Nine players taken in the Waiver Draft

Gilchrist goes back and forth

Archived from 1998-99 season.

Only nine players were selected Monday in 1998 NHL Waiver Draft. On the top of the list was Detroit's center Brent Gilchrist who was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Gilchrist was later re-acquired by Detroit for sixth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft.

Expansion Nashville Predators had the first pick and they took left wing Zdeno Ciger from Edmonton Oilers.

List of selected players:

Player Old team Selected by

LW Zdeno Ciger Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators

C Brent Gilchrist Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning
(Later traded back to Detroit)

D Pascal Trepanier Pascal Trepanier Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

RW Dennis Bonvie Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks

D Kevin Dahl St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs

G Frederic Chabot Los Angeles Montreal Canadiens

D Maxim Galanov New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins

D Rory Fitzpatrick St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins

C Kip Miller New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins

Total of 191 players were left unprotected, including 21 goalies. Big names left unprotected that were not selected included Jim Carey of Boston, John Cullen of Tampa Bay, Ray Ferraro of Los Angeles, Kirk Muller of Florida and Valeri Zelepukin of Edmonton.

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