1999 NHL Expansion Draft
# Player Drafted from
1 Trevor Kidd ( G ) Carolina Hurricanes
2 Norm Maracle ( G ) Detroit Red Wings
3 Corey Schwab ( G ) Tampa Bay Lightning
4 Petr Buzek ( D ) Dallas Stars
5 Brett Clark ( D ) Montreal Canadiens
6 Kevin Dean ( D ) New Jersey Devils
7 Maxim Galanov ( D ) Pittsburgh Penguins
8 David Harlock ( D ) New York Islanders
9 Jamie Pushor ( D ) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
10 Darryl Shannon ( D ) Buffalo Sabres
11 Chris Tamer ( D ) New York Rangers
12 Mark Tinordi ( D ) Washington Capitals
13 Yannick Tremblay ( D ) Toronto Maple Leafs
14 Kelly Buchberger ( RW ) Edmonton Oilers
15 Sylvain Cloutier ( C ) Chicago Blackhawks
16 Phil Crowe ( RW ) Ottawa Senators
17 Peter Ferraro ( RW ) Boston Bruins
18 Johan Garpenlov ( LW ) Florida Panthers
19 Jody Hull ( RW ) Philadelphia Flyers
20 Matt Johnson ( LW ) Los Angeles Kings
Draft results
These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes , but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order . As the Thrashers was the only team participating in the draft , the order is inconsequential .
The 1999 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 25, 1999, in Boston, Massachusetts. The draft took place to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 1999-2000 season, the Atlanta Thrashers.