Draft
Actual 1997 Draft
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
1 Bruins Joe Thornton
2 Sharks Patrick Marleau
3 Kings Olli Jokinen
4 Islanders Roberto Luongo
5 Islanders Eric Brewer
6 Flames Daniel Tkaczuk
7 Lightning Paul Mara
8 Bruins Sergei Samsonov
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10 Canucks