 90
| Regan Darby (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| Tri-City Americans (WHL)
|-
! 91
| [[Josef Vašíček|Josef Vasicek]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| Carolina Hurricanes (from Anaheim)<sup>2</sup>
| [[HC Slavia Praha|Slavia Prague]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 92
| [[Eric Beaudoin]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)<sup>3</sup>
| Guelph Storm (OHL)
|-
! 93
| [[Tommy Westlund]] (RW)
| {{SWE}}
| Carolina Hurricanes (from New York Rangers)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Brynäs IF|Brynas IF]] (Sweden)
|-
! 94
| [[Matthias Trattnig]] (C)
| {{AUT}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto)<sup>5</sup>
| [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|University of Maine]] (Hockey East)
|-
! 95
| Andy Burnham (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| New York Islanders
| [[Windsor Spitfires]] (OHL)
|-
! 96
| [[Mikko Jokela]] (D)
| {{FIN}}
| New Jersey Devils (from Chicago)<sup>6</sup>
| HIFK (Finland)
|-
! 97
| [[Chris Madden (ice hockey)|Chris Madden]] (G)
| {{USA}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| Guelph Storm (OHL)
|-
! 98
| [[Rob Davison]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| San Jose Sharks
| [[North Bay Centennials]] (OHL)
|-
! 99
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Shawn Horcoff]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 100
| Ryan Van Buskirk (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| Sarnia Sting (OHL)
|-
! 101
| [[Petr Schastlivy]] (LW)
| {{RUS}}
| Ottawa Senators
| Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
|-
! 102
| [[Shaun Sutter]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Calgary Flames (from Montreal)<sup>7</sup>
| [[Lethbridge Hurricanes]] (WHL)
|-
! 103
| [[Kip Brennan]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
|-
! 104
| [[Miroslav Zálešák|Miroslav Zalesak]] (RW)
| {{SVK}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo)<sup>8</sup>
| [[HK Nitra|Plastika Nitra]] (Slovakia)
|-
! 105
| [[Pierre Dagenais]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| New Jersey Devils (from Boston via Los Angeles)<sup>9</sup>
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
|-
! 106
| [[Krys Barch]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Washington Capitals (from Washington via Colorado)<sup>10</sup>
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 107
| [[Chris Corrinet]] (LW)
| {{USA}}
| Washington Capitals (from Colorado)<sup>11</sup>
| [[Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey|Princeton University]] (ECAC)
|-
! 108
| [[Dany Sabourin]] (G)
| {{CAN}}
| Calgary Flames (compensatory)<sup>12</sup>
| [[Sherbrooke Castors|Sherbrooke Faucons]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 109
| J. P. Morin (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| [[Drummondville Voltigeurs]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 110
| Scott Myers (G)
| {{CAN}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Prince George Cougars (WHL)
|-
! 111
| Brent Hobday (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Detroit Red Wings (from St. Louis)<sup>13</sup>
| [[Moose Jaw Warriors]] (WHL)
|-
! 112
| [[Viktor Wallin]] (D)
| {{SWE}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Detroit)<sup>14</sup>
| HV71 (Sweden)
|-
! 113
| [[Kristian Antila]] (G)
| {{FIN}}
| Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey)<sup>15</sup>
| Ilves Jr. (Finland)
|-
! 114
| [[Boyd Kane]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| New York Rangers (from Dallas)<sup>16</sup>
| Regina Pats (WHL)
|}
#  Detroit's acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Jamie Macoun]] to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
#:  Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 27, 1996 that sent [[Dino Ciccarelli]] to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
#  Anaheim's fourth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent [[Mark Janssens]] to Anaheim in exchange for [[Bates Battaglia]] and this pick.  Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the [[1996–97 NHL season]].
#  Calgary's fourth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent [[Rick Tabaracci]] to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
#  The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on August 8, 1997 that sent [[Jason Muzzatti]] to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
#  Toronto's fourth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 10 overall), a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a first-round pick (# 8 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Chicago's fourth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on January 8, 1998 that sent [[Reid Simpson]] to Chicago in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
#  Montreal's fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on February 1, 1998 that sent [[Jonas Höglund|Jonas Hoglund]] and [[Zarley Zalapski]] to Montreal in exchange for [[Valeri Bure]] and this pick.
