The 1999 NHL entry draft was the 37th draft for the National Hockey League. 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.
The 1999 NHL entry draft was the 37th draft for the National Hockey League. 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
Vancouver's acquired first-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a first-round pick (# 2 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft and a conditional third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a first-round pick (# 4 overall) and two third-round picks (# 75 & 88 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft in exchange for this pick.
Atlanta's first-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a first-round pick (# 1 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft and this pick.
Tampa Bay's acquired first-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent Dan Cloutier, Niklas Sundstrom, a first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2000 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a first-round pick (# 1 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft in exchange for two third-round picks (# 75 & 88 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 1999, that sent Bryan McCabe and Chicago's option of a first-round pick in the 2000 entry draft or 2001 entry draft in exchange for this pick.
Los Angeles' first-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 19, 1999, that sent Marcel Cousineau, Zigmund Palffy, Bryan Smolinski and a fourth-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for Mathieu Biron, Josh Green, Olli Jokinen and this pick.
Calgary's first-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 Hlavac, a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
Montreal's first-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on May 29, 1999, that sent Trevor Linden to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
The Rangers' first-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent the rights to Jan Hlavac, a first-round pick (# 9 overall) and third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft in exchange for Marc Savard and this pick.
Anaheim's first-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent Oleg Tverdovsky to Anaheim in exchange for Travis Green and this pick.
Philadelphia's first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on August 20, 1997, that sent Karl Dykhuis and Mikael Renberg to Tampa Bay in exchange for first-round picks in the 1998 entry draft, 2000 entry draft and 2001 entry draft along with this pick.
Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick along with first-round picks in the 1998 entry draft, 2000 entry draft and 2001 entry draft as compensation on August 20, 1997, after Philadelphia signed Group II free agent Chris Gratton.
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.
Dallas' first-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 26, 1997, that sent a second-round pick and a third-round in the 1999 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
Round two
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.
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.
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.
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 (this pick).
Washington acquired this pick as compensation after Washington could not sign their first-round pick on the 1997 entry draft, Nick Boynton.
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.
Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation on July 15, 1998, after Toronto signed free agent Curtis Joseph.
New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation on July 28, 1998, after Chicago signed free agent Doug Gilmour.
Los Angeles acquired this pick as compensation after Los Angeles could not sign their first-round pick on the 1997 entry draft, Matt Zultek.
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.
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 (# 54 & 61 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
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.
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 (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.
Anaheim's second-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 26, 1999, that sent a second-round pick (# 44 overall) to Anaheim in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 1999 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.
Nashville acquired this pick as compensation on July 15, 1998, after Nashville signed free agent Mike Richter.
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 (# 45 overall) and a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick (# 61 overall) in the 1999 Entry Draft and this pick.
Colorado previously acquired this pick as compensation after Colorado could not sign their first-round pick on the 1997 entry draft, Kevin Grimes.
Pittsburgh acquired this pick as compensation on July 13, 1998, after Carolina signed free agent Ron Francis.
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.
Colorado's second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 26, 2000, that sent a second-round pick (# 45 overall) and a third-round pick in the 1999 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for a second-round pick (# 54 overall) in the 1999 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.
Nashville acquired this pick as compensation on July 7, 1998, after Nashville signed free agent Uwe Krupp.
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.
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as compensation on July 2, 1998, after Los Angeles signed free agent Steve Duchesne.