Finnish players in the 1999 NHL Draft

18 Finnish players were picked in the 1999 NHL Draft, two of them in the first round. Jani Rita went first, at number 13 to the Edmonton Oilers. That was the fifth most of the 16 countries with a player picked. Seven of them have played in the NHL.

Picked

In the first round

Have played in the NHL

Every pick, round by round

Round 1

2 picks

Jani Rita (L)Left wingNHL 2001–2005 · INACTIVE

EDM

Ari Ahonen (G)GoaltenderNo NHL games

NJD

Round 2

2 picks

Tony Salmelainen (L)Left wingNHL 2003–2006 · INACTIVE

EDM

Teemu Sainomaa (L)Left wing

OTT

Round 3

1 pick

Niklas Hagman (L)Left wingNHL 2001–2011 · INACTIVE

FLA

Round 4

2 picks

100

Teemu Kesa (D)Defenseman

NJD

118

Jaakko Harikkala (D)Defenseman

BOS

Round 6

1 pick

183

Riku Hahl (C)CenterNHL 2001–2003 · INACTIVE

COL

Round 7

2 picks

197

Arto Laatikainen (D)Defenseman

NYR

201

Mikko Ruutu (L)Left wing

OTT

Round 8

4 picks

216

Erkki Rajamaki (L)Left wing

TBL

218

Markus Kankaanpera (D)Defenseman

VAN

225

Mikko Hyytia (C)Center

MTL

237

Antti Jokela (G)Goaltender

CAR

Round 9

4 picks

244

Mikko Kuparinen (D)Defenseman

TBL

245

Tommi Santala (C)CenterNHL 2003–2006 · INACTIVE

ATL

247

Mikko Eloranta (L)Left wingNHL 1999–2002 · INACTIVE

BOS

257

Hannes Hyvonen (R)Right wingNHL 2001–2002 · INACTIVE

SJS

The teams that drafted them

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 picks, first at 13

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 picks, first at 27

OTTOttawa Senators2 picks, first at 62

BOSBoston Bruins2 picks, first at 118

TBLTampa Bay Lightning2 picks, first at 216

FLAFlorida PanthersNo. 70

COLColorado AvalancheNo. 183

NYRNew York RangersNo. 197

VANVancouver CanucksNo. 218

MTLMontréal CanadiensNo. 225

CARCarolina HurricanesNo. 237

ATLAtlanta ThrashersNo. 245

SJSSan Jose SharksNo. 257

The class in the NHL

Regular season, whole careers: skaters by points, goalies by games.

The class against the other years

Players picked each year and the year's first pick.