1998 NHL Draft
Jay Leach in the 1998 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Jay Leach 115th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks Phoenix Coyotes made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 70 games put him 81st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 115
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 1
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 112–118 in the 1998 draft
- 112Viktor WallinDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 113Kristian AntilaGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 114Boyd KaneL31 GP · 3 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 115Jay LeachD70 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 116Josh BlackburnGPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 117Jaroslav SpacekD880 GP · 355 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 118Mike SiklenkaR2 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
115th
of 258 players selected
34th
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
Jay Leach made his NHL debut on November 5, 2005, 7 years and 131 days after the draft.
70
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Phoenix Coyotes picks in the 1998 draft
- 14Patrick DesrochersG11 GP · 2 WPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 43Ossi VaananenD479 GP · 68 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 73Pat O'LearyCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 100Ryan Van BuskirkDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 115Jay LeachD70 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 116Josh BlackburnGPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 129Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 160Rickard WallinC79 GP · 19 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 187Erik WestrumC27 GP · 3 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 214Justin HansenRPHXPhoenix Coyotes