Draft
Actual 1997 Draft
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
1 Bruins Joe Thornton C Inactive 761
8 Bruins Sergei Samsonov LW Inactive 262
27 Bruins Ben Clymer RW Inactive 38
54 Bruins Mattias Karlin C Inactive
63 Bruins Lee Goren RW Inactive 2
81 Bruins Karol Bartanus RW Inactive
135 Bruins Denis Timofeev D Inactive
162 Bruins Joel Trottier RW Inactive
191 Bruins Antti Laaksonen LW Inactive 57
218 Bruins Eric Van Acker D Inactive
246 Bruins Jay Henderson LW Inactive 0
246 players drafted
1997 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1997 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far.
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Diff Impact
1 Bruins Roberto Luongo G Inactive 3 831
8 Bruins Brenden Morrow LW Inactive 17 254
27 Bruins Antti Laaksonen LW Inactive 164 57
54 Bruins Yuri Butsayev LW Inactive 5 4
63 Bruins Jeremy Reich C Inactive 24 1
81 Bruins Matt Elich RW Inactive 20 0
135 Bruins Jan Horacek D Inactive 37
162 Bruins Denis Timofeev D Inactive 27
191 Bruins Jerad Smith D Inactive 17
218 Bruins Rene Stussi C Inactive 9
246 Bruins Stephen Lafleur D Inactive 1
Most successful Teams in the 1997 DraftPowered by CORE
Draft Team Impact Draft
Capital 		Total
Senators 890 164 726
Sabres 579 100 479
Stars 314 87 227
Avalanche 217 70 147
Panthers 227 109 118
Blues 135 22 113
Rangers 196 112 84
Maple Leafs 64 3 61
Red Wings 7 7 0
PHX 7 13 -6
Oilers 149 167 -18
Penguins 118 137 -19
Devils 87 107 -20
Capitals 0 25 -25
Bruins 1’120 1’147 -27
Flyers 23 57 -34
Islanders 928 971 -43
Blackhawks 262 311 -49
Canucks 169 232 -63
Ducks 10 120 -110
Hurricanes 27 143 -116
Sharks 722 849 -127
Canadiens 36 170 -134
Lightning 90 294 -204
Kings 497 716 -219
Flames 7 340 -333
0 408 -408

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