1999 NHL Draft
Douglas Murray in the 1999 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Douglas Murray 241st overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 26th pick of round 8.
He was the 22nd of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the sixth of the 7 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 518 games put him 23rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 241
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 26
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 238–244 in the 1999 draft
- 238Anton BorodkinLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 239Pierre HedinD3 GP · 1 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 240Jeff FingerD199 GP · 57 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 241Douglas MurrayD518 GP · 64 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 242Justin DziamaRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 243Brian SullivanDDALDallas Stars
- 244Mikko KuparinenDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
22nd
of 23 Swedes selected
77th
of 88 defensemen 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
Douglas Murray made his NHL debut on December 2, 2005, 6 years and 159 days after the draft.
518
Games
7
Goals
57
Assists
64
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1999 draft
- 14Jeff JillsonD140 GP · 41 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 82Mark ConcannonLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 111Willie LevesqueRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 155Niko DimitrakosR158 GP · 62 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 229Eric BetournayCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 241Douglas MurrayD518 GP · 64 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 257Hannes HyvonenR42 GP · 9 PSJSSan Jose Sharks