#  Buffalo's fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent [[Kay Whitmore]], a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and a fifth-round pick in the [[2000 NHL Entry Draft|200 entry draft]] in exchange for [[Steve Shields (ice hockey)| Steve Shields]] and this pick.
#  Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998 that sent [[Doug Bodger]] to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
#:  Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 29, 1997 that sent [[Byron Dafoe]] and [[Dmitri Khristich]] to Boston in exchange for [[Sandy Moger]], [[Jozef Stümpel|Jozef Stumpel]] and this pick.
#  Washington's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange a fourth-round pick (# 107 overall) and fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
#:  Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 2, 1996 that sent [[Curtis Leschyshyn]] and [[Chris Simon]] to Washington in exchange for [[Keith Jones (ice hockey)|Keith Jones]], a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Colorado's fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange a fourth-round pick (# 106 overall) and fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
#  Calgary acquired this pick as compensation on July 12, 1997 after Florida signed free agent [[Dave Gagner]].
#  St. Louis' second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a second-round pick (# 41 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft in exchange for a second-round pick (# 55 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Detroit's fourth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Dmitri Mironov]] to Detroit in exchange for [[Jamie Pushor]] and this pick.
#  New Jersey's fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for the rights to [[Fredrik Bremberg]], a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Dallas' fourth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Mike Keane]], [[Brian Skrudland]] and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft or [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to Dallas in exchange for [[Bob Errey]], [[Todd Harvey]] and this pick.

===Round five===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 115 
|  [[Jay Leach (ice hockey, born 1979)|Jay Leach]] (D)
| {{USA}}
| Phoenix Coyotes (from Tampa Bay)<sup>1</sup>
| [[Providence Friars men's ice hockey|Providence College]] (Hockey East)
|-
! 116 
| [[Josh Blackburn]] (G)
| {{USA}}
| Phoenix Coyotes (from Nashville via San Jose)<sup>2</sup>
| [[Lincoln Stars]] (USHL)
|-
! 117 
| [[Jaroslav Špaček|Jaroslav Spacek]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| Florida Panthers (from Florida via San Jose)<sup>3</sup>
| Farjestad BK (Sweden)
|-
! 118 
| [[Mike Siklenka]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Washington Capitals (from Colorado; compensatory)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Lloydminster Blazers]] ([[Alberta Junior Hockey League|AJHL]])
|-
! 119 
| [[Anton But]] 
| {{RUS}}
| New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver)<sup>5</sup>
| Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia)
|-
! 120 
| Brent Gauvreau (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Calgary Flames (from Anaheim)<sup>6</sup>
| Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 121 
| Curtis Rich (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Calgary)<sup>7</sup>
| Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
|-
! 122 
| [[Pat Leahy (ice hockey)|Pat Leahy]] (RW)
| {{USA}}
| New York Rangers
| [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 123 
| [[Jiří Dopita|Jiri Dopita]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| New York Islanders (from Toronto)<sup>8</sup>
| [[VHK Vsetín|Petra Vsetin]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 124 
| [[Francis Bélanger|Francis Belanger]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Islanders via Chicago)<sup>9</sup>
| Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
|-
! 125 
| Erik Wendell 
| {{USA}}
| Washington Capitals (from Chicago)<sup>10</sup>
| [[Maple Grove Senior High School]] (USHS–MN)
|-
! 126 
| Morgan Warren (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs (from Carolina via Chicago)<sup>11</sup>
| [[Moncton Wildcats]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 127 
| Brandon Coalter (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| San Jose Sharks
| Oshawa Generals (OHL)
|-
! 128 
| Paul Elliott (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
|-
! 129 
| [[Robert Schnabel (ice hockey)|Robert Schnabel]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
|-
! 130 
| Gavin McLeod (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[Kelowna Rockets]] (WHL)
|-
! 131 
| [[Tomáš Klouček|Tomas Kloucek]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| New York Rangers (compensatory)<sup>12</sup>
| Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
