Draft
Actual 1997 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
13 Team LogoBlackhawks Daniel Cleary RW Inactive 133
16 Team LogoBlackhawks Ty Jones RW Inactive 0
39 Team LogoBlackhawks Jeremy Reich C Inactive 1
67 Team LogoBlackhawks Mike Souza LW Inactive
110 Team LogoBlackhawks Benjamin Simon LW Inactive 1
120 Team LogoBlackhawks Peter Gardiner RW Inactive
130 Team LogoBlackhawks Kyle Calder LW Inactive 107
147 Team LogoBlackhawks Heath Gordon LW Inactive
174 Team LogoBlackhawks Jerad Smith D Inactive
204 Team LogoBlackhawks Sergei Shikhanov RW Inactive
230 Team LogoBlackhawks Chris Feil D 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 Current Team Difference Career Impact
13 Team LogoBlackhawks Jason Chimera LW Inactive 108 139
16 Team LogoBlackhawks Matt Cooke LW Inactive 128 132
39 Team LogoBlackhawks Todd Fedoruk LW Inactive 125 23
67 Team LogoBlackhawks Niklas Nordgren LW Inactive 128 1
110 Team LogoBlackhawks Wes Jarvis D Inactive 64
120 Team LogoBlackhawks Sergei Yerkovich D Inactive 52
130 Team LogoBlackhawks Chris St. Croix D Inactive 38
147 Team LogoBlackhawks Adam Edinger C Inactive 32
174 Team LogoBlackhawks Jeff Katcher D Inactive 24
204 Team LogoBlackhawks Jay Kopischke LW Inactive 11
230 Team LogoBlackhawks Matt Oikawa RW Inactive 4
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