# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published November 12, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-nhl-player-born-in-1999*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Quinn Hughes** — score 1000/1000
   American defenseman drafted seventh overall by Vancouver in 2018 who won the 2024 Norris Trophy and was traded to Minnesota in December 2025.
2. **Eeli Tolvanen** — score 862/1000
   Finnish winger drafted 30th overall by Nashville in 2017 who later became a regular scorer for the Seattle Kraken.
3. **Nick Suzuki** — score 611/1000
   Center drafted 13th overall by Vegas in 2017, traded to Montreal in 2018 and named Canadiens captain in 2022.
4. **Pyotr Kochetkov** — score 611/1000
   Russian goaltender drafted 36th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2019.
5. **Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen** — score 611/1000
   Finnish goaltender drafted 54th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 2017 who became their starter in 2023-24.
6. **Cody Glass** — score 611/1000
   Center chosen sixth overall in 2017 as the first draft pick in Vegas Golden Knights history.
7. **Brady Tkachuk** — score 517/1000
   American left winger drafted fourth overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2018 and named Senators captain in 2021.
8. **Robert Thomas** — score 517/1000
   Center drafted 20th overall by the St. Louis Blues in 2017 who won the Stanley Cup with them as a rookie in 2019.
9. **Josh Norris** — score 517/1000
   Center drafted 19th overall by San Jose in 2017 who scored 35 goals for Ottawa in 2021-22 before a 2025 trade to Buffalo.
10. **Nico Hischier** — score 517/1000
   Swiss center taken first overall by the New Jersey Devils in 2017 and named their captain in 2021.
11. **Owen Tippett** — score 517/1000
   Right winger drafted tenth overall by Florida in 2017 who joined the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2022 Claude Giroux trade.
12. **Miro Heiskanen** — score 402/1000
   Finnish defenseman drafted third overall by the Dallas Stars in 2017 who reached the 2020 Stanley Cup Final with them.
13. **Filip Chytil** — score 402/1000
   Czech center drafted 21st overall by the New York Rangers in 2017 and traded to the Vancouver Canucks in January 2025.
14. **Mikey Anderson** — score 402/1000
   Los Angeles Kings defenseman taken in the fourth round of the 2017 draft who became a regular on their blue line.
15. **Evan Bouchard** — score 402/1000
   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.
16. **Martin Fehérváry** — score 402/1000
   Slovak defenseman drafted 46th overall by the Washington Capitals in 2018 who became a fixture on their blue line.
17. **Dylan Samberg** — score 0/1000
   Winnipeg Jets defenseman drafted 43rd overall in 2017 who won NCAA titles with Minnesota Duluth in 2018 and 2019.
18. **Jason Robertson** — score 0/1000
   Dallas Stars left winger picked 39th overall in 2017 who scored 46 goals and 109 points in 2022-23.
19. **Gabriel Vilardi** — score 0/1000
   Center drafted 11th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2017 who moved to the Winnipeg Jets in a 2023 trade.
20. **Morgan Frost** — score 0/1000
   Center drafted 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2017 and traded to the Calgary Flames in January 2025.
21. **Martin Nečas** — score 0/1000
   Czech forward drafted 12th overall by Carolina in 2017 and traded to the Colorado Avalanche in January 2025.

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