1999 NHL Draft
Tony Salmelainen in the 1999 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Tony Salmelainen 41st overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 2.
He was the third of the 18 Finns selected that year. It was the third of the 9 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 70 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 41
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 13
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 38–44 in the 1999 draft
- 38Dan CavanaughCCGYCalgary Flames
- 39Alexander ButurlinLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 40Alex AuldG237 GP · 91 WFLAFlorida Panthers
- 41Tony SalmelainenL70 GP · 18 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42Mike CommodoreD484 GP · 106 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 43Andrei SheferLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 44Jordan LeopoldD695 GP · 214 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
3rd
of 18 Finns selected
25th
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
Tony Salmelainen made his NHL debut on October 30, 2003, 4 years and 126 days after the draft.
70
Games
6
Goals
12
Assists
18
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1999 draft
- 13Jani RitaL66 GP · 14 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 36Alexei SemenovD211 GP · 33 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Tony SalmelainenL70 GP · 18 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 81Adam HauserG1 GP · 0 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91Mike ComrieC589 GP · 365 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 139Jonathan FauteuxDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 171Chris LeggCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 199Christian ChartierDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 256Tomas GroschlREDMEdmonton Oilers