1998 NHL Draft
Antero Niittymaki in the 1998 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Antero Niittymaki 168th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 23rd pick of round 6.
He was the seventh of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the seventh of the 13 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 234 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 168
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 23
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 165–171 in the 1998 draft
- 165Ryan MilanovicLBOSBoston Bruins
- 166Jonathan PelletierGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 167Alexander RiazantsevDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 168Antero NiittymakiG234 GP · 95 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 169Jan FadrnyCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 170Andrei TroschinskyCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 171Pavel DatsyukC953 GP · 918 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
7th
of 12 Finns selected
16th
of 23 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 43Ossi VaananenD479 GP · 68 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 56Tomek ValtonenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 68Jarkko RuutuL652 GP · 142 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 96Mikko JokelaD1 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 113Kristian AntilaGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 158Jari ViuhkolaCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 168Antero NiittymakiG234 GP · 95 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 173Niko KapanenC397 GP · 126 PDALDallas Stars
- 190Tommi HannusCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 224Mika LehtoGPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Antero Niittymaki made his NHL debut on February 4, 2004, 5 years and 222 days after the draft.
234
Games
95
Wins
5
Shutouts
.902
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1998 draft
- 22Simon GagneL822 GP · 601 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 42Jason BeckettDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 51Ian ForbesDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 109Jean-Philippe MorinDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 124Francis BelangerL10 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 139Garrett ProsofskyCPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 168Antero NiittymakiG234 GP · 95 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 175Cam OndrikGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 195Tomas DivisekR5 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 222Lubomir PistekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 243Petr HubacekC6 GP · 1 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 253Bruno St. JacquesD67 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 258Sergei SkrobotDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers