1999 NHL Draft
Tim Connolly in the 1999 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Tim Connolly 5th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 697 games put him 13th in the class, but only 6 have scored more points than his 431.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1999 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
5th
of 272 players selected
5th
of 154 forwards 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
Tim Connolly made his NHL debut on October 2, 1999, 98 days after the draft.
697
Games
131
Goals
300
Assists
431
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