1999 NHL Entry Draft

Location:	FleetCenter (Boston, MA)	Dates:	June 26, 1999
First Overall Pick:	Patrick Stefan (Atlanta Thrashers)	Players with NHL Experience:	112

The 1999 NHL entry draft was the 37th NHL entry draft. It was held on June 26 at the FleetCenter in Boston. According to Sports Illustrated and other sports news agencies, at the time the 1999 draft was considered one of the deepest in talent in years, headed by Patrik Stefan and the Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik.

The last active player in the NHL from the 1999 draft class was Craig Anderson, who retired after the 2022–23 season, although he was re-drafted in 2001.

Biggest Steals of the 1999 NHL Draft

• Douglas Murray (San Jose Sharks – 241st Overall)
  • 64 points in 518 career games
• George Parros (Los Angeles Kings – 222nd Overall)
  • 36 points in 474 career games
  • 2007 Stanley Cup winner
• Radim Vrbata (Colorado Avalanche- 212th Overall)
  • 623 points in 1,057 career games
• Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit Red Wings – 210th Overall)
  • 960 points in 1,082 career games
  • 1-time All-Star
  • 2008 Conn Smythe Trophy winner
  • 2008 Stanley Cup winner
  • 2015 Clancy Trophy winner
• Ryan Miller (Buffalo Sabres – 138th Overall)
  • 391-289-88 record in 796 career games, 44 shutouts, 2.64 goals-against average, .914 save percentage
  • 1-time All-Star
  • 2010 Vezina Trophy winner

Biggest Busts of the 1999 NHL Draft

• Brian Finley (Nashville Predators – 6th Overall)
  • 0 points in 4 career games
• Scott Kelman (Phoenix Coyotes – 15th Overall)
  • 0 career games
• Luca Cereda (Toronto Maple Leafs – 24th Overall)
  • 0 career games
• Ari Ahonen (New Jersey Devils – 27th Overall)
  • 0 career games

Deeper Dive

The Sedin Twins and the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
1999: The Worst NHL Draft Class Ever?

1999 NHL Draft Selections by Round

Round 1

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
1		C	Patrik Stefan	Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)
2		LW	Daniel Sedin	MoDo Hockey (Sweden)
3		C	Henrik Sedin	MoDo Hockey (Sweden)
4		RW	Pavel Brendl	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
5		C	Tim Connolly	Erie Otters (OHL)
6		G	Brian Finley	Barrie Colts (OHL)
7		C	Kris Beech	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
8		LW	Taylor Pyatt	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
9		C	Jamie Lundmark	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
10		D	Branislav Mezei	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
11		LW	Oleg Saprykin	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
12		RW	Denis Shvidki	Barrie Colts (OHL)
13		LW	Jani Rita	Jokerit (Finland)
14		D	Jeff Jillson	Michigan (CCHA)
15		C	Scott Kelman	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
16		D	David Tanabe	Wisconsin (WCHA)
17		D	Barret Jackman	Regina Pats (WHL)
18		RW	Konstantin Koltsov	Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
19		D	Kirill Safronov	SKA St. Petersburg (Russia)
20		LW	Barrett Heisten	Maine (H-East)
21		D	Nick Boynton	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
22		G	Maxime Ouellet	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
23		D	Steve McCarthy	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
24		C	Luca Cereda	HC Ambri-Piotta (Swiss)
25		LW	Mikhail Kuleshov	Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
26		RW	Martin Havlat	HC Trinec (Czech)
27		G	Ari Ahonen	JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.)
28		D	Kristian Kudroc	HC VTJ MEZ Michalovce (Slovakia-2)

Round 2

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
29		C	Michal Sivek	HC Kladno (Czech)
30		D	Luke Sellars	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
31		C/RW	Charlie Stephens	Guelph Storm (OHL)
32		C	Michael Ryan	Boston College HS (High-MA)
33		RW	Jonas Andersson	AIK Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
34		D	Ross Lupaschuk	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
35		RW	Milan Bartovic	HK Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
36		D	Alexei Semenov	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
37		D	Nolan Yonkman	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
38		C	Dan Cavanaugh	Boston University (H-East)
39		RW	Alexander Buturlin	CSKA Moskva (Russia)
40		G	Alex Auld	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
41		LW	Tony Salmelainen	HIFK Jr. (Finland Jr.)
42		D	Mike Commodore	North Dakota (WCHA)
43		LW	Andrei Shefer	Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
44		D	Jordan Leopold	Minnesota (WCHA)
45		D	Martin Grenier	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
46		LW	Dimitri Levinski	Severstal Cherepovets 2 (Russia-2)
47		RW	Sheldon Keefe	Barrie Colts (OHL)
48		G	Simon Lajeunesse	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
49		C	Brett Lysak	Regina Pats (WHL)
50		LW	Brett Clouthier	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
51		LW	Matt Murley	RPI (ECAC)
52		RW	Adam Hall	Michigan State (CCHA)
53		LW	Brad Ralph	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
54		D	Andrew Hutchinson	Michigan State (CCHA)
55		D	Doug Janik	Maine (H-East)
56		LW	Matt Zultek	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
57		D	Jeremy Van Hoof	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
58		D	Matt Carkner	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
59		C	David Inman	Notre Dame (CCHA)
60		D	Peter Reynolds	London Knights (OHL)
61		D	Ed Hill	Barrie Colts (OHL)
62		LW	Teemu Sainomaa	Jokerit Jr. (Finland Jr.)
63		D	Stepan Mokhov	Severstal Cherepovets 2 (Russia-2)
64		C	Mike Zigomanis	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
65		G	Jan Lasak	HKM Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
66		D	Dan Jancevski	London Knights (OHL)

Round 3

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
67		G	Evgeny Konstantinov	Ak Bars Kazan 2 (Russia-3)
68		LW	Zdenek Blatny	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
69		D	Rene Vydareny	HC Slovan Bratislava Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
70		LW	Niklas Hagman	HIFK (Finland)
71		C	Jason Jaspers	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
72		D	Brett Angel	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
73		LW	Tim Preston	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
74		D	Jason Crain	Ohio State (CCHA)
75		D	Brett Scheffelmaier	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
76		D	Frantisek Kaberle	MoDo Hockey (Sweden)
77		G	Craig Anderson	Guelph Storm (OHL)
78		RW	Mattias Weinhandl	IF Troja-Ljungby (Sweden-3)
79		G	Johan Asplund	Brynas IF (Sweden)
80		G	Jean-Francois Laniel	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
81		G	Adam Hauser	Minnesota (WCHA)
82		LW	Mark Concannon	Winchendon School (High-MA)
83		D	Niclas Havelid	MIF (Sweden)
84		D	Brad Fast	Prince George (BCHL)
85		D	Peter Smrek	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
86		G	Sebastien Caron	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
87		C	Brian Collins	St. John’s Prep (High-MA)
88		LW	Jimmie Olvestad	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
89		RW	Kyle Wanvig	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
90		D	Patrick Aufiero	Boston University (H-East)
91		C	Mike Comrie	Michigan (CCHA)
92		G	Cory Campbell	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
93		RW	Branko Radivojevic	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
94		C/LW	Chris Kelly	London Knights (OHL)
95		D	Andre Lakos	Barrie Colts (OHL)
96		RW	Mathias Tjarnqvist	Rogle BK (Sweden-2)

Round 4

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
97		D	Chris Dyment	Boston University (H-East)
98		LW	David Kaczowka	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
99		G	Rob Zepp	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
100		D	Teemu Kesa	Ilves Jr. (Finland Jr.)
101		RW	Juraj Kolnik	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
102		D	Johan Halvardsson	HV71 (Sweden)
103		RW	Morgan McCormick	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
104		RW	Brian McGrattan	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
105		C	Alexandr Chagodayev	HK CSKA Moskva (Russia-2)
106		D	Roman Rozakov	Lada Togliatti 2 (Russia-3)
107		G	Evan Lindsay	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
108		LW	Mirko Murovic	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
109		D	Rod Sarich	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
110		D	Jon Zion	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
111		RW	Willie Levesque	Northeastern (H-East)
112		D	Sanny Lindstrom	Huddinge IK (Sweden-2)
113		LW	Ryan Murphy	Bowling Green (CCHA)
114		D	Chad Starling	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
115		LW	Ryan Malone	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
116		C	Ryan Lauzon	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
117		LW	Karel Mosovsky	Regina Pats (WHL)
118		D	Jaakko Harikkala	Lukko (Finland)
119		D	Jeff Feniak	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
120		C	Jari Tolsa	Vastra Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
121		RW	Yevgeny Pavlov	Lada Togliatti 2 (Russia-3)
122		RW	Kristian Kovac	HC Kosice Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
123		C	Preston Mizzi	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
124		RW	Alexandre Krevsun	CSK VVS Samara (Russia)
125		C	Daniel Johansson	MoDo Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
126		C	Jeff Bateman	Brampton Battalion (OHL)

Round 5

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
127		D/W	Kaspars Astashenko	Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL)
128		C	Derek MacKenzie	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
129		LW	Ryan Thorpe	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
130		C	Justin Mapletoft	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
131		LW	Konstantin Panov	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
132		C	Roman Tvrdon	HK Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
133		G	Jean-Francois Nogues	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
134		D	Michael Jacobsen	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
135		RW	Matt Doman	Wisconsin (WCHA)
136		LW	Dusty Jamieson	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
137		RW	Garrett Bembridge	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
138		G	Ryan Miller	Soo Indians (NAHL)
139		D	Jonathan Fauteux	Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
140		D	Adam Johnson	Greenway HS (High-MN)
141		LW	Maxim Rybin	Spartak Moskva (Russia)
142		D	Will Magnuson	Lake Superior State (CCHA)
143		D	Trevor Byrne	Deerfield Academy (High-MA)
144		C	Tomas Skvaridlo	HKM Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
145		RW	Marc-Andre Thinel	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
146		D	Matt Kinch	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
147		G	Seamus Kotyk	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
148		G	Michal Lanicek	HC Slavia Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.)
149		LW	Andrei Maximenko	Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Russia)
150		D	Matt Shasby	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
151		D	Vaclav Zavoral	HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Jr.)
152		LW	Jordan Krestanovich	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
153		D	Jesse Cook	Denver (WCHA)
154		LW	Andrew Ianiero	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
155		RW	Niko Dimitrakos	Maine (H-East)
156		LW	Gregor Baumgartner	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
157		D	Vladimir Malenkykh	Lada Togliatti 2 (Russia-3)

Round 6

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
158		C	Anders Lovdahl	HV71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
159		RW	Yuri Dobryshkin	Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Russia)
160		LW	Konstantin Rudenko	Severstal Cherepovets 2 (Russia-2)
161		LW	Jan Sochor	HC Slavia Praha (Czech)
162		D	Timo Helbling	HC Davos (Swiss)
163		RW	Bjorn Melin	HV71 Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
164		G	Martin Prusek	HC Vitkovice (Czech)
165		G	Michael Leighton	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
166		C	Cory Pecker	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
167		D	Sean Dixon	Erie Otters (OHL)
168		D	Erik Lewerstrom	Grums IK (Sweden-2)
169		D	Brad Woods	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
170		G	Matt Underhill	Cornell (ECAC)
171		C	Chris Legg	London (WOHL)
172		D	Josh Reed	Vernon (BCHL)
173		D	Jan Sandstrom	AIK (Sweden)
174		C	Damian Surma	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
175		RW	Kyle Clark	Harvard (ECAC)
176		LW	Doug Meyer	Minnesota (WCHA)
177		C	Jay Dardis	Proctor HS (High-MN)
178		LW	Seneque Hyacinthe	Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
179		G	Donald Choukalos	Regina Pats (WHL)
180		LW	Tore Vikingstad	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
181		RW	Kent McDonell	Guelph Storm (OHL)
182		C	Fedor Fedorov	Port Huron (UHL)
183		C	Riku Hahl	HPK (Finland)
184		RW	Justin Cox	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
185		C	Scott Cameron	Barrie Colts (OHL)
186		LW	Brett Draney	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)

Round 7

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
187		LW	Ivan Rachunek	Berani Ziln Jr. (Czech Jr.)
188		RW	Stephen Baby	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
189		G	Kevin Swanson	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
190		LW	Blair Stayzer	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
191		RW	Martin Erat	Berani Ziln Jr. (Czech Jr.)
192		D	David Bornhammar	AIK Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
193		RW	Kevin Baker	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
194		C	Mattias Wennerberg	MoDo Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
195		RW	Yorick Treille	Massachusetts-Lowell (H-East)
196		G	Vadim Tarasov	Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
197		D	Arto Laatikainen	Blues (Finland)
198		RW	Travis Eagles	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
199		D	Christian Chartier	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
200		C	Pavel Kasparik	IHC Pisek (Czech-2)
201		LW	Mikko Ruutu	HIFK (Finland)
202		D	Jim Baxter	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
203		G	Phil Osaer	Ferris State (CCHA)
204		RW	Tom Kostopoulos	London Knights (OHL)
205		G	Kyle Kettles	Selkirk (MJHL)
206		RW	Bret DeCecco	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
207		RW	Greg Barber	Victoria (BCHL)
208		RW	Vaclav Pletka	HC Trinec (Czech)
209		C	Layne Ulmer	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
210		LW	Henrik Zetterberg	Timra IK (Sweden-2)
211		G	Vladimir Kulikov	HK CSKA Moskva (Russia-2)
212		RW	Radim Vrbata	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
213		C/LW	Alexandre Giroux	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
214		RW	Chris Hartsburg	Colorado College (WCHA)
215		D	Jeff MacMillan	Oshawa Generals (OHL)

Round 8

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
216		LW	Erkki Rajamaki	HIFK (Finland)
217		D	Garnet Exelby	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
218		D	Markus Kankaanpera	JYP (Finland)
219		C	Maxim Orlov	CSKA Moskva (Russia)
220		D	Miroslav Durak	HC Topolcany Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)
221		RW	Colin Hemingway	South Surrey (BCHL)
222		RW	George Parros	Chicago Freeze (NAHL)
223		D	Andrew Carver	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
224		LW	David Nystrom	Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
225		C	Mikko Hyytia	JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.)
226		RW	Yevgeny Gusakov	Lada Togliatti 2 (Russia-3)
227		G	Jonathon Charron	Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
228		D	Radek Martinek	HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech)
229		C	Eric Betournay	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
230		RW	Petr Tenkrat	HC Kladno (Czech)
231		RW	David Evans	Clarkson (ECAC)
232		D	Alexander Khavanov	Dynamo Moskva (Russia)
233		D	Darcy Robinson	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
234		D	Goran Bezina	HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Swiss)
235		C	Brad Self	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
236		D	John Cronin	Noble & Greenough School (High-MA)
237		G	Antti Jokela	Lukko Jr. (Finland Jr.)
238		LW	Anton Borodkin	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
239		D	Pierre Hedin	MoDo Hockey (Sweden)
240		D	Jeff Finger	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
241		D	Douglas Murray	New York (EJHL)
242		RW	Justin Dziama	Noble & Greenough School (High-MA)
243		D	Brian Sullivan	Thayer Academy (High-MA)

Round 9

Pick	Team	Pos.	Player	Junior Team
244		D	Mikko Kuparinen	Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL)
245		C	Tommi Santala	Jokerit (Finland)
246		D	Raymond DiLauro	St. Lawrence (ECAC)
247		LW	Mikko Eloranta	TPS (Finland)
248		RW	Darren Haydar	New Hampshire (H-East)
249		D	Igor Shadilov	Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-2)
250		LW	Noah Clarke	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
251		RW	Petter Henning	MoDo Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
252		C	Dmitri Kirilenko	CSKA Moskva (Russia)
253		LW	Jerome Marois	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
254		RW	Alexei Bulatov	Dynamo-Energiya Yekaterinburg (Russia-2)
255		C	Brett Henning	Notre Dame (CCHA)
256		RW	Tamas Groschl	Upesti TE (Hungary)
257		RW	Hannes Hyvonen	Blues (Finland)
258		C	Brian Gornick	Air Force (CHA)
259		C	Yevgeny Kurilin	Anchorage Aces (WHL)
260		D	Brian McMeekin	Cornell (ECAC)
261		LW	Andrew McPherson	RPI (ECAC)
262		D	Alexei Litvinenko	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Russia-2)
263		RW	Craig Brunel	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
264		D	Georgy Pujacs	Dinamo Riga 81 (Latvia)
265		RW	Jamie Chamberlain	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
266		RW	Ken Davis	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
267		D	Peter Metcalf	Maine (H-East)
268		D	Tyler Scott	Upper Canada (CISAA)
269		LW	Konstantin Gorovikov	SKA St. Petersburg (Russia)
270		C	James Desmarais	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
271		D	Darrell Hay	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
272		D	Mikhail Donika	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)