|-
! 132 
| [[Andrei Bashkirov]] (LW)
| {{RUS}}
|  Montreal Canadiens
| [[Fort Wayne Komets]] ([[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]])
|-
! 133 
| [[Joe Rullier]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
|-
! 134 
| [[Rob Scuderi]] (D)
| {{USA}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins (from Buffalo)<sup>13</sup>
| Boston College (Hockey East)
|-
! 135 
| [[Andrew Raycroft]] (G)
| {{CAN}}
| Boston Bruins
| Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
|-
! 136 
| David Ytfeldt (D)
| {{SWE}}
| Vancouver Canucks (from Washington)<sup>14</sup>
| [[Leksands IF]] (Sweden)
|-
! 137 
| Aaron Goldade (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Buffalo Sabres (compensatory)<sup>15</sup>
| Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
|-
! 138 
| Martin Beauchesne (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Nashville Predators (from Colorado)<sup>16</sup>
| Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
|-
! 139 
| Garrett Prosofsky (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Philadelphia via Vancouver)<sup>17</sup>
| [[Saskatoon Blades]] (WHL)
|-
! 140 
| Rick Bertran (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Vancouver Canucks (from Pittsburgh)<sup>18</sup>
| Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 141 
| K. C. Timmons (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Colorado Avalanche (from St. Louis)<sup>19</sup>
| Tri-City Americans (WHL)
|-
! 142 
| [[Calle Steen]] 
| {{SWE}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| [[Hammarby IF Hockey (1921–2008)|Hammarby IF]] (Sweden)
|-
! 143 
| [[Ryan Flinn (ice hockey)|Ryan Flinn]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| New Jersey Devils (compensatory)<sup>20</sup>
| Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
|-
! 144 
| [[Oleg Smirnov (ice hockey)|Oleg Smirnov]] (LW)
| {{RUS}}
| Edmonton Oilers (from New Jersey)<sup>21</sup>
| [[Kristall Elektrostal]] (WPHL)
|-
! 145 
| [[Mikael Samuelsson]] (RW)
| {{SWE}}
| San Jose Sharks (from Dallas)<sup>22</sup>
| [[Södertälje SK|Sodertalje SK]] (Sweden)
|}
#  Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 11, 1998 that sent [[Craig Janney]] to Vancouver in exchange for [[Louie DeBrusk]] and this pick.
#  San Jose's acquired fifth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a fifth-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to San Jose in exchange for a this pick.
#:  San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998 that sent [[Ville Peltonen]] to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
#  Florida's conditional pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on November 13, 1997, that sent [[Dave Lowry]] and a first-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for [[Viktor Kozlov]] and this pick.
#:  San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 1995 that sent [[Johan Garpenlov]] to Florida in exchange for a conditional pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick).  Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
#  Colorado's acquired fifth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for two a fourth-round picks (# 106 & 107 overall) and this pick.
#:  Colorado acquired this pick as compensation on July 30, 1997 after the Rangers signed free agent [[Mike Keane]].
#  Vancouver's fifth-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on February 5, 1998 that sent [[Peter Zezel]] to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
#  Calgary acquired this pick as compensation on August 9, 1997 after Anaheim hired [[Pierre Pagé|Pierre Page]] as head coach.
#  Calgary's fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Jason Wiemer]] to Calgary in exchange for [[Sandy McCarthy]], a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Toronto's fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on October 10, 1996 that sent [[Darby Hendrickson]] to Toronto in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick (this pick) or sixth-round pick.  Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
#  Chicago's acquired fifth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent [[Paul Coffey]] to Chicago in exchange for a this pick.
#:  Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 30, 1998 that sent [[Dmitri Nabokov (ice hockey)|Dmitri Nabokov]] to the Islanders in exchange for [[Jean-Pierre Dumont]] and this pick.
#  Chicago's fifth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on October 10, 1997 that sent [[Martin Gendron]] and a sixth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
#  Chicago's acquired fifth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for a first-round pick (# 10 overall) and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
#:  Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 25, 1997 that sent [[Enrico Ciccone]] to Carolina in exchange for [[Enrico Ciccone]] and this pick.
