1998 NHL Draft
Ryan Barnes in the 1998 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Ryan Barnes 55th overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 126th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 28
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 1998 draft
- 52Bobby AllenD51 GP · 3 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Steve MooreC69 GP · 12 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 54Alexander ZevakhinRPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 55Ryan BarnesL2 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 56Tomek ValtonenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 57Tyler BouckL91 GP · 12 PDALDallas Stars
- 58Chris BalaL6 GP · 1 POTTOttawa Senators
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
Ryan Barnes made his NHL debut on December 15, 2003, 5 years and 171 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1998 draft
- 25Jiri FischerD305 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 55Ryan BarnesL2 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 56Tomek ValtonenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 84Jake McCrackenGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 111Brent HobdayCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 142Calle SteenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 151Adam DeleeuwLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 171Pavel DatsyukC953 GP · 918 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 198Jeremy GoetzingerDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 226David PetrasekDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 256Petja PietilainenLDETDetroit Red Wings