1999 NHL Draft
Daniel Sedin in the 1999 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Daniel Sedin 2nd overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the first of the 8 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. Only one of them has played more games than his 1306, and only one has scored more points than his 1041.
- Overall pick
- 2
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 2
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–5 in the 1999 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
1st
of 23 Swedes selected
2nd
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
Daniel Sedin made his NHL debut on October 5, 2000, 1 year and 101 days after the draft.
1306
Games
393
Goals
648
Assists
1041
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1999 draft
- 2Daniel SedinL1306 GP · 1041 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 3Henrik SedinC1330 GP · 1070 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 69Rene VydarenyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 129Ryan ThorpeLVANVancouver Canucks
- 172Josh ReedDVANVancouver Canucks
- 189Kevin SwansonGVANVancouver Canucks
- 218Markus KankaanperaDVANVancouver Canucks
- 271Darrell HayDVANVancouver Canucks