#  The Rangers acquired this pick as compensation on August 8, 1997 after Toronto signed free agent [[Glenn Healy]].
#  Buffalo's fifth-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on September 24, 1997 that sent [[Jason Woolley]] to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
#  Vancouver acquired this pick as compensation on June 9, 1997 after Washington hired [[George McPhee]] as General Manager.
#  Buffalo acquired this pick as compensation on July 15, 1997 after Los Angeles signed free agent [[Garry Galley]].
#  Colorado's fifth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998 that sent future considerations (Nashville agreed to not select certain unspecified player(s) in the [[1998 NHL expansion draft]]) to Colorado in exchange for  this pick.
#  Philadelphia fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for [[Dave Babych]] and this pick.
#:  Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 5, 1998 that sent [[Mike Sillinger]] to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
#  Pittsburgh's fifth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent [[Josef Beranek]] to Pittsburgh in exchange for future considerations (this pick).
#  St. Louis' third-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent two fourth-round picks in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft|1996 entry draft]] (# 98 and # 106 overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1997 entry draft]] and this pick.
#  New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation on July 29, 1997 after Boston signed free agent [[Dave Ellett]].
#  New Jersey's fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for the rights to [[Fredrik Bremberg]], a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
#  Dallas' fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on August 15, 1996 that sent Sergei Gorbachev to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

===Round six===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 146 
| [[Sergei Kuznetsov (ice hockey)|Sergei Kuznetsov]] (C)
| {{RUS}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl (Russia)
|-
! 147 
| Craig Brunel (RW)
| {{USA}}
| Nashville Predators
| Prince Albert Raiders(WHL)
|-
! 148 
| Chris Ovington (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Florida Panthers
| Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
|-
! 149 
| Paul Cabana 
| {{CAN}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| [[Fort McMurray Oil Barons]] (AJHL)
|-
! 150 
| [[Trent Hunter]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| Prince George Cougars (WHL)
|-
! 151 
| Adam Deleeuw (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Detroit Red Wings (compensatory)<sup>1</sup>
| Barrie Colts (OHL)
|-
! 152 
| [[Gordie Dwyer]] (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary)<sup>2</sup>
| [[Beauport Harfangs]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 153 
| [[Pavel Patera]] (LW)
| {{CZE}}
| Dallas Stars (from New York Rangers)<sup>3</sup>
| [[AIK IF]] (Sweden)
|-
! 154 
| [[Allan Rourke]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 155 
| Kevin Clauson (D)
| {{USA}}
| New York Islanders
| [[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Western Michigan University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 156 
| [[Kent Huskins]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| Clarkson University (ECAC)
|-
! 157 
| [[Brad Voth]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| St. Louis Blues (from Carolina)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Medicine Hat Tigers]] (WHL)
|-
! 158 
| [[Jari Viuhkola]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)<sup>5</sup>
| [[Oulun Kärpät|Karpat]] (Finland)
|-
! 159 
| Trevor Ettinger (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QHL)
|-
! 160 
| [[Rickard Wallin]] (C)
| {{SWE}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden)
|-
! 161 
| [[Chris Neil]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Ottawa Senators (from Ottawa via Chicago)<sup>6</sup>
| North Bay Centennials (OHL)
|-
! 162 
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Andrei Markov (ice hockey)|Andrei Markov]] (C)
| {{RUS}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| [[Atlant Moscow Oblast|Khimik Voskresensk]] (Russia)
|-
! 163 
| [[Tomáš Žižka|Tomas Zizka]] (D)
| {{CZE}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| ZPS Zlin (Czech Republic)
|-
! 164 
| [[Aleš Kotalík|Ales Kotalik]]
| {{CZE}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| [[Motor České Budějovice|HC Ceske Budejovice]] Jr. (Czech Republic)
|-
! 165 
| Ryan Milanovic (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Boston Bruins
| Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 166 
| Jonathan Pelletier (G)
| {{CAN}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from Washington)<sup>7</sup>
| Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
|-
! 167 
| [[Alex Riazantsev]] (D)
| {{RUS}}
| Colorado Avalanche
| Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
|-
! 168 
| [[Antero Niittymäki|Antero Niittymaki]] (G)
| {{FIN}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| [[HC TPS|TPS]] Jr. (Finland)
|-
! 169 
| [[Jan Fadrný|Jan Fadrny]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
|-
! 170 
| [[Andrei Troschinsky]] (C)
| {{KAZ}}
| St. Louis Blues
| Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
|-
! 171 
| bgcolor="CCFFCC"| [[Pavel Datsyuk]] (C)
| {{RUS}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| [[Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg]] (Russia)
|-
! 172 
| Jacques Lariviere (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| New Jersey Devils
| Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
|-
! 173 
| [[Niko Kapanen]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| Dallas Stars
| [[HPK]] (Finland)
|}
#  Detroit acquired this pick as compensation on October 20, 1997 after Anaheim signed free agent [[Tomas Sandström|Tomas Sandstrom]].
