1998 NHL Draft
Jarkko Ruutu in the 1998 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Jarkko Ruutu 68th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 3.
He was the third of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the third 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 652 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 68
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 10
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 22 years
The picks around it
Picks 65–71 in the 1998 draft
- 65Eric LaplanteLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 66Jason LaBarberaG187 GP · 62 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 67Alex HenryD177 GP · 11 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 68Jarkko RuutuL652 GP · 142 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 69Jamie HodsonGNo NHL gamesTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 70Kevin HoldridgeDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 71Erik ColeL892 GP · 532 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
3rd
of 12 Finns selected
41st
of 156 forwards 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
Jarkko Ruutu made his NHL debut on November 20, 1999, 1 year and 146 days after the draft.
652
Games
58
Goals
84
Assists
142
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