1999 NHL Draft
Björn Melin in the 1999 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Björn Melin 163rd overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 6th pick of round 6.
He was the 14th of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the eleventh of the 14 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 96th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 163
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 6
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 160–166 in the 1999 draft
- 160Konstantin RudenkoLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 161Jan SochorRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 162Timo HelblingD11 GP · 1 PNSHNashville Predators
- 163Björn MelinR3 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 164Martin PrusekG57 GP · 31 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 165Michael LeightonG110 GP · 37 WCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 166Cory PeckerRCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
14th
of 23 Swedes selected
89th
of 154 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Daniel SedinL1306 GP · 1041 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 3Henrik SedinC1330 GP · 1070 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 33Jonas AnderssonR9 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 78Mattias WeinhandlR182 GP · 56 PNYINew York Islanders
- 79Johan AsplundGNYRNew York Rangers
- 83Niclas HävelidD628 GP · 171 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 88Jimmie ÖlvestadL111 GP · 17 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 96Mathias TjärnqvistL173 GP · 32 PDALDallas Stars
- 102Johan HalvardssonDNYINew York Islanders
- 112Sanny LindstromDCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Björn Melin made his NHL debut on January 7, 2007, 7 years and 195 days after the draft.
3
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1999 draft
- 5Tim ConnollyC697 GP · 431 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Taylor PyattL859 GP · 280 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Branislav MezeiD240 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 28Kristian KudrocD26 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 78Mattias WeinhandlR182 GP · 56 PNYINew York Islanders
- 87Brian CollinsCNYINew York Islanders
- 101Juraj KolnikR240 GP · 95 PNYINew York Islanders
- 102Johan HalvardssonDNYINew York Islanders
- 130Justin MapletoftC38 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 140Adam JohnsonDNYINew York Islanders
- 163Björn MelinR3 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 228Radek MartinekD486 GP · 110 PNYINew York Islanders
- 255Brett HenningCNYINew York Islanders
- 268Tyler ScottDNYINew York Islanders