#  Calgary's sixth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on October 24, 1996 that sent [[Scott Fraser (ice hockey) |Scott Fraser]] to Calgary in exchange for [[David Ling]] and this pick.
#  The Rangers' sixth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Bob Errey]], [[Todd Harvey]] and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for [[Mike Keane]], [[Brian Skrudland]] and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft (this pick) or [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]].  Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
#  Carolina's sixth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 27, 1997 that sent [[Stephen Leach]] to Carolina in exchange for [[Alexander Godynyuk]] and this pick.
#  San Jose's sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on July 25, 1997 that sent [[Murray Craven]] to San Jose in exchange for [[Petri Varis]] and this pick.
#  Ottawa's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on September 24, 1997 that sent [[Kirk Daubenspeck]] to Chicago in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
#:  Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent [[Mike Prokopec]] to Ottawa in exchange for [[Denis Chassé|Denis Chasse]], rights to [[Kevin Bolibruck]] and this pick.
#  Washington's sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on October 10, 1997 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for [[Martin Gendron]] and this pick.

===Round seven===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 174 
| Brett Allan 
| {{CAN}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| [[Swift Current Broncos]] (WHL)
|-
! 175 
| Cam Ondrik (G)
| {{CAN}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville)<sup>1</sup>
| Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
|-
! 176 
| B. J. Ketcheson (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Florida Panthers
| [[Peterborough Petes]] (OHL)
|-
! 177 
| Vincent Malts (RW)
| {{USA}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
|-
! 178 
| [[Jesse Fibiger]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|University of Minnesota Duluth]] (WCHA)
|-
! 179 
| Nathan Forster (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Washington Capitals (from Calgary)<sup>2</sup>
| Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
|-
! 180 
| [[Stefan Lundqvist]] (RW)
| {{SWE}}
| New York Rangers
| Brynas IF (Sweden)
|-
! 181 
| Jonathan Gagnon (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
|-
! 182 
| [[Evgeny Korolev (ice hockey)|Evgeny Korolev]] (D)
| {{RUS}}
| New York Islanders
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 183 
| [[Tyler Arnason]] (C)
| {{USA}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| [[St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey|St. Cloud State University]] (WCHA)
|-
! 184 
| Donald Smith (C)
| {{USA}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| Clarkson University (ECAC)
|-
! 185 
| [[Robert Mulick]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| San Jose Sharks
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
|-
! 186 
| [[Mike Morrison (ice hockey)|Mike Morrison]] (G)
| {{USA}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| University of Maine (Hockey East)
|-
! 187 
| [[Erik Westrum]] (C)
| {{USA}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| University of Minnesota (WCHA)
|-
! 188 
| [[Michel Périard|Michel Periard]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Ottawa Senators
| Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
|-
! 189 
| [[Andrei Kruchinin]] (D)
| {{RUS}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] (Russia)
|-
! 190 
| Tommi Hannus (C)
| {{FIN}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| TPS Jr. (Finland)
|-
! 191 
| [[Brad Moran (ice hockey)|Brad Moran]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
|-
! 192 
| [[Radek Duda]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| Calgary Flames (from Boston)<sup>3</sup>
| [[HC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 193 
| [[Rastislav Staňa|Rastislav Stana]] (G)
| {{SVK}}
| Washington Capitals
| [[HC Košice|HC Kosice]] (Slovakia)
|-
! 194 
| Oak Hewer (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Colorado)<sup>4</sup>
| North Bay Centennials (OHL)
|-
! 195 
| [[Tomáš Divíšek|Tomas Divisek]] 
| {{CZE}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
|-
! 196 
| [[Joel Scherban]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 197 
| Brad Twordik (C)
| {{CAN}}
| St. Louis Blues
| Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
|-
! 198 
| Jeremy Goetzinger (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
|-
! 199 
| Erik Jensen 
| {{USA}}
| New Jersey Devils
| [[Des Moines Buccaneers]] (USHL)
|-
! 200 
| Scott Perry (C)
| {{USA}}
| Dallas Stars
| Boston University (Hockey East)
|}
#  Nashville's seventh-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998 that sent [[Dominic Roussel]] and [[Jeff Staples]] to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
#  Calgary's seventh-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on September 4, 1997 that sent [[Éric Charron|Eric Charron]] to Calgary in exchange for future considerations (this pick).
