1998 NHL Draft
Mathieu Biron in the 1998 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Mathieu Biron 21st overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 253 games put him 52nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1998 draft
- 18Dmitri KalininD539 GP · 162 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 19Robyn RegehrD1089 GP · 199 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 20Scott ParkerR308 GP · 21 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 21Mathieu BironD253 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 22Simon GagneL822 GP · 601 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Milan KraftC207 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 24Christian BäckmanD302 GP · 79 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
21st
of 258 players selected
7th
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
Mathieu Biron made his NHL debut on October 14, 1999, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
253
Games
12
Goals
32
Assists
44
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1998 draft
- 21Mathieu BironD253 GP · 44 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 46Justin PapineauC81 GP · 19 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 76Alexey VolkovGNo NHL gamesLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 103Kip BrennanL61 GP · 2 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 133Joe RullierDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 163Tomas ZizkaD25 GP · 8 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 190Tommi HannusCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 217Jim HenkelCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 248Matthew YeatsG5 GP · 1 WLAKLos Angeles Kings