1999 NHL Draft
Nolan Yonkman in the 1999 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Nolan Yonkman 37th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 76 games put him 60th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 37
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 34–40 in the 1999 draft
- 34Ross LupaschukD3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Milan BartovicR50 GP · 17 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36Alexei SemenovD211 GP · 33 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 37Nolan YonkmanD76 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 38Dan CavanaughCCGYCalgary Flames
- 39Alexander ButurlinLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 40Alex AuldG237 GP · 91 WFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
37th
of 272 players selected
12th
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
Nolan Yonkman made his NHL debut on January 14, 2002, 2 years and 202 days after the draft.
76
Games
1
Goals
9
Assists
10
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1999 draft
- 7Kris BeechC198 GP · 67 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 29Michal SivekC38 GP · 6 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 31Charlie StephensC8 GP · 2 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 34Ross LupaschukD3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 37Nolan YonkmanD76 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 132Roman TvrdonC9 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 175Kyle ClarkRWSHWashington Capitals
- 192David JohanssonDWSHWashington Capitals
- 219Maxim OrlovCWSHWashington Capitals
- 249Igor ShadilovDWSHWashington Capitals