#  Boston's seventh-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent [[Mike Sullivan (ice hockey)|Mike Sullivan]] to Boston in exchange for this pick.
#  Colorado's seventh-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a sixth-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to Colorado in exchange for an eighth and a ninth-round in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.

===Round eight===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 201 
| Craig Murray (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Montreal Canadiens (from Tampa Bay)<sup>1</sup>
| University of Michigan (CCHA)
|-
! 202 
| [[Martin Bartek]] (LW)
| {{SVK}}
| Nashville Predators
| Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
|-
! 203 
| Ian Jacobs (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Florida Panthers
| Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 204 
| Craig Mischler (C)
| {{USA}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| [[Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey|Northeastern University]] (Hockey East)
|-
! 205 
| David Bernier (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| Quebec Ramparts (QMJHL)
|-
! 206 
| [[Jonas Frögren|Jonas Frogren]] (D)
| {{SWE}}
| Calgary Flames
| Farjestad BK (Sweden)
|-
! 207 
| [[Johan Witehall]] (LW)
| {{SWE}}
| New York Rangers
| Leksands IF (Sweden)
|-
! 208 
| [[Jaroslav Svoboda]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto)<sup>2</sup>
| [[HC Olomouc]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 209 
| Frederick Brind'Amour (G)
| {{CAN}}
| New York Islanders
| Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
|-
! 210 
| Sean Griffin (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
|-
! 211 
| Mark Kosick (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| University of Michigan (CCHA)
|-
! 212 
| [[Jim Fahey]] (D)
| {{USA}}
| San Jose Sharks
| Northeastern University (Hockey East)
|-
! 213 
| Christian Lefebvre (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| [[Baie-Comeau Drakkar]] (QMJHL)
|-
! 214 
| Justin Hansen (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Phoenix Coyotes
| Prince George Cougars (WHL)
|-
! 215 
| Dwight Wolfe (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs (from Ottawa)<sup>3</sup>
| Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
|-
! 216 
| [[Michael Ryder]] (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
|-
! 217 
| Jim Henkel (C)
| {{USA}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| Ottawa 67's (OHL)
|-
! 218 
| [[David Moravec]] (LW)
| {{CZE}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| [[HC Vítkovice Steel|HC Vitkovice]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 219 
| Curtis Valentine (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Vancouver Canucks (from Boston)<sup>4</sup>
| [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green University]] (CCHA)
|-
! 220 
| [[Mike Farrell (ice hockey)|Mike Farrell]] (D)
| {{USA}}
| Washington Capitals
| Providence College (Hockey East)
|-
! 221 
| Daniel Hulak (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning (from Colorado)<sup>5</sup>
| Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
|-
! 222 
| [[Ľubomír Pištek|Lubomir Pistek]] (RW)
| {{SVK}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
|-
! 223 
| [[Sergei Verenikin]] (RW)
| {{RUS}}
| Ottawa Senators (from San Jose; compensatory)<sup>6</sup>
| Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
|-
! 224 
| [[Mika Lehto]] (G)
| {{FIN}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| [[Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey)|Assat]] (Finland)
|-
! 225 
| Yevgeni Pastukh (LW)
| {{flagu|Ukraine|1992}}
| St. Louis Blues
| Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)
|-
! 226 
| [[David Petrasek]] (D)
| {{SWE}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| HV71 (Sweden)
|-
! 227 
| [[Marko Ahosilta]] (C)
| {{FIN}}
| New Jersey Devils
| KalPa Kuopio (Finland)
|-
! 228 
| [[Michal Trávníček|Michal Travnicek]] 
| {{CZE}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs (from Dallas)<sup>7</sup>
| Chemopetrol Litvinov (Czech Republic)
|}
#  Montreal acquired this pick as compensation on February 1, 1998 after Tampa Bay hired [[Jacques Demers]] as head coach.
