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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
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

Picks 52–58 in the 1998 draft

  1. 52Bobby AllenD51 GP · 3 PBOS
  2. 53Steve MooreC69 GP · 12 PCOL
  3. 54Alexander ZevakhinRPIT
  4. 55Ryan BarnesL2 GP · 0 PDET
  5. 56Tomek ValtonenRDET
  6. 57Tyler BouckL91 GP · 12 PDAL
  7. 58Chris BalaL6 GP · 1 POTT

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1998 class

55th
of 258 players selected
32nd
of 156 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at 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.

2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1998 draft

  1. 25Jiri FischerD305 GP · 60 PDET
  2. 55Ryan BarnesL2 GP · 0 PDET
  3. 56Tomek ValtonenRDET
  4. 84Jake McCrackenGDET
  5. 111Brent HobdayCDET
  6. 142Calle SteenRDET
  7. 151Adam DeleeuwLDET
  8. 171Pavel DatsyukC953 GP · 918 PDET
  9. 198Jeremy GoetzingerDDET
  10. 226David PetrasekDDET
  11. 256Petja PietilainenLDET