1999 NHL Draft
Denis Shvidki in the 1999 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Denis Shvidki 12th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 76 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 12
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 12
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 9–15 in the 1999 draft
- 9Jamie LundmarkC295 GP · 99 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Branislav MezeiD240 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 11Oleg SaprykinL325 GP · 137 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 12Denis ShvidkiR76 GP · 25 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 13Jani RitaL66 GP · 14 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 14Jeff JillsonD140 GP · 41 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 15Scott KelmanCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
1st
of 1 Ukrainians selected
10th
of 154 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Denis Shvidki made his NHL debut on October 6, 2000, 1 year and 102 days after the draft.
76
Games
11
Goals
14
Assists
25
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 1999 draft
- 12Denis ShvidkiR76 GP · 25 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 40Alex AuldG237 GP · 91 WFLAFlorida Panthers
- 70Niklas HagmanL770 GP · 301 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 80Jean-Francois LanielGFLAFlorida Panthers
- 103Morgan McCormickRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 109Rod SarichDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 169Brad WoodsDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 198Travis EaglesRFLAFlorida Panthers
- 227Jonathan CharronGFLAFlorida Panthers