#  Toronto's eighth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent [[Kelly Chase]] to Toronto in exchange for this pick.  Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the [[1996–97 NHL season]].
#  Ottawa's eighth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 17, 1998 that sent [[Per Gustafsson]] to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
#  Boston's eighth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 3, 1998 that sent [[Grant Ledyard]] to Boston in exchange for this pick.
#  Colorado's eighth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a sixth-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to Colorado in exchange for a seventh and a ninth-round in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
#  San Jose's acquired eighth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998, that sent an eighth-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
#:  San Jose acquired this pick as compensation on July 28, 1997 after Dallas signed free agent [[Bob Errey]].
#  Dallas' eighth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Mike Kennedy (ice hockey, born 1972) |Mike Kennedy]] to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

===Round nine===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/junior/club team
|-
! 229 
| Chris Lyness (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
|-
! 230 
| [[Kārlis Skrastiņš|Karlis Skrastins]] (D)
| {{LVA}}
| Nashville Predators
| TPS Turku (Finland)
|-
! 231 
| [[Adrian Wichser]] (C)
| {{SUI}}
| Florida Panthers
| EHC Kloten (Switzerland)
|-
! 232 
| Jason Metcalfe (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Vancouver Canucks
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 233 
| [[Pelle Prestberg]] (LW)
| {{SWE}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| Farjestad Karlstad (Sweden)
|-
! 234 
| [[Kevin Mitchell (ice hockey)|Kevin Mitchell]] (D)
| {{USA}}
| Calgary Flames
| Guelph Storm (OHL)
|-
! 235 
| [[Jan Mertzig]] (D)
| {{SWE}}
| New York Rangers
| Luleå (Sweden)
|-
! 236 
| Sergei Rostov (G)
| {{RUS}}
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| Dynamo-2 Moscow (Russia)
|-
! 237 
| Ben Blais (D)
| {{USA}}
| New York Islanders
| Walpole High School (USHS-Massachusetts)
|-
! 238 
| Alexandre Couture (LW)
| {{CAN}}
| Chicago Blackhawks
| Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
|-
! 239 
| Brent McDonald (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Carolina Hurricanes
| Prince George Cougars (WHL)
|-
! 240 
| [[Andrei Yershov]] (D)
| {{RUS}}
| Chicago Blackhawks (from San Jose)<sup>1</sup>
| Khimik Voskresensk (Russia)
|-
! 241 
| [[Maxim Spiridonov]] (RW)
| {{RUS}}
| Edmonton Oilers
| London Knights (OHL)
|-
! 242 
| Jason Doyle (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| New York Islanders (from Phoenix)<sup>2</sup>
| Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
|-
! 243 
| [[Petr Hubáček|Petr Hubacek]] (C)
| {{CZE}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (compensatory)<sup>3</sup>
| [[HC Kometa Brno|Kometa Brno]] (Czech Republic)
|-
! 244 
| [[Toby Petersen]] (C)
| {{USA}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins (compensatory)<sup>4</sup>
| Colorado College (WCHA)
|- 
! 245 
| [[Andreas Andersson (ice hockey)|Andreas Andersson]] (G)
| {{SWE}}
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (compensatory)<sup>5</sup>
| HV71 (Sweden)
|-
! 246 
| [[Rastislav Pavlikovský|Rastislav Pavlikovsky]] (C)
| {{SVK}}
| Ottawa Senators
| [[HK Dukla Trenčín|Dukla Trencin]] (Slovakia)
|-
! 247 
| Darcy Harris (RW)
| {{CAN}}
| Montreal Canadiens
| Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 248 
| [[Matthew Yeats]] (G)
| {{CAN}}
| Los Angeles Kings
| [[Olds Grizzlys]] (AJHL)
|-
! 249 
| [[Edo Terglav]] (RW)
| {{SLO}}
| Buffalo Sabres
