1998 NHL Draft
Brad Stuart in the 1998 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Brad Stuart 3rd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 1056.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1998 draft
- 1Vincent LecavalierC1212 GP · 949 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2David LegwandC1136 GP · 618 PNSHNashville Predators
- 3Brad StuartD1056 GP · 335 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 4Bryan AllenD721 GP · 136 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Vitaly VishnevskiD552 GP · 68 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 6Rico FataL230 GP · 63 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
3rd
of 258 players selected
1st
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Vincent LecavalierC1212 GP · 949 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 2David LegwandC1136 GP · 618 PNSHNashville Predators
- 3Brad StuartD1056 GP · 335 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 4Bryan AllenD721 GP · 136 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 5Vitaly VishnevskiD552 GP · 68 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 6Rico FataL230 GP · 63 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Manny MalhotraC991 GP · 295 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 8Mark BellC450 GP · 182 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 9Mike RuppL610 GP · 99 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Nik AntropovC788 GP · 465 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
+ 248 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brad Stuart made his NHL debut on October 2, 1999, 1 year and 97 days after the draft.
1056
Games
80
Goals
255
Assists
335
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1998 draft
- 3Brad StuartD1056 GP · 335 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 29Jonathan CheechooR501 GP · 305 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 65Eric LaplanteLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 98Rob DavisonD219 GP · 18 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 104Miroslav ZalesakR12 GP · 3 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 127Brandon CoalterLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 145Mikael SamuelssonR699 GP · 346 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 185Robert MulickDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 212Jim FaheyD92 GP · 25 PSJSSan Jose Sharks