1998 NHL Draft
Tommy Westlund in the 1998 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Tommy Westlund 93rd overall in the 1998 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 4.
He was the fifth of the 17 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 10 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 258 players selected in 1998, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 203 games put him 61st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 93
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 7
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 23 years
The picks around it
Picks 90–96 in the 1998 draft
- 90Regan DarbyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 91Josef VasicekC460 GP · 183 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 92Eric BeaudoinL53 GP · 11 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 94Matthias TrattnigLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 95Andy BurnhamRNYINew York Islanders
- 96Mikko JokelaD1 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1998 class
5th
of 17 Swedes selected
57th
of 156 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 24Christian BäckmanD302 GP · 79 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 37Christian BerglundL86 GP · 27 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 78Peter NordströmR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 86Gabriel KarlssonCDALDallas Stars
- 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 112Viktor WallinDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 136David YtfeldtDVANVancouver Canucks
- 142Calle SteenRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 145Mikael SamuelssonR699 GP · 346 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 160Rickard WallinC79 GP · 19 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
+ 7 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tommy Westlund made his NHL debut on October 2, 1999, 1 year and 97 days after the draft.
203
Games
9
Goals
13
Assists
22
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 1998 draft
- 11Jeff HeeremaR32 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 70Kevin HoldridgeDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 71Erik ColeL892 GP · 532 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 91Josef VasicekC460 GP · 183 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 93Tommy WestlundL203 GP · 22 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 97Chris MaddenGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 184Donald SmithCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 208Jaroslav SvobodaL134 GP · 29 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 211Mark KosickCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 239Brent McDonaldCCARCarolina Hurricanes