1999 NHL Draft
Kris Beech in the 1999 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Kris Beech 7th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 198 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 7
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 7
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 4–10 in the 1999 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
7th
of 272 players selected
6th
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
Kris Beech made his NHL debut on October 6, 2000, 1 year and 102 days after the draft.
198
Games
25
Goals
42
Assists
67
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