Draft
Actual 1997 Draft
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
7 Lightning Paul Mara D Inactive 90
33 Lightning Kyle Kos D Inactive
61 Lightning Matt Elich RW Inactive 0
108 Lightning Mark Thompson D Inactive
109 Lightning Jan Sulc C Inactive
112 Lightning Karel Betik D Inactive 0
153 Lightning Andrei Skopintsev D Inactive 0
168 Lightning Justin Jack RW Inactive
170 Lightning Eero Somervuori RW Inactive
185 Lightning Samuel St. Pierre RW Inactive
198 Lightning Shawn Skolney D Inactive
224 Lightning Paul Comrie C Inactive 0
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
7 Lightning Sergei Samsonov LW Inactive 1 262
33 Lightning Adam Mair C Inactive 51 30
61 Lightning Kamil Piros RW Inactive 151 2
108 Lightning Juha Gustafsson D Inactive 65
109 Lightning Brian Gaffaney D Inactive 65
112 Lightning Graham Belak LW Inactive 59
153 Lightning Curtis Suter D Inactive 30
168 Lightning Henrik Petre D Inactive 25
170 Lightning Jeff Sullivan D Inactive 24
185 Lightning Jeremy Rondeau LW Inactive 18
198 Lightning Jeremy Adduono RW Inactive 14
224 Lightning Doug Schmidt D Inactive 7
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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