1999 NHL Draft
Mikko Eloranta in the 1999 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Mikko Eloranta 247th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 9.
He was the 17th of the 18 Finns selected that year. It was the ninth of the 10 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 264 games put him 36th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 247
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 4
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 26 years
The picks around it
Picks 244–250 in the 1999 draft
- 244Mikko KuparinenDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 245Tommi SantalaC63 GP · 9 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 246Ray DilauroDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 247Mikko ElorantaL264 GP · 76 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 248Darren HaydarR23 GP · 8 PNSHNashville Predators
- 249Igor ShadilovDWSHWashington Capitals
- 250Noah ClarkeL21 GP · 4 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
17th
of 18 Finns selected
137th
of 154 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 13Jani RitaL66 GP · 14 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 27Ari AhonenGNo NHL gamesNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 41Tony SalmelainenL70 GP · 18 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 62Teemu SainomaaLOTTOttawa Senators
- 70Niklas HagmanL770 GP · 301 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 100Teemu KesaDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 118Jaakko HarikkalaDBOSBoston Bruins
- 183Riku HahlC92 GP · 13 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 197Arto LaatikainenDNYRNew York Rangers
- 201Mikko RuutuLOTTOttawa Senators
+ 8 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mikko Eloranta made his NHL debut on October 2, 1999, 98 days after the draft.
264
Games
32
Goals
44
Assists
76
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1999 draft
- 21Nick BoyntonD605 GP · 144 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 56Matt ZultekCBOSBoston Bruins
- 89Kyle WanvigR75 GP · 15 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 118Jaakko HarikkalaDBOSBoston Bruins
- 147Seamus KotykGNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
- 179Donald ChoukalosGBOSBoston Bruins
- 207Greg BarberRBOSBoston Bruins
- 236John CroninDBOSBoston Bruins
- 247Mikko ElorantaL264 GP · 76 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 264Georgijs PujacsDBOSBoston Bruins