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
|-
! 250 
| [[Radek Matějovský|Radek Matejovsky]] (RW)
| {{CZE}}
| New York Islanders (from Boston)<sup>6</sup>
| Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
|-
! 251 
| [[Blake Evans]] (C)
| {{CAN}}
| Washington Capitals
| Tri-City Americans (WHL)
|-
! 252 
| [[Martin Cibák|Martin Cibak]] (C)
| {{SVK}}
| Tampa Bay Lighting (from Colorado)<sup>7</sup>
| Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
|-
! 253 
| [[Bruno St. Jacques]] (D)
| {{CAN}}
| Philadelphia Flyers
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
|-
! 254 
| [[Matt Hussey]] (C)
| {{USA}}
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| [[Avon Old Farms]] (USHS–CT)
|-
! 255 
| [[John Pohl]] (C)
| {{USA}}
| St. Louis Blues
| University of Minnesota (CCHA)
|-
! 256 
| Petja Pietilainen (C)
| {{FIN}}
| Detroit Red Wings
| Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
|-
! 257 
| Ryan Held (C)
| {{CAN}}
| New Jersey Devils
| Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
! 258 
| Sergei Skrobot (D)
| {{RUS}}
| Philadelphia Flyers (from Dallas)<sup>8</sup>
| Dynamo Moscow-2 (Russia)
|}
#  San Jose's ninth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent the rights to [[Gary Suter]] to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
#  Phoenix's ninth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent [[Mark Janssens]] to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
#  Philadelphia acquired this pick as compensation on November 25, 1997 after Phoenix signed free agent [[Michel Petit]].
#  Pittsburgh acquired this pick as compensation on October 2, 1997 after Dallas signed free agent [[Craig Muni]].
#  Anaheim acquired this pick as compensation on March 21, 1998 after Washington signed free agent [[Brian Bellows]].
#  Boston's ninth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a ninth-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to Boston in exchange for this pick.
#  Colorado's ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a sixth-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to Colorado in exchange for a seventh and an eighth-round in the 1998 Entry Draft along with this pick.
#  Dallas' ninth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a ninth-round pick in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft|1999 entry draft]] to Dallas in exchange for this pick.

==Draftees based on nationality==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank
! Country
! Amount
|-
| || style="text-align: left;" | '''North America''' || '''171'''
|-
| 1 || style="text-align: left;" | {{CAN}} || 133
|-
|2
| style="text-align: left;" | {{USA}} || 38
|-
| || style="text-align: left;" | '''Europe''' || '''87''' 
|-
| 3 || style="text-align: left;" | {{RUS}} || 22
|-
| 4 || style="text-align: left;" | {{CZE}} || 21
|-
| 5 || style="text-align: left;" | {{SWE}} || 17
|-
| 6 || style="text-align: left;" | {{FIN}} || 12
|-
| 7 || style="text-align: left;" | {{SVK}} || 6
|-
| 8 || style="text-align: left;" | {{KAZ}} || 2 
|-
| 8 || style="text-align: left;" | {{flag|Ukraine|1992}} || 2
|-
| 8 || style="text-align: left;" | {{SUI}} || 2
|-
| 11 || style="text-align: left;" | {{AUT}} || 1
|-
| 11 || style="text-align: left;" | {{LAT}} || 1
|-
| 11 || style="text-align: left;" | {{SLO}} || 1
|}

==See also==
* [[1998 NHL expansion draft]]
* [[1998–99 NHL season]]
* [[List of NHL first overall draft choices]]
* [[List of NHL players]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1998e.html 1998 NHL Entry Draft player stats] at [http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]
* [http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/1998.htm prosportstransactions.com: 1998 NHL Entry Draft Pick]

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