1999 NHL Draft
Ryan Miller in the 1999 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Ryan Miller 138th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 5.
It was the seventh 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. Only 8 of them have played more games than his 796.
- Overall pick
- 138
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 12
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 135–141 in the 1999 draft
- 135Matt DomanRCGYCalgary Flames
- 136Dustin JamiesonLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 137Garett BembridgeRNYRNew York Rangers
- 138Ryan MillerG796 GP · 391 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 139Jonathan FauteuxDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 140Adam JohnsonDNYINew York Islanders
- 141Maxim RybinRANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
138th
of 272 players selected
17th
of 30 goaltenders 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
Ryan Miller made his NHL debut on November 19, 2002, 3 years and 146 days after the draft.
796
Games
391
Wins
45
Shutouts
.914
Save %
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