Who is the best NHL player born in 1999?

One birth year produced a Norris winner, a first overall pick and several captains, plus goalies and late-round finds pushing for a spot.

1. 1
   Quinn Hughes

   American defenseman drafted seventh overall by Vancouver in 2018 who won the 2024 Norris Trophy and was traded to Minnesota in December 2025.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Eeli Tolvanen

   Finnish winger drafted 30th overall by Nashville in 2017 who later became a regular scorer for the Seattle Kraken.
   862pts
3. 3
   Nick Suzuki

   Center drafted 13th overall by Vegas in 2017, traded to Montreal in 2018 and named Canadiens captain in 2022.
   611pts
4. 4
   Pyotr Kochetkov

   Russian goaltender drafted 36th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2019.
   611pts
5. 5
   Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

   Finnish goaltender drafted 54th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 2017 who became their starter in 2023-24.
   611pts
6. 6
   Cody Glass

   Center chosen sixth overall in 2017 as the first draft pick in Vegas Golden Knights history.
   611pts
7. 7
   Brady Tkachuk

   American left winger drafted fourth overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2018 and named Senators captain in 2021.
   517pts
8. 8
   Robert Thomas

   Center drafted 20th overall by the St. Louis Blues in 2017 who won the Stanley Cup with them as a rookie in 2019.
   517pts
9. 9
   Josh Norris

   Center drafted 19th overall by San Jose in 2017 who scored 35 goals for Ottawa in 2021-22 before a 2025 trade to Buffalo.
   517pts
10. 10
    Nico Hischier

    Swiss center taken first overall by the New Jersey Devils in 2017 and named their captain in 2021.
    517pts
11. 11
    Owen Tippett

    Right winger drafted tenth overall by Florida in 2017 who joined the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2022 Claude Giroux trade.
    517pts
12. 12
    Miro Heiskanen

    Finnish defenseman drafted third overall by the Dallas Stars in 2017 who reached the 2020 Stanley Cup Final with them.
    402pts
13. 13
    Filip Chytil

    Czech center drafted 21st overall by the New York Rangers in 2017 and traded to the Vancouver Canucks in January 2025.
    402pts
14. 14
    Mikey Anderson

    Los Angeles Kings defenseman taken in the fourth round of the 2017 draft who became a regular on their blue line.
    402pts
15. 15
    Evan Bouchard

    Edmonton Oilers defenseman drafted tenth overall in 2018 who posted 32 points in the 2024 playoffs, setting a record for assists by a defenseman in one postseason.
    402pts
16. 16
    Martin Fehérváry

    Slovak defenseman drafted 46th overall by the Washington Capitals in 2018 who became a fixture on their blue line.
    402pts
17. 17
    Dylan Samberg

    Winnipeg Jets defenseman drafted 43rd overall in 2017 who won NCAA titles with Minnesota Duluth in 2018 and 2019.
    0pts
18. 18
    Jason Robertson

    Dallas Stars left winger picked 39th overall in 2017 who scored 46 goals and 109 points in 2022-23.
    0pts
19. 19
    Gabriel Vilardi

    Center drafted 11th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2017 who moved to the Winnipeg Jets in a 2023 trade.
    0pts
20. 20
    Morgan Frost

    Center drafted 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2017 and traded to the Calgary Flames in January 2025.
    0pts
21. 21
    Martin Nečas

    Czech forward drafted 12th overall by Carolina in 2017 and traded to the Colorado Avalanche in January 2025.
    0pts

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