1999 NHL Draft
Tom Kostopoulos in the 1999 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Tom Kostopoulos 204th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 7.
It was the ninth of the 11 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 630 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 204
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 18
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 201–207 in the 1999 draft
- 201Mikko RuutuLOTTOttawa Senators
- 202Jim BaxterDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 203Phil OsaerGNo NHL gamesSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 204Tom KostopoulosR630 GP · 157 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 205Kyle KettlesGNSHNashville Predators
- 206Bret DececcoRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 207Greg BarberRBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
204th
of 272 players selected
114th
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
Tom Kostopoulos made his NHL debut on December 29, 2001, 2 years and 186 days after the draft.
630
Games
61
Goals
96
Assists
157
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1999 draft
- 18Konstantin KoltsovL144 GP · 38 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 51Matt MurleyL62 GP · 9 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 57Jeremy Van HoofDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 86Sebastien CaronG95 GP · 26 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 115Ryan MaloneL647 GP · 370 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 144Tomas SkvaridloCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 157Vladimir MalenkykhDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 176Doug MeyerLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 204Tom KostopoulosR630 GP · 157 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 233Darcy RobinsonDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 261Andrew McPhersonLPITPittsburgh Penguins