1998 NHL Draft
Bryan Allen in the 1998 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Bryan Allen 4th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 12 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 721 games put him 25th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 4
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 4
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–7 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
- 7Manny MalhotraC991 GP · 295 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
4th
of 258 players selected
2nd
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
Bryan Allen made his NHL debut on February 26, 2001, 2 years and 244 days after the draft.
721
Games
29
Goals
107
Assists
136
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1998 draft
- 4Bryan AllenD721 GP · 136 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 31Artem ChubarovC228 GP · 58 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 68Jarkko RuutuL652 GP · 142 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 81Justin MorrisonRVANVancouver Canucks
- 90Regan DarbyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 136David YtfeldtDVANVancouver Canucks
- 140Rick BertranDVANVancouver Canucks
- 149Paul CabanaRVANVancouver Canucks
- 177Vincent MaltsRVANVancouver Canucks
- 204Graig MischlerCVANVancouver Canucks
- 219Curtis ValentineLVANVancouver Canucks
- 232Jason MetcalfeDVANVancouver Canucks