List of Ottawa Senators draft picks
1998 Draft picks
Table:
Round

Overall

Player

Position

Nationality

Club team

1
15
Mathieu Chouinard
Goalie
Canada
Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

2
44
Mike Fisher
Centre
Canada
Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

2
58
Chris Bala
Left Wing
United States
Harvard University (NCAA)

3
74
Julien Vauclair
Defence
Switzerland
Lugano (Switzerland)

4
101
Petr Schastlivy
Left Wing
Russia
Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)

5
130
Gavin McLeod
Defence
Canada
Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

6
161
Chris Neil
Right Wing
Canada
North Bay Centennials (OHL)

7
188
Michel Periard
Defence
Canada
Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

8
223
Sergei Verenkin
Forward
Russia
Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)

9
246
Rastislav Pavlikovsky
Left Wing
Slovakia
Utah Grizzlies (IHL)

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Mathieu Chouinard ( born April 11 , 1980 in Laval , Quebec ) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who was drafted by the NHL 's Ottawa Senators on two separate occasions . Having played in only one NHL game ( with the Los Angeles Kings ) , he spent the majority of his professional career in the ECHL and AHL .
The Shawinigan Cataractes ( French : Cataractes de Shawinigan ) are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The team is based out of Shawinigan , Quebec , Canada . The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973 , and were called the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973 to 1978 . The Cataractes play their home games at the Centre Gervais Auto . The former home of the team was Aréna Jacques Plante . Over the course of their 43-year history , they did not win any League championships or Memorial Cups until they were chosen to host the 2012 Memorial Cup tournament , as they became only the second team to play in the tie-breaker and win in overtime in front of a sellout hometown crowd .
Michael Andrew Fisher ( born June 5 , 1980 ) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey centre who played for the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was drafted by the Senators in the second round , 44th overall , in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft .
The Sudbury Wolves are an OHL ice hockey team based in Sudbury , Ontario , Canada . Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the Wolves ( or Club Wolves for their junior team ) nearly every year since World War I . The Sudbury Wolves , the senior men 's AAA team , have twice been chosen to be Canada 's representatives at the Ice Hockey World Championships . They were Canada 's team at both the 1938 and 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships , winning the World Championship title for Canada in 1938 , and the silver medal in 1949 . The Sudbury Cub Wolves junior team began play in the 1920s as a member of the Nickel Belt Hockey League , then later in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League . In 1932 and 1935 , this team won the George Richardson Memorial Trophy as Eastern Canada 's Junior A champions . They won the Memorial Cup in 1932 and were runners-up in 1935 . The current edition of the Sudbury Wolves is a junior ice hockey team that play in the Ontario Hockey League . The team is based in Sudbury , Ontario , Canada . The Sudbury Wolves have existed since 1962 in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association , and 1972 in the OHL .
Christopher B. Bala ( born September 24 , 1978 ) is an American former professional ice hockey player .
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge , Massachusetts , with about 6,800 undergraduate students and about 14,000 postgraduate students . Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor , clergyman John Harvard , Harvard is the United States ' oldest institution of higher learning . Its history , influence , wealth , and academic reputation have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world . The Harvard Corporation , chartered in 1650 , is the governing body of Harvard . In its early years , Harvard College primarily trained Congregational and Unitarian clergy , although it has never been formally affiliated with any denomination . Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century , and by the 19th century , Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among Boston elites . Following the American Civil War , President Charles W. Eliot 's long tenure ( 1869-1909 ) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern research university ; Harvard was a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900 . A. Lawrence Lowell , who succeeded Eliot , further reformed the undergraduate curriculum and undertook aggressive expansion of Harvard 's land holdings and physical campus . James Bryant Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II ; he began to liberalize admissions after the war . The university is organized into eleven principal academic units - ten faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study - with campuses throughout Greater Boston : its 209-acre ( 85 ha ) original undergraduate campus is centered on Harvard Yard in Cambridge , approximately 3 miles ( 5 km ) northwest of Boston ; the business school and many athletics facilities , including Harvard Stadium , are across the Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston ; and the medical , dental , and public health schools are in the Longwood Medical Area . Harvard 's endowment is worth $ 40.9 billion , making it the largest of any academic institution . Harvard is a large , highly residential research university .
Julien Vauclair ( born October 2 , 1979 ) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for and is an alternate captain of HC Lugano in the National League ( NL ) . He previously played for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The Senators selected him 74th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft .
Lugano ( /luːˈɡɑːnoʊ/ , also UK : /lʊˈ-/ , Italian : [ luˈɡaːno ] ; Ticinese : Lugan [ lyˈɡãː ] ) is a town and a municipality in southern Switzerland in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino bordering Italy . It has a population ( as of December 2018 [ update ] ) of 63,185 , and an urban agglomeration of over 145,000 . The ninth largest Swiss town , it is the largest in Ticino and largest with an Italian speaking majority outside of Italy . The town lies on Lake Lugano , surrounded by the mountains of the Lugano Prealps . The eastern part of the municipality shares a border with Italy .
Pyotr Petr Vasilievich Schastlivy ( born April 18 , 1979 ) is a Russian professional ice hockey player , who is currently a free agent having last played for HSC Csíkszereda . He played a total of 129 games in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) with the Ottawa Senators and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , as well as several minor league professional teams . He is married to the Latvian long jumper Ineta Radēviča .
Hockey Club Lokomotiv ( Russian : ХК Локомотив , English : Locomotive HC ) , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl , is a Russian professional ice hockey team , based in the city of Yaroslavl , playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) . The name of the team is derived from its owner , Russian Railways , the national railroad operator . On 7 September 2011 , nearly the entire team perished in an airplane crash . The team 's flight to a game in Minsk crashed during takeoff , killing all of the team 's roster ( except forward Maxim Zyuzyakin , who was not on the flight ) , all coaching staff ( except goaltending coach Jorma Valtonen , not on the flight ) and four players from the Loko 9 juniors squad of the Minor Hockey League ( MHL ) . The tragedy forced Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to cancel their participation in the 2011-12 KHL season .
The Kelowna Rockets are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada . The Rockets play in the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) , out of the Canadian Hockey League ( CHL ) . They play their home games at Prospera Place . The Rockets have won the WHL championship four times and have made it to the Memorial Cup finals three times , wining once . The Rockets captured the Memorial Cup for the first time in franchise history in 2004 , the same year they were selected to host the event . The Rockets returned to the Memorial Cup finals in both 2009 and 2015 , losing to the Windsor Spitfires in 2009 and the Oshawa Generals in 2015 .
Chris Neil ( born June 18 , 1979 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger . Neil was originally drafted in the sixth round , 161st overall , in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators , and played his entire NHL career with the Senators organization .
The North Bay Centennials were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League , who played from 1982-2002 . The team was based in North Bay , Ontario .
Michel Périard ( born November 10 , 1979 ) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played for the Jonquière Marquis in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey ( LNAH ) . Périard played for several minor-league teams across four leagues before moving to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 2005 where he remained until 2017 . He holds a German passport since October 2015 .
Sergei Verenkin ( born 8 September 1979 ) is a Russian former ice hockey left winger . He was selected 223rd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft . Verenkin played in the Russian Superleague for Torpedo Yaroslavl , Metallurg Novokuznetsk and Molot-Prikamye Perm .
Rastislav Pavlikovský ( born March 2 , 1977 ) is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey centre . He last played for MHK Dubnica in the Slovak 2 . Liga . Pavlikovský was part of the Slovakia men 's national ice hockey team which won the 2002 IIHF World Championships . He also competed in the men 's tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics . He last played the 2012-13 season with Linköping in the Elitserien .
Slovakia ( /sloʊˈvækiə , -ˈvɑːk-/ ( listen ) ; Slovak : Slovensko [ ˈslɔʋɛnskɔ ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Slovak Republic ( Slovak : Slovenská republika , listen ( help·info ) ) , is a landlocked country in the eastern part of Central Europe . It is bordered by Poland to the north , Ukraine to the east , Hungary to the south , Austria to the southwest , and the Czech Republic to the northwest . Slovakia 's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres ( 19,000 sq mi ) and is mostly mountainous . The population is over 5.6 million and consists mostly of Slovaks . The capital and largest city is Bratislava , and the second-largest city is Košice . The official language is Slovak . The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries . In the 7th century they played a significant role in the creation of Samo 's Empire and in the 9th century established the Principality of Nitra , which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia . In the 10th century , after the dissolution of Great Moravia , the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary , which would become the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 . In 1241 and 1242 , much of the territory was destroyed by the Mongols during their invasion of Central and Eastern Europe . The area was recovered largely thanks to Béla IV of Hungary who also settled Germans who became an important ethnic group in the area , especially in what are today parts of central and eastern Slovakia . After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , the Czechoslovak National Council established Czechoslovakia ( 1918-1939 ) .
The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL . They play their home games at the Maverik Center in West Valley City , Utah .