1998 NHL Draft
Ossi Vaananen in the 1998 NHL Draft
Phoenix Coyotes selected Ossi Vaananen 43rd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 2.
He was the first of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the second 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 479 games put him 37th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 43
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 16
- Drafting team
- PHXPhoenix Coyotes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 40–46 in the 1998 draft
- 40Randy CopleyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 41Maxim LinnikDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 42Jason BeckettDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 43Ossi VaananenD479 GP · 68 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 44Mike FisherC1104 GP · 589 POTTOttawa Senators
- 45Mike RibeiroC1074 GP · 793 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 46Justin PapineauC81 GP · 19 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
1st
of 12 Finns selected
16th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 43Ossi VaananenD479 GP · 68 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 56Tomek ValtonenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 68Jarkko RuutuL652 GP · 142 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 96Mikko JokelaD1 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 113Kristian AntilaGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 158Jari ViuhkolaCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 168Antero NiittymakiG234 GP · 95 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 173Niko KapanenC397 GP · 126 PDALDallas Stars
- 190Tommi HannusCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 224Mika LehtoGPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ossi Vaananen made his NHL debut on October 7, 2000, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
479
Games
13
Goals
55
Assists
68
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