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.[1]
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 have 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
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Detroit's first-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Chris Chelios to Detroit in exchange for Anders Eriksson, a first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
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.
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 (this pick) or in the 2000 Entry Draft. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
Colorado acquired this pick and $200,000.00 as compensation on February 1, 1999 after Vancouver hired Marc Crawford as head coach.
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 (# 45 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
St. Louis' acquired second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 1998 that sent future considerations (Nashville agreed to not select Jamie McLennan from Blues in 1998 NHL Expansion Draft) to St. Louis in exchange for Darren Turcotte and a conditional draft pick (highest compensatory pick in the 1999 Entry Draft (this pick) or a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft.
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as compensation on July 3, 1998 after Dallas signed free agent Brett Hull.
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 (# 48 overall) and a sixth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (this pick) or 2000 Entry Draft or a second-round pick from the Islanders in the 2000 Entry Draft.
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.
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 (this pick). Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
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.
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 (# 87 overall) 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.
Washington's third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Alexei Tezikov and a fourth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Wahington in exchange for Joe Juneau and this pick.
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.
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.
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 (# 71 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for Brad Isbister and this pick.
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 (# 1 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for a first-round pick (# 4 overall), a third-round pick (# 75 overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
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.
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 (# 11 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for the rights to Jan Hlaváč, a first-round pick (# 9 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Colorado's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999 that sent two second-round picks (# 54 & 61 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a second-round pick (# 45 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
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.
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.
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.
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 17, 1998 that sent Michal Sykora to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mark Fitzpatrick and this pick.
Nashville's fourth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on April 13, 1999 that sent Andy Berenzweig to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
Washington's fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 8, 1998 that sent Esa Tikkanen to Washington in exchange for Dwayne Hay and a conditional pick in the 1999 Entry Draft (this pick). Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
Chicago's fourth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on January 28, 1999 that sent Josef Marha to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on October 14, 1998 that sent Mathieu Schneider to the Rangers in exchange for Alexander Karpovtsev and this pick.
Edmonton's fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Jason Smith to Edmonton in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick.
Anaheim's fourth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on March 24, 1998 that sent Josef Marha to Anaheim in exchange for Warren Rychel and a conditional pick in the 1999 Entry Draft (this pick) . Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
Carolina's acquired fourth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999 that sent Eric Fichaud to Carolina in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 1998 that sent Jeff Brown to Toronto in exchange for a conditional pick in the 1999 Entry Draft (this pick). Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
The Islanders' acquired fourth-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on March 20, 1999 that sent Brad Isbister and a third-round pick (# 87 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for Robert Reichel, a third-round pick (# 71 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1999 that sent Ted Donato to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
Detroit's acquired fourth-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on July 14, 1998, that sent Doug Brown to Detroit in exchange for Petr Sykora, a third-round in the 1999 Entry Draft and future considerations (this pick).
Detroit acquired this pick as compensation on July 13, 1998, after San Jose signed free agent Bob Rouse.
The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 22, 1999 that sent Sergei Nemchinov to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
Florida's fifth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Mike Wilson to Florida in exchange for Rhett Warrener and this pick.
Florida's acquired fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent the rights to Jiri Dopita to Florida in exchange for this pick.
Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 11, 1998, that sent Jeff Norton to San Jose in exchange for Alex Hicks and this pick.
Carolina's fifth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 1, 1998 that sent Randy Petruk to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
San Jose's acquired fifth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Vincent Damphousse to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft, San Jose's option of a second-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft or 2001 Entry Draft and this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
Philadelphia's fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 20, 1999 that sent Mikael Andersson and Sandy McCarthy to Philadelphia in exchange for Colin Forbes and a conditional pick in the 1999 Entry Draft (this pick) or in the 2000 Entry Draft. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
Detroit's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 18, 1997, that sent a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Detroit in exchange for Mike Vernon and this pick.
New Jersey's fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on August 26, 1998 that sent Ken Sutton to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
Tampa Bay's sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a seventh, an eighth and a ninth-round picks in the 1999 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
The Islanders' sixth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on January 9, 1999 that sent Felix Potvin and a sixth-round pick (# 182 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for Bryan Berard and this pick.
Washington's sixth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on October 16, 1998 that sent Tom Chorske and an eighth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for this pick.
Chicago's acquired sixth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on March 12, 1999 that sent Radim Bicanek to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 10, 1998, that sent Cam Russell to Colorado in exchange for Roman Vopat and this pick.
Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 29, 1998 that sent Eric Lacroix to Los Angeles in exchange for Roman Vopat and this pick.
St. Louis' sixth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on March 18, 1999 that sent Brad Shaw and an eighth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
Phoenix's sixth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Stanislav Neckář to Phoenix in exchange for Jason Doig and this pick.
Detroit's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 23, 1999 that sent Kevin Hodson and a second-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Wendel Clark and this pick.
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 5, 1998 that sent Brent Gilchrist to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
The Islanders' acquired sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on January 18, 1999, that sent Craig Janney to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 9, 1999 that sent Bryan Berard and a sixth-round pick (# 161 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for Felix Potvin and this pick.
Atlanta's acquired sixth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999 that sent Per Svartvadet to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
Calgary's seventh-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on December 29, 1998 that sent Andrei Trefilov to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
San Jose's seventh-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on August 6, 1998 that sent Johan Hedberg to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
The Islanders' eighth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on October 16, 1998 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Tom Chorske and this pick.
Washington's eight-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on March 18, 1999 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for Brad Shaw and this pick.
Calgary eighth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on October 13, 1998 that sent a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for the rights to Ryan Bast and this pick.
Edmonton's eighth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 20, 1999 that sent Tommy Salo to Edmonton in exchange for the rights to Mats Lindgren and this pick.
Ottawa's eighth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998, that sent a eighth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
The Islanders' ninth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
Washington's ninth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 15, 1998 that sent James Black to Washington in exchange for this pick.
Chicago's ninth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 2, 1998 that sent Colin Pepperall to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
Philadelphia's ninth-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 27, 1998 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
New Jersey's ninth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on February 11, 1997 that sent Peter Zezel to New Jersey in exchange for Chris McAlpine and this pick.
Vancouver GM Brian Burke was determined to draft Daniel and Henrik Sedin, after their performance at the 1999 IIHF World Championship in Oslo, Norway. He began by complementing his existing third overall pick by trading defenseman Bryan McCabe and Vancouver's 1st-round pick in the 2000 Draft (used to select Pavel Vorobiev) to the Chicago Blackhawks for the fourth overall pick. Then he obtained the first overall pick from Tampa Bay, flipping Chicago's fourth overall pick — which the Lightning subsequently traded to the Rangers, who used it to draft Pavel Brendl — and two third-round selections. Vancouver and Atlanta then worked out a deal whereby Atlanta, who held the second overall selection, promised to select Patrik Stefan with the first overall pick, leaving both Sedins available to Vancouver at 2nd and 3rd.[2]
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