1998 NHL Draft
Patrick Leahy in the 1998 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Patrick Leahy 122nd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 50 games put him 92nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 122
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 8
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 119–125 in the 1998 draft
- 119Anton ButLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 120Brent GauvreauRCGYCalgary Flames
- 121Curtis RichDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 122Patrick LeahyR50 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 123Jiri DopitaC73 GP · 33 PNYINew York Islanders
- 124Francis BelangerL10 GP · 0 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 125Erik WendellCWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
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
Patrick Leahy made his NHL debut on December 6, 2003, 5 years and 162 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1998 draft
- 7Manny MalhotraC991 GP · 295 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 40Randy CopleyRNYRNew York Rangers
- 66Jason LaBarberaG187 GP · 62 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 114Boyd KaneL31 GP · 3 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 122Patrick LeahyR50 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 131Tomas KloucekD141 GP · 10 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 180Stefan LundqvistLNYRNew York Rangers
- 207Johan WitehallL54 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 235Jan MertzigD23 GP · 2 PNYRNew York Rangers