1998 NHL Draft
Denis Arkhipov in the 1998 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Denis Arkhipov 60th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.
He was the fourth of the 21 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks Nashville Predators made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 352 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 60
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 2
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 57–63 in the 1998 draft
- 57Tyler BouckL91 GP · 12 PDALDallas Stars
- 58Chris BalaL6 GP · 1 POTTOttawa Senators
- 59Todd HornungCWSHWashington Capitals
- 60Denis ArkhipovC352 GP · 138 PNSHNashville Predators
- 61Joe DipentaD174 GP · 23 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 62Paul ManningD8 GP · 0 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 63Lance WardR209 GP · 16 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
4th
of 21 Russians selected
37th
of 156 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 18Dmitri KalininD539 GP · 162 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 31Artem ChubarovC228 GP · 58 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 54Alexander ZevakhinRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 60Denis ArkhipovC352 GP · 138 PNSHNashville Predators
- 72Dimitri AfanasenkovL227 GP · 54 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 76Alexey VolkovGNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 101Petr SchastlivyL129 GP · 40 POTTOttawa Senators
- 119Anton ButLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 132Andrei BashkirovL30 GP · 3 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 144Oleg SmirnovLEDMEdmonton Oilers
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Denis Arkhipov made his NHL debut on January 8, 2001, 2 years and 195 days after the draft.
352
Games
56
Goals
82
Assists
138
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Nashville Predators picks in the 1998 draft
- 2David LegwandC1136 GP · 618 PNSHNashville Predators
- 60Denis ArkhipovC352 GP · 138 PNSHNashville Predators
- 85Geoff KochLNSHNashville Predators
- 88Kent SauerDNSHNashville Predators
- 138Martin BeauchesneDNSHNashville Predators
- 147Craig BrunelRNSHNashville Predators
- 202Martin BartekLNSHNashville Predators
- 230Karlis SkrastinsD832 GP · 136 PNSHNashville Predators