1999 NHL entry draft


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.
As a result of the draft lottery, the first three picks going into draft day were held by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Atlanta Thrashers expansion team, and the Vancouver Canucks, respectively. The Canucks were determined to select both Sedins and therefore initiated a trading carousel involving multiple teams. After the trading was done, the Lightning had traded out of the first round altogether while the Thrashers held the first overall pick. However, Atlanta had also agreed not to draft either of the Sedin twins. The Thrashers therefore selected Stefan while the Canucks used the second and third picks to select the Sedins.
The overall impact in the NHL of players selected has not matched that of the neighboring drafts. An example is how many first round picks have played the equivalent of an entire regular season ten seasons after the 1999 draft; only 16 out of 28 first round picks in 1999 have played 82 NHL games, while the same statistic applies to 23 out of 27 players in 1998 and 21 out of 30 players in 2000. In addition, while the Sedin twins excelled in the NHL, only Barret Jackman and Martin Havlat were still active players of the other 26 first-round picks in the NHL 15 years after the draft.
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.

Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1Patrik Stefan Czech Republic

Round two

  1. Tampa Bay's third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 18, 1998, that sent Bill Ranford to Tampa Bay in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1998 entry draft and this pick.
  2. Colorado's acquired second-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent Dale Hunter and a third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft or in the 2000 entry draft. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
  3. : Colorado acquired this pick and $200,000.00 as compensation on February 1, 1999, after Vancouver hired Marc Crawford as head coach.
  4. The Islanders' second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a first-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  5. Los Angeles' second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on December 18, 1998, that sent Donald Audette to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
  6. Chicago's second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 20, 1999, that sent Jonas Elofsson, Dean McAmmond and Boris Mironov to Chicago in exchange for Daniel Cleary, Chad Kilger, Christian Laflamme and Ethan Moreau. Also, Edmonton had an option to swap second-round picks in the 1999 Entry Draft with Chicago.
  7. Washington acquired this pick as compensation after Washington could not sign their first-round pick on the 1997 entry draft, Nick Boynton.
  8. Nashville's acquired second-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  9. : St. Louis' acquired second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998, that sent future considerations to St. Louis in exchange for Darren Turcotte and a conditional draft pick or a second-round pick in the 2000 entry draft.
  10. :: St. Louis previously acquired this pick as compensation on July 3, 1998, after Dallas signed free agent Brett Hull.
  11. Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation on July 15, 1998, after Toronto signed free agent Curtis Joseph.
  12. New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation on July 28, 1998, after Chicago signed free agent Doug Gilmour.
  13. Los Angeles acquired this pick as compensation after Los Angeles could not sign their first-round pick on the 1997 entry draft, Matt Zultek.
  14. Ottawa's acquired second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a second-round pick and a sixth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  15. : Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 27, 1998, that sent Stanislav Neckar to the Rangers in exchange for Bill Berg and this pick.
  16. Nashville's acquired second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent two second-round picks in the 1999 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  17. : Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998, that sent a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.
  18. Edmonton's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on March 20, 1999, that sent Daniel Cleary, Chad Kilger, Christian Laflamme and Ethan Moreau to Edmonton in exchange for Jonas Elofsson, Dean McAmmond and Boris Mironov. Also, Edmonton had an option to swap second-round picks in the 1999 Entry Draft with Chicago.
  19. Detroit's acquired second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent Wendel Clark and a sixth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for Kevin Hodson and this pick.
  20. : Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 18, 1997, that sent Mike Vernon and a fifth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1998 entry draft and this pick.
  21. Anaheim's second-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a second-round pick to Anaheim in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  22. St. Louis' second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on November 26, 1996, that sent Mike Peluso and Ricard Persson to St. Louis in exchange for Ken Sutton and this pick.
  23. Nashville acquired this pick as compensation on July 15, 1998, after Nashville signed free agent Mike Richter.
  24. Colorado's acquired second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 2000, that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  25. : Colorado previously acquired this pick as compensation after Colorado could not sign their first-round pick on the 1997 entry draft, Kevin Grimes.
  26. Pittsburgh acquired this pick as compensation on July 13, 1998, after Carolina signed free agent Ron Francis.
  27. Philadelphia's second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 10, 1999, that sent Mark Recchi to Philadelphia in exchange for Dainius Zubrus, a sixth-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and Montreal's option of a second-round pick from Philadelphia in the 1999 Entry Draft or 2000 entry draft or a second-round pick from the Islanders in the 2000 entry draft.
  28. Detroit's second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent Ulf Samuelsson to Detroit in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.
  29. Colorado's second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 2000, that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  30. New Jersey's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on August 25, 1998, that sent Chris Terreri to New Jersey in exchange for a conditional pick in the 1999 Entry Draft. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
  31. Dallas' second-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent Derek Plante to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
  32. Nashville acquired this pick as compensation on July 7, 1998, after Nashville signed free agent Uwe Krupp.
  33. St. Louis' acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 20, 1999, that sent Roman Turek to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
  34. : St. Louis previously acquired this pick as compensation on July 2, 1998, after Los Angeles signed free agent Steve Duchesne.

    Round three

  35. Florida acquired this pick as compensation on July 16, 1998, after Philadelphia signed free agent John Vanbiesbrouck.
  36. The Islanders' third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 20, 1999, that sent Brad Isbister and a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for Robert Reichel, a fourth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  37. Washington's third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent Alexei Tezikov and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 entry draft to Washington in exchange for Joe Juneau and this pick.
  38. Vancouver's acquired third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 25, 1999, that sent a first-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for a first-round pick, a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  39. : Vancouver previously acquired this pick as compensation on July 3, 1998, after Phoenix signed free agent Jyrki Lumme.
  40. Chicago's third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on September 3, 1998, that sent Doug Zmolek to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  41. Montreal's third-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 9, 1999, that sent Scott Lachance to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
  42. Phoenix's third-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 20, 1999, that sent Robert Reichel, a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for Brad Isbister and this pick.
  43. Vancouver's acquired third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 25, 1999, that sent a first-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for a first-round pick, a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  44. : Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 4, 1998, that sent Geoff Sanderson to Buffalo in exchange for Brad May and this pick.
  45. Calgary's acquired third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent Marc Savard and a first-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for the rights to Jan Hlavac, a first-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  46. : Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 13, 1998, that sent the rights to Ryan Bast and an eighth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
  47. Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent Craig Millar to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  48. : Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 14, 1998, that sent Doug Brown to Detroit in exchange for Petr Sykora, future considerations and this pick.
  49. Toronto's third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999, that sent Yanic Perreault to Los Angeles in exchange for Jason Podollan and this pick.
  50. Colorado's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent two second-round picks in the 1999 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  51. : Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 25, 1998, that sent Greg de Vries to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
  52. New Jersey's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on February 25, 1997, that sent Jason Smith, Steve Sullivan and the rights to Alyn McCauley to Toronto in exchange for Dave Ellett, Doug Gilmour and New Jersey's option of a fourth-round pick in the 1998 entry draft or third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft. New Jersey took this pick.
  53. : Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 13, 1996, that sent Dave Andreychuk to New Jersey in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1996 entry draft and Toronto's option of a fourth-round pick in the 1998 entry draft or third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft.
  54. Dallas' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a first-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
  55. : The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 1999, that sent Warren Luhning to Dallas in exchange for this pick.