Draft
Actual 1997 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
1 Team LogoBruins Joe Thornton C Inactive 711
8 Team LogoBruins Sergei Samsonov LW Inactive 243
27 Team LogoBruins Ben Clymer RW Inactive 38
54 Team LogoBruins Mattias Karlin C Inactive
63 Team LogoBruins Lee Goren RW Inactive 2
81 Team LogoBruins Karol Bartanus RW Inactive
135 Team LogoBruins Denis Timofeev D Inactive
162 Team LogoBruins Joel Trottier RW Inactive
191 Team LogoBruins Antti Laaksonen LW Inactive 56
218 Team LogoBruins Eric Van Acker D Inactive
246 Team LogoBruins 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 Current Team Difference Career Impact
1 Team LogoBruins Roberto Luongo G Inactive 3 732
8 Team LogoBruins Brenden Morrow LW Inactive 17 241
27 Team LogoBruins Henrik Tallinder D Inactive 21 55
54 Team LogoBruins Yuri Butsayev LW Inactive 5 4
63 Team LogoBruins Jeremy Reich C Inactive 24 1
81 Team LogoBruins Matt Elich RW Inactive 20 0
135 Team LogoBruins Jan Horacek D Inactive 37
162 Team LogoBruins Denis Timofeev D Inactive 27
191 Team LogoBruins Jerad Smith D Inactive 17
218 Team LogoBruins Rene Stussi C Inactive 9
246 Team LogoBruins Stephen Lafleur D Inactive 1
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1997 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoSenators 824 145 679
Team LogoSabres 538 94 444
Team LogoStars 300 83 217
Team LogoAvalanche 191 63 128
Team LogoPanthers 223 100 123
Team LogoBlues 135 22 113
Team LogoRangers 192 101 91
Team LogoMaple Leafs 60 3 57
Team LogoBruins 1’050 1’033 17
Team LogoRed Wings 7 7 0
Team LogoPHX 7 12 -5
Team LogoOilers 139 153 -14
Team LogoDevils 82 105 -23
Team LogoCapitals 0 25 -25
Team LogoFlyers 23 54 -31
Team LogoPenguins 99 137 -38
Team LogoBlackhawks 242 295 -53
Team LogoCanucks 158 221 -63
Team LogoIslanders 823 903 -80
Team LogoDucks 10 118 -108
Team LogoHurricanes 27 136 -109
Team LogoCanadiens 35 162 -127
Team LogoSharks 648 793 -145
Team LogoKings 487 650 -163
Team LogoLightning 89 273 -184
Team LogoFlames 7 317 -310
Team Logo 0 391 -391