Draft
Actual 1997 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
26 Team LogoAvalanche Kevin Grimes D Inactive
53 Team LogoAvalanche Graham Belak LW Inactive
55 Team LogoAvalanche Rick Berry D Inactive 3
78 Team LogoAvalanche Ville Nieminen LW Inactive 35
87 Team LogoAvalanche Brad Larsen LW Inactive 11
133 Team LogoAvalanche Aaron Miskovich C Inactive
161 Team LogoAvalanche David Aebischer G Inactive 142
217 Team LogoAvalanche Doug Schmidt D Inactive
243 Team LogoAvalanche Kyle Kidney LW Inactive
245 Team LogoAvalanche Stephen Lafleur 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
26 Team LogoAvalanche Antti Laaksonen LW Inactive 165 56
53 Team LogoAvalanche Robert Dome LW Inactive 36 4
55 Team LogoAvalanche Scott Barney C Inactive 26 3
78 Team LogoAvalanche Maxim Balmochnykh LW Inactive 33 0
87 Team LogoAvalanche Petr Mika RW Inactive 2 0
133 Team LogoAvalanche Scott McCallum D Inactive 37
161 Team LogoAvalanche Aaron Miskovich C Inactive 28
217 Team LogoAvalanche Alex Andreyev D Inactive 10
243 Team LogoAvalanche Jan Srdinko D Inactive 2
245 Team LogoAvalanche Marek Ivan LW 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