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Konstantin Koltsov in the 1999 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Konstantin Koltsov 18th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.

He was the first of the 2 Belarusians selected that year. It was the first of the 11 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 144 games put him 50th in the class.

Overall pick
18
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 18
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

Picks 15–21 in the 1999 draft

  1. 15Scott KelmanCPHX
  2. 16David TanabeD449 GP · 114 PCAR
  3. 17Barret JackmanD876 GP · 186 PSTL
  4. 18Konstantin KoltsovL144 GP · 38 PPIT
  5. 19Kirill SafronovD35 GP · 4 PPHX
  6. 20Barrett HeistenL10 GP · 0 PBUF
  7. 21Nick BoyntonD605 GP · 144 PBOS

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

Where he came in the 1999 class

1st
of 2 Belarusians selected
13th
of 154 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Belarusians selected

  1. 18Konstantin KoltsovL144 GP · 38 PPIT
  2. 259Yauhenni KurilinCCAR

The road to the NHL

Konstantin Koltsov made his NHL debut on January 28, 2003, 3 years and 216 days after the draft.

144
Games
12
Goals
26
Assists
38
Points

NHL regular season to date.

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1999 draft