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Actual 1997 Draft

Pick	Draft Team	Name	Pos	Team	Impact
14	Oilers	Michel Riesen	LW	Inactive	0
41	Oilers	Patrick Dovigi	G	Inactive
68	Oilers	Sergei Yerkovich	D	Inactive
94	Oilers	Jonas Elofsson	D	Inactive
121	Oilers	Jason Chimera	LW	Inactive	149
141	Oilers	Peter Sarno	C	Inactive	0
176	Oilers	Kevin Bolibruck	D	Inactive
187	Oilers	Chad Hinz	C	Inactive
205	Oilers	Chris Kerr	D	Inactive
231	Oilers	Alexandre Fomitchev	G	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
14	Oilers	Jason Chimera	LW	Inactive	107	149
41	Oilers	Mike Mottau	D	Inactive	141	18
68	Oilers	Michel Riesen	LW	Inactive	54	0
94	Oilers	B.J. Young	RW	Inactive	63	0
121	Oilers	Jay Legault	LW	Inactive	49
141	Oilers	Adam Nittel	RW	Inactive	34
176	Oilers	Petr Havelka	LW	Inactive	24
187	Oilers	Andrew Merrick	C	Inactive	18
205	Oilers	Russ Bartlett	C	Inactive	11
231	Oilers	Peter Brady	G	Inactive	4

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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