1999 NHL Draft
Jeff Jillson in the 1999 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Jeff Jillson 14th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 140 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 14
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 14
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 11–17 in the 1999 draft
- 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
- 16David TanabeD449 GP · 114 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 17Barret JackmanD876 GP · 186 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
14th
of 272 players selected
2nd
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
Jeff Jillson made his NHL debut on October 4, 2001, 2 years and 100 days after the draft.
140
Games
9
Goals
32
Assists
41
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