Draft
Actual 1997 Draft
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
22 Hurricanes Nikos Tselios D Inactive 0
28 Hurricanes Brad Defauw LW Inactive 1
80 Hurricanes Francis Lessard RW Inactive 0
88 Hurricanes Shane Willis RW Inactive 25
142 Hurricanes Kyle Dafoe D Inactive
169 Hurricanes Andrew Merrick C Inactive
195 Hurricanes Niklas Nordgren LW Inactive 1
199 Hurricanes Randy Fitzgerald LW Inactive
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
22 Hurricanes Paul Mara D Inactive 15 90
28 Hurricanes Johan Holmqvist G Inactive 147 53
80 Hurricanes Jeff Farkas C Inactive 23 0
88 Hurricanes Ryan Ready LW Inactive 12 0
99 Kings 90
142 Hurricanes Mark Thompson D Inactive 34
169 Hurricanes Jonathan Desroches D Inactive 24
199 Hurricanes Samuel St. Pierre RW Inactive 14
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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