1999 NHL Draft
Mattias Weinhandl in the 1999 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Mattias Weinhandl 78th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 3.
He was the fourth of the 23 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 14 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 182 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 78
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 12
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 75–81 in the 1999 draft
- 75Brett ScheffelmaierDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 76Frantisek KaberleD523 GP · 193 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 77Craig AndersonG709 GP · 319 WCGYCalgary Flames
- 78Mattias WeinhandlR182 GP · 56 PNYINew York Islanders
- 79Johan AsplundGNYRNew York Rangers
- 80Jean-Francois LanielGFLAFlorida Panthers
- 81Adam HauserG1 GP · 0 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
4th
of 23 Swedes selected
42nd
of 154 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 2Daniel SedinL1306 GP · 1041 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 3Henrik SedinC1330 GP · 1070 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 33Jonas AnderssonR9 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 78Mattias WeinhandlR182 GP · 56 PNYINew York Islanders
- 79Johan AsplundGNYRNew York Rangers
- 83Niclas HävelidD628 GP · 171 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 88Jimmie ÖlvestadL111 GP · 17 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 96Mathias TjärnqvistL173 GP · 32 PDALDallas Stars
- 102Johan HalvardssonDNYINew York Islanders
- 112Sanny LindstromDCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mattias Weinhandl made his NHL debut on November 4, 2002, 3 years and 131 days after the draft.
182
Games
19
Goals
37
Assists
56
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1999 draft
- 5Tim ConnollyC697 GP · 431 PNYINew York Islanders
- 8Taylor PyattL859 GP · 280 PNYINew York Islanders
- 10Branislav MezeiD240 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 28Kristian KudrocD26 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 78Mattias WeinhandlR182 GP · 56 PNYINew York Islanders
- 87Brian CollinsCNYINew York Islanders
- 101Juraj KolnikR240 GP · 95 PNYINew York Islanders
- 102Johan HalvardssonDNYINew York Islanders
- 130Justin MapletoftC38 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 140Adam JohnsonDNYINew York Islanders
- 163Björn MelinR3 GP · 1 PNYINew York Islanders
- 228Radek MartinekD486 GP · 110 PNYINew York Islanders
- 255Brett HenningCNYINew York Islanders
- 268Tyler ScottDNYINew York Islanders