1999 NHL Draft
Tommi Santala in the 1999 NHL Draft
Atlanta Thrashers selected Tommi Santala 245th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 9.
He was the 16th of the 18 Finns selected that year. It was the tenth of the 11 picks Atlanta Thrashers made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 63 games put him 65th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 245
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 2
- Drafting team
- ATLAtlanta Thrashers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 242–248 in the 1999 draft
- 242Justin DziamaRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 243Brian SullivanDDALDallas Stars
- 244Mikko KuparinenDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 245Tommi SantalaC63 GP · 9 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 246Ray DilauroDATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 247Mikko ElorantaL264 GP · 76 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 248Darren HaydarR23 GP · 8 PNSHNashville Predators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
16th
of 18 Finns selected
136th
of 154 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 13Jani RitaL66 GP · 14 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 27Ari AhonenGNo NHL gamesNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 41Tony SalmelainenL70 GP · 18 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 62Teemu SainomaaLOTTOttawa Senators
- 70Niklas HagmanL770 GP · 301 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 100Teemu KesaDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 118Jaakko HarikkalaDBOSBoston Bruins
- 183Riku HahlC92 GP · 13 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 197Arto LaatikainenDNYRNew York Rangers
- 201Mikko RuutuLOTTOttawa Senators
+ 8 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Tommi Santala made his NHL debut on October 9, 2003, 4 years and 105 days after the draft.
63
Games
2
Goals
7
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Atlanta Thrashers picks in the 1999 draft
- 1Patrik StefanC455 GP · 188 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 30Luke SellarsD1 GP · 0 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 68Zdenek BlatnyL25 GP · 3 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 98David KaczowkaLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 99Rob ZeppG10 GP · 5 WATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 128Derek MacKenzieC611 GP · 125 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 159Yuri DobryshkinRATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 188Stephen BabyRATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 217Garnet ExelbyD408 GP · 50 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 245Tommi SantalaC63 GP · 9 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 246Ray DilauroDATLAtlanta Thrashers