1999 NHL Draft
Jani Rita in the 1999 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Jani Rita 13th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 18 Finns selected that year. It was the first 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 66 games put him 64th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 1999 draft
- 10Branislav MezeiD240 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 11Oleg SaprykinL325 GP · 137 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 12Denis ShvidkiR76 GP · 25 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 13Jani RitaL66 GP · 14 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 14Jeff JillsonD140 GP · 41 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 15Scott KelmanCPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 16David TanabeD449 GP · 114 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
1st
of 18 Finns selected
11th
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
Jani Rita made his NHL debut on March 2, 2002, 2 years and 249 days after the draft.
66
Games
9
Goals
5
Assists
14
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