1999 NHL Draft
David Tanabe in the 1999 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected David Tanabe 16th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 449 games put him 28th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 16
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 13–19 in the 1999 draft
- 13Jani RitaL66 GP · 14 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 14Jeff JillsonD140 GP · 41 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 15Scott KelmanCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 16David TanabeD449 GP · 114 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 17Barret JackmanD876 GP · 186 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 18Konstantin KoltsovL144 GP · 38 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 19Kirill SafronovD35 GP · 4 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
16th
of 272 players selected
3rd
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
David Tanabe made his NHL debut on October 11, 1999, 107 days after the draft.
449
Games
30
Goals
84
Assists
114
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 1999 draft
- 16David TanabeD449 GP · 114 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 49Brett LysakC2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 84Brad FastD1 GP · 1 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 113Ryan MurphyLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 174Damian SurmaL2 GP · 2 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 202Jim BaxterDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 231David EvansRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 237Antti JokelaGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 259Yauhenni KurilinCCARCarolina Hurricanes