Draft
Actual 1997 Draft
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
49 Red Wings Yuri Butsayev LW Inactive 4
76 Red Wings Petr Sykora C Inactive 1
102 Red Wings Quintin Laing LW Inactive 2
129 Red Wings John Wikstrom D Inactive
157 Red Wings B.J. Young RW Inactive 0
186 Red Wings Mike Laceby C Inactive
213 Red Wings Steve Wilejto C Inactive
239 Red Wings Greg Willers 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 Team Diff Impact
49 Red Wings Josh Langfeld RW Inactive 17 7
76 Red Wings Jean-Francois Fortin D Inactive 41 0
102 Red Wings Kevin Grimes D Inactive 76
129 Red Wings Daniel Tetrault D Inactive 38
157 Red Wings Pat Parthenais D Inactive 30
186 Red Wings Justin Jack RW Inactive 18
213 Red Wings Nick Gillis RW Inactive 10
239 Red Wings Benoit Cote C 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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