1998 NHL Draft
Jaroslav Svoboda in the 1998 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Jaroslav Svoboda 208th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 8.
He was the 17th of the 21 Czechs selected that year. It was the eighth of the 10 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 134 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 208
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 205–211 in the 1998 draft
- 205David BernierRANAAnaheim Ducks
- 206Jonas FrögrenD41 GP · 7 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 207Johan WitehallL54 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 208Jaroslav SvobodaL134 GP · 29 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 209Frederik Brind'AmourGNYINew York Islanders
- 210Sean GriffinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 211Mark KosickCCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
17th
of 21 Czechs selected
126th
of 156 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 17Martin SkoulaD776 GP · 196 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 23Milan KraftC207 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 25Jiri FischerD305 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 35Petr SvobodaD18 GP · 3 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 50Jaroslav KristekR6 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 91Josef VasicekC460 GP · 183 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 117Jaroslav SpacekD880 GP · 355 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 123Jiri DopitaC73 GP · 33 PNYINew York Islanders
- 129Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 131Tomas KloucekD141 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 11 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jaroslav Svoboda made his NHL debut on March 11, 2002, 3 years and 257 days after the draft.
134
Games
12
Goals
17
Assists
29
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 1998 draft
- 11Jeff HeeremaR32 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 70Kevin HoldridgeDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 71Erik ColeL892 GP · 532 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 91Josef VasicekC460 GP · 183 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 97Chris MaddenGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 184Donald SmithCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 208Jaroslav SvobodaL134 GP · 29 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 211Mark KosickCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 239Brent McDonaldCCARCarolina Hurricanes