patrik stefan was drafted first overall in 1999 nhl.
patrik stefan was drafted first overall in 1999 nhl.
who was drafted first overall in 1999 nhl?
patrik stefan
the newly formed thrashers selected patrik stefan with the first overall selection and luke sellars with their 30th overall pick (second pick of the second round) in the 1999 nhl entry draft. however, the entire 1999 nhl entry draft was a major disappointment for the thrashers, as all 11 of their draft picks were out of the nhl by the team's last season of existence; stefan played the most games for the thrashers from that draft, 414. their first two picks (stefan and sellars) were called two of the biggest disappointments in draft history; nhl.com listed stefan as the worst first overall pick of all-time and sellars (who played only one nhl game) as the worst 30th overall pick in nhl history. this turn of events was a major surprise, as not only did the media hype stefan as a franchise player, but hockey experts also considered then-thrashers general manager don waddell to be a man with excellent scouting ability.
atlanta thrashers
on 22 june 2018, dahlin was drafted first overall by the buffalo sabres in the draft. he was the first swedish player to be drafted first overall since mats sundin in 1989. on july 9th, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the sabres. dahlin participated at the sabres' training camp and made the opening night roster for the 2018–19 season. he made his nhl debut on october 4th in a 4–0 loss to the boston bruins. dahlin recorded his first career nhl goal on october 13th in a 3–0 win over the arizona coyotes. on february 9, 2019, after a win over the detroit red wings, dahlin became the fifth defenceman in nhl history to record 30 points before age 19. following his rookie season, dahlin was named as one of the three finalists for the calder memorial trophy as the top rookie in the nhl.
rasmus dahlin