1998 NHL Draft
Julien Vauclair in the 1998 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Julien Vauclair 74th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 3.
He was the first of the 2 Swiss players selected that year. It was the fourth of the 10 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His one game puts him 129th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 74
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 16
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 71–77 in the 1998 draft
- 71Erik ColeL892 GP · 532 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 72Dimitri AfanasenkovL227 GP · 54 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 73Pat O'LearyCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 74Julien VauclairD1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 75Francois BeaucheminD903 GP · 288 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 76Alexey VolkovGNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 77Mike PandolfoL3 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
1st
of 2 Swiss players selected
24th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 74Julien VauclairD1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 231Adrian WischerCFLAFlorida Panthers
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Julien Vauclair made his NHL debut on October 25, 2003, 5 years and 120 days after the draft.
1
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 1998 draft
- 15Mathieu ChouinardG1 GP · 0 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 44Mike FisherC1104 GP · 589 POTTOttawa Senators
- 58Chris BalaL6 GP · 1 POTTOttawa Senators
- 74Julien VauclairD1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
- 101Petr SchastlivyL129 GP · 40 POTTOttawa Senators
- 130Gavin McLeodDOTTOttawa Senators
- 161Chris NeilR1026 GP · 250 POTTOttawa Senators
- 188Michel PeriardDOTTOttawa Senators
- 223Sergey VerenikinROTTOttawa Senators
- 246Rastislav PavlikovskyCOTTOttawa Senators