1999 NHL Draft
Doug Janik in the 1999 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Doug Janik 55th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 12 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 190 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 27
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 1999 draft
- 52Adam HallR682 GP · 156 PNSHNashville Predators
- 53Brad RalphL1 GP · 0 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 54Andrew HutchinsonD140 GP · 39 PNSHNashville Predators
- 55Doug JanikD190 GP · 19 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 56Matt ZultekCBOSBoston Bruins
- 57Jeremy Van HoofDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 58Matt CarknerD237 GP · 27 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
55th
of 272 players selected
17th
of 88 defensemen 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
Doug Janik made his NHL debut on March 14, 2003, 3 years and 261 days after the draft.
190
Games
3
Goals
16
Assists
19
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1999 draft
- 20Barrett HeistenL10 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Milan BartovicR50 GP · 17 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 55Doug JanikD190 GP · 19 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 64Mike ZigomanisC197 GP · 40 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 73Tim PrestonLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 117Karel MosovskyLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 138Ryan MillerG796 GP · 391 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 146Matthew KinchDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 178Seneque HyacintheLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 206Bret DececcoRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 235Brad SelfCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 263Craig BrunelRBUFBuffalo Sabres