1998 Draft Choices Round 9 - New Jersey Devils

1998 Draft Choices Round 9

Year:	Team:	Position:	Round:

Anaheim Ducks
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	5	233	ANA	Pelle Prestberg	R	SWE	5' 9"	169	SEL	Farjestads BK Karlstad
9	17	245	ANA	Andreas Andersson	G	SWE	6' 0"	180	SEL	HV71 Jonkoping
Buffalo Sabres
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	21	249	BUF	Edo Terglav	R	SVK	6' 0"	195	QMJHL	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Carolina Hurricanes
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	11	239	CAR	Brent McDonald	C	CAN	5' 11"	170	WHL	Red Deer Rebels
Calgary Flames
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	6	234	CGY	Kevin Mitchell	D	USA	5' 11"	165	OHL	Guelph Storm
Chicago Blackhawks
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	10	238	CHI	Alexandre Couture	L	CAN	6' 4"	217	QMJHL	Sherbrooke Faucons
9	12	240	CHI	Andrei Yershov	D	RUS	6' 0"	176	Russia	Khimik Voskresensk
Detroit Red Wings
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	28	256	DET	Petja Pietilainen	L	FIN	5' 11"	177	WHL	Saskatoon Blades
Edmonton Oilers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	13	241	EDM	Maxim Spiridonov	R	RUS	5' 10"	182	OHL	London Knights
Florida Panthers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	3	231	FLA	Adrian Wischer	C	SWE	6' 0"	176	SwissA	Kloten
Los Angeles Kings
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	20	248	LAK	Matthew Yeats	G	CAN	6' 0"	181	AJHL	Olds Grizzlys
Montréal Canadiens
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	19	247	MTL	Darcy Harris	R	CAN	6' 1"	194	OHL	Kitchener Rangers
New Jersey Devils
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	29	257	NJD	Ryan Held	C	CAN	6' 1"	175	OHL	Kitchener Rangers
Nashville Predators
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	2	230	NSH	Karlis Skrastins	D	LVA	6' 2"	208	FNL	TPS Turku
New York Islanders
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	9	237	NYI	Ben Blais	D	USA	6' 4"	195	US Junior	Walpole
9	14	242	NYI	Jason Doyle	R	CAN	6' 1"	200	OHL	Owen Sound Platers
9	22	250	NYI	Radek Matejovsky	R	CZE	6' 1"	187	Czech	Slavia Praha HC
New York Rangers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	7	235	NYR	Jan Mertzig	D	SWE	6' 4"	218	SEL	Lulea HF
Ottawa Senators
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	18	246	OTT	Rastislav Pavlikovsky	C	SVK	5' 11"	172	IHL	Utah Grizzlies
Philadelphia Flyers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	15	243	PHI	Petr Hubacek	C	CZE	6' 2"	185		Brno Kometa
9	25	253	PHI	Bruno St. Jacques	D	CAN	6' 2"	210	QMJHL	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
9	30	258	PHI	Sergei Skrobot	D	RUS	6' 3"	191	Russia	Dynamo-2 Moscow
Pittsburgh Penguins
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	16	244	PIT	Toby Petersen	C	USA	5' 10"	197	NCAA	Colorado College
9	26	254	PIT	Matt Hussey	C	USA	6' 2"	212	Conn.	Avon Old Farms H.S.
St. Louis Blues
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	27	255	STL	John Pohl	C	USA	6' 1"	196	Minn.	Red Wing H.S.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	1	229	TBL	Chris Lyness	D	CAN	6' 1"	190	QMJHL	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
9	24	252	TBL	Martin Cibak	C	SVK	6' 1"	203	Slovakia	HK 32
Toronto Maple Leafs
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	8	236	TOR	Sergei Rostov	D	RUS	6' 3"	194	Russia	Dynamo-2 Moscow
Vancouver Canucks
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	4	232	VAN	Jason Metcalfe	D	CAN	6' 1"	208	OHL	London Knights
Washington Capitals
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
9	23	251	WSH	Blake Evans	C	CAN	6' 1"	221	WHL	Tri-City Americans

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