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Actual 1997 Draft

Pick	Draft Team	Name	Pos	Team	Impact
25	Stars	Brenden Morrow	LW	Inactive	254
52	Stars	Roman Lyashenko	C	Inactive	7
77	Stars	Steve Gainey	LW	Inactive	0
105	Stars	Marc Kristoffersson	LW	Inactive
132	Stars	Teemo Elomo	LW	Inactive
160	Stars	Alexei Timkin	LW	Inactive
189	Stars	Jeff McKercher	D	Inactive
216	Stars	Alexei Komarov	D	Inactive
242	Stars	Brett McLean	C	Inactive	53

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
25	Stars	Karel Rachunek	D	Inactive	204	83
52	Stars	Brad Ference	D	Inactive	42	4
77	Stars	Stanislav Gron	C	Inactive	39	0
99	Kings				90
132	Stars	Jonas Elofsson	D	Inactive	38
160	Stars	Teemo Elomo	LW	Inactive	28
189	Stars	Rod Leroux	D	Inactive	18
216	Stars	Bobby Haglund	LW	Inactive	10
242	Stars	Par Styf	D	Inactive	2

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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