1998 NHL Draft
Matt Hussey in the 1998 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Matt Hussey 254th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 9.
It was the tenth and last of the 10 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 21 games put him 107th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 254
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 26
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 251–257 in the 1998 draft
- 251Blake EvansCWSHWashington Capitals
- 252Martin CibakC154 GP · 23 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 253Bruno St. JacquesD67 GP · 10 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 254Matt HusseyC21 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 255John PohlC115 GP · 38 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 256Petja PietilainenLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 257Ryan HeldCNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
254th
of 258 players selected
153rd
of 156 forwards 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
Matt Hussey made his NHL debut on March 16, 2004, 5 years and 263 days after the draft.
21
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1998 draft
- 23Milan KraftC207 GP · 82 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 54Alexander ZevakhinRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 80David CameronCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 110Scott MyersGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 134Rob ScuderiD783 GP · 110 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 169Jan FadrnyCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 196Joel ScherbanCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 224Mika LehtoGPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 244Toby PetersenC398 GP · 81 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 254Matt HusseyC21 GP · 4 PPITPittsburgh Penguins