Draft
Actual 1997 Draft
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
4 Islanders Roberto Luongo G Inactive 831
5 Islanders Eric Brewer D Inactive 97
31 Islanders Jeff Zehr LW Inactive 0
59 Islanders Jarrett Smith C Inactive
85 Islanders Petr Mika RW Inactive 0
115 Islanders Adam Edinger C Inactive
139 Islanders Bobby Leavins LW Inactive
166 Islanders Kris Knoblauch LW Inactive
196 Islanders Jeremy Symington G Inactive
222 Islanders Ryan Clark 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
4 Islanders Patrick Marleau C Inactive 2 611
5 Islanders Brian Campbell D Inactive 151 317
31 Islanders Ville Nieminen LW Inactive 47 41
59 Islanders Lee Goren RW Inactive 4 2
85 Islanders Steve Gainey LW Inactive 8 0
115 Islanders Jarrett Smith C Inactive 56
139 Islanders Lucas Nehrling D Inactive 35
166 Islanders Ilja Demidov D Inactive 26
196 Islanders Mat Snesrud D Inactive 15
222 Islanders Marko Kauppinen D Inactive 8
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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