1999 NHL Draft
Damian Surma in the 1999 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Damian Surma 174th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 6.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 102nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 174
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 17
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 171–177 in the 1999 draft
- 171Chris LeggCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 172Josh ReedDVANVancouver Canucks
- 173Jan SandstromDANAAnaheim Ducks
- 174Damian SurmaL2 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 175Kyle ClarkRWSHWashington Capitals
- 176Doug MeyerLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 177Jay DardisCNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
174th
of 272 players selected
92nd
of 154 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Patrik StefanC455 GP · 188 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 2Daniel SedinL1306 GP · 1041 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 3Henrik SedinC1330 GP · 1070 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 4Pavel BrendlR78 GP · 22 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 5Tim ConnollyC697 GP · 431 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Brian FinleyG4 GP · 0 WNSHNashville Predators
- 7Kris BeechC198 GP · 67 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 8Taylor PyattL859 GP · 280 PNYINew York Islanders
- 9Jamie LundmarkC295 GP · 99 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Branislav MezeiD240 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
+ 262 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Damian Surma made his NHL debut on March 18, 2003, 3 years and 265 days after the draft.
2
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 1999 draft
- 16David TanabeD449 GP · 114 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 49Brett LysakC2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 84Brad FastD1 GP · 1 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 113Ryan MurphyLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 174Damian SurmaL2 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 202Jim BaxterDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 231David EvansRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 237Antti JokelaGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 259Yauhenni KurilinCCARCarolina Hurricanes