1999 NHL Draft
Martin Grenier in the 1999 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Martin Grenier 45th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 11 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 18 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 45
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 42–48 in the 1999 draft
- 42Mike CommodoreD484 GP · 106 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 43Andrei SheferLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 44Jordan LeopoldD695 GP · 214 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 45Martin GrenierD18 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 46Dimitri LevinskiRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 47Sheldon KeefeR125 GP · 24 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 48Simon LajeunesseG1 GP · 0 WOTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
45th
of 272 players selected
15th
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
Martin Grenier made his NHL debut on October 11, 2001, 2 years and 107 days after the draft.
18
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 1999 draft
- 25Mikhail KuleshovL3 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 45Martin GrenierD18 GP · 1 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 93Branko RadivojevicR393 GP · 120 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 112Sanny LindstromDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 122Kristian KovacRCOLColorado Avalanche
- 142William MagnusonDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 152Jordan KrestanovichL22 GP · 2 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 158Anders LovdahlCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 183Riku HahlC92 GP · 13 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 212Radim VrbataR1057 GP · 623 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 240Jeff FingerD199 GP · 57 PCOLColorado Avalanche