1998 NHL Draft
Karlis Skrastins in the 1998 NHL Draft
Nashville Predators selected Karlis Skrastins 230th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 9.
It was the eighth and last 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 832 games put him 19th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 230
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 2
- Drafting team
- NSHNashville Predators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 23 years
The picks around it
Picks 227–233 in the 1998 draft
- 227Marko AhosiltaCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 228Mihail TravnicekLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 229Chris LynessDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 230Karlis SkrastinsD832 GP · 136 PNSHNashville Predators
- 231Adrian WischerCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 232Jason MetcalfeDVANVancouver Canucks
- 233Pelle PrestbergRANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
1st
of 1 Latvians selected
71st
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Karlis Skrastins made his NHL debut on February 9, 1999, 227 days after the draft.
832
Games
32
Goals
104
Assists
136
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