1999 NHL Draft
Nick Boynton in the 1999 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Nick Boynton 21st overall in the 1999 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 605 games put him 20th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
Washington Capitals had already picked him in 1997, 9th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1999 draft
- 18Konstantin KoltsovL144 GP · 38 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 19Kirill SafronovD35 GP · 4 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 20Barrett HeistenL10 GP · 0 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 21Nick BoyntonD605 GP · 144 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 22Maxime OuelletG12 GP · 2 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 23Steve McCarthyD302 GP · 55 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 24Luca CeredaCTORToronto Maple Leafs
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
21st
of 272 players selected
6th
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
Nick Boynton made his NHL debut on April 1, 2000, 280 days after the draft.
605
Games
34
Goals
110
Assists
144
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1999 draft
- 21Nick BoyntonD605 GP · 144 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 56Matt ZultekCBOSBoston Bruins
- 89Kyle WanvigR75 GP · 15 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 118Jaakko HarikkalaDBOSBoston Bruins
- 147Seamus KotykGNo NHL gamesBOSBoston Bruins
- 179Donald ChoukalosGBOSBoston Bruins
- 207Greg BarberRBOSBoston Bruins
- 236John CroninDBOSBoston Bruins
- 247Mikko ElorantaL264 GP · 76 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 264Georgijs PujacsDBOSBoston Bruins