1999 NHL Draft
Milan Bartovic in the 1999 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Milan Bartovic 35th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 2.
He was the third of the 12 Slovaks selected that year. It was the second of the 12 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 50 games put him 68th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 7
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 1999 draft
- 32Michael RyanC83 GP · 15 PDALDallas Stars
- 33Jonas AnderssonR9 GP · 0 PNSHNashville Predators
- 34Ross LupaschukD3 GP · 0 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Milan BartovicR50 GP · 17 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 36Alexei SemenovD211 GP · 33 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 37Nolan YonkmanD76 GP · 10 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 38Dan CavanaughCCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
3rd
of 12 Slovaks selected
22nd
of 154 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 10Branislav MezeiD240 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 28Kristian KudrocD26 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 35Milan BartovicR50 GP · 17 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 65Jan LasakG6 GP · 0 WNSHNashville Predators
- 69Rene VydarenyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 85Peter SmrekD28 GP · 6 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 93Branko RadivojevicR393 GP · 120 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 101Juraj KolnikR240 GP · 95 PNYINew York Islanders
- 122Kristian KovacRCOLColorado Avalanche
- 132Roman TvrdonC9 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Milan Bartovic made his NHL debut on April 2, 2003, 3 years and 280 days after the draft.
50
Games
3
Goals
14
Assists
17
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1999 draft
- 20Barrett HeistenL10 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Milan BartovicR50 GP · 17 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 55Doug JanikD190 GP · 19 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 64Mike ZigomanisC197 GP · 40 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 73Tim PrestonLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 117Karel MosovskyLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 138Ryan MillerG796 GP · 391 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 146Matthew KinchDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 178Seneque HyacintheLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 206Bret DececcoRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 235Brad SelfCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 263Craig BrunelRBUFBuffalo Sabres