1999 NHL Draft
Kent McDonell in the 1999 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Kent McDonell 181st overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 6.
It was the third of the 6 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 32 games put him 74th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 181
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 24
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
Carolina Hurricanes had already picked him in 1997, 225th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 178–184 in the 1999 draft
- 178Seneque HyacintheLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 179Donald ChoukalosGBOSBoston Bruins
- 180Tore VikingstadLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 181Kent McDonellR32 GP · 3 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 182Fedor FedorovL18 GP · 2 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 183Riku HahlC92 GP · 13 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 184Justin CoxRDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
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
Kent McDonell made his NHL debut on April 2, 2003, 3 years and 280 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1999 draft
- 120Jari TolsaCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 149Andrei MaximenkoLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 181Kent McDonellR32 GP · 3 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 210Henrik ZetterbergC1082 GP · 960 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 238Anton BorodkinLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 266Ken DavisRDETDetroit Red Wings