1999 NHL Draft
Hannes Hyvonen in the 1999 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Hannes Hyvonen 257th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 9.
He was the 18th of the 18 Finns selected that year. It was the seventh and last 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 42 games put him 70th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 257
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 14
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 23 years
The picks around it
Picks 254–260 in the 1999 draft
- 254Alexei BulatovLNYRNew York Rangers
- 255Brett HenningCNYINew York Islanders
- 256Tomas GroschlREDMEdmonton Oilers
- 257Hannes HyvonenR42 GP · 9 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 258Brian GornickCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 259Yauhenni KurilinCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 260Brian McMeekinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
18th
of 18 Finns selected
146th
of 154 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 13Jani RitaL66 GP · 14 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 27Ari AhonenGNo NHL gamesNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 41Tony SalmelainenL70 GP · 18 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 62Teemu SainomaaLOTTOttawa Senators
- 70Niklas HagmanL770 GP · 301 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 100Teemu KesaDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 118Jaakko HarikkalaDBOSBoston Bruins
- 183Riku HahlC92 GP · 13 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 197Arto LaatikainenDNYRNew York Rangers
- 201Mikko RuutuLOTTOttawa Senators
+ 8 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Hannes Hyvonen made his NHL debut on March 23, 2002, 2 years and 270 days after the draft.
42
Games
4
Goals
5
Assists
9
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