NHL Entry Draft 1999
NHL Entry Draft 1999 | |||
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date | June 26, 1999 | ||
place | Boston , Massachusetts , USA | ||
Round | 9 | ||
Selected players | 272 | ||
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1st position |
Patrik Štefan Elected by: Atlanta Thrashers |
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2nd position |
Daniel Sedin Elected By: Vancouver Canucks |
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3rd position |
Henrik Sedin Elected By: Vancouver Canucks |
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NHL Entry Draft
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The 1999 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26, 1999 at the FleetCenter in Boston , Massachusetts . In the 37th edition of the NHL Entry Draft , the teams of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected a total of 272 players in nine rounds. The Czech center Patrik Štefan was chosen as the first overall draft pick by the Atlanta Thrashers . The Swedish twin brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin for the Vancouver Canucks followed in second and third . For the first time in the history of the draft, no Canadian was among the top three elected, which was not repeated until 2018 .
Patrik Štefan should become one of the most disappointing overall firsts in the history of the NHL Entry Draft, while the year as a whole is considered one of the weakest in league history. In addition to the Sedin twins, who were the only ones to reach 1000 scorer points , the well-known players in the more European draft of 1999 include Barret Jackman , Martin Havlát , Mike Comrie , Ryan Miller , Martin Erat , Henrik Zetterberg and Radim Vrbata . No actor has yet been considered in the Hockey Hall of Fame . In addition, the 272 picks included 20 additional voting rights, which were given under the Collective Bargaining Agreement to those teams who had lost certain players via the Free Agency in the summer of 1998 or who were unable to agree on a contract with previous first-round draft picks.
Draft order
lottery
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The modalities of the 1995 draft lottery had to be changed again because the Atlanta Thrashers were newly admitted to the league. The Thrashers got the same chance with 16.9% as the second worst team of the past 1998/99 season and voted in second position in all further rounds. The chances of all other teams that had missed the playoffs were therefore slightly reduced. The lottery was subsequently won by the Chicago Blackhawks , who rose four positions from eighth to four. However, they did not retain their right to vote, as the Vancouver Canucks carried out a series of barter deals to secure the rights to both Sedin twins. The rest of the draft order corresponded to the reversed final table of the past season, unaffected by success in the playoffs.
Transfer of first-round voting rights
Pick | date | From | To | Modalities |
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1/2/4 | June 25, 1999 | Chicago Blackhawks | Vancouver Canucks | The Blackhawks sent their first-round suffrage (4th position) to Vancouver and received Bryan McCabe and a first-round suffrage in the 2000 or 2001 drafts . The choice between the latter fell later on the Draft 2000. |
June 26, 1999 |
Tampa Bay Lightning (Swap) |
Vancouver Canucks (Swap) |
The Lightning sent their first-round voting rights (1st position) to Vancouver and received the Blackhawks' first-round voting rights (4th position) and two third-round voting rights for this draft. | |
June 26, 1999 |
Vancouver Canucks (Swap) |
Atlanta Thrashers (Swap) |
The Canucks sent the first round suffrage of the Lightning (1st position) as well as a conditional third round suffrage in the NHL Entry Draft 2000 to Atlanta and received the first round suffrage of the Thrashers (2nd position) as well as the promise that Atlanta with the first Pick Štefan and none of the Sedin twins choose. | |
4th | June 26, 1999 | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Rangers | The Lightning sent the Blackhawks' first-round suffrage to New York and received Dan Cloutier , Niklas Sundström and a first-round and a third-round vote in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft . |
8th | June 19, 1999 | Los Angeles Kings | New York Islanders | The Kings sent Olli Jokinen , Josh Green , Mathieu Biron and their first-round suffrage to New York and received Žigmund Pálffy , Bryan Smolinski , Marcel Cousineau and a four-round suffrage for this draft. |
9/11 | June 26, 1999 |
Calgary Flames (Swap) |
New York Rangers (Swap) |
The Flames sent the rights to Jan Hlaváč , their first round suffrage (9th position) and a third round suffrage for this draft to New York and received Marc Savard and the first round suffrage of the Rangers (11th position). |
10 | May 29, 1999 | Canadiens de Montréal | New York Islanders | The Canadiens sent their first round suffrage to New York and received Trevor Linden in return . |
15th | June 26, 1999 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Phoenix Coyotes | The Mighty Ducks sent Travis Green and their first-round voting rights to Phoenix and received Oleg Twerdowski in return . |
22nd | August 20, 1997 | Philadelphia Flyers | Tampa Bay Lightning | The Flyers took Chris Gratton by means of an offer sheet as a restricted free agent of the Lightning under contract and therefore had to give up four first-round voting rights (1998-2001) as compensation. However, Tampa sent these four voting rights straight back to Philadelphia in exchange for Mikael Renberg and Karl Dykhuis . |
23 | March 23, 1999 | Detroit Red Wings | Chicago Blackhawks | The Red Wings sent Anders Eriksson , their first-round suffrage and a first-round suffrage in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to Chicago and received Chris Chelios for it . |
28 | June 26, 1999 | Dallas Stars | New York Islanders | The stars sent their first round suffrage to New York and received a second and a third round suffrage in this draft. |
Draft result
Table of Contents Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 |
Abbreviations:
position with C = center , LW = left wing , RW = right wing , D = defender , G = goalkeeper
Round 1
round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
statistics
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review
With the exception of goalkeepers Ryan Miller and Craig Anderson , all players of this year have finished their NHL careers. The tables show the five best players in the categories of games, goals, assists and scorer points, as well as the five goalkeepers with the most wins in the NHL. Miller and Anderson statistics are current as of the end of the 2018/19 season. In addition, 112 of the 272 selected players (approx. 41%) have played at least one NHL game.
Fat: best value
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Web links
- NHL Entry Draft 1999 on eliteprospects.com (English)
- NHL Entry Draft 1999 on hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emily Sadler: Top 10 biggest busts in NHL draft history. sportsnet.ca, June 24, 2015, accessed on March 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Alex Frank: Top 15 Absolutely Terrible NHL Draft Classes. thesportster.com, June 21, 2016, accessed March 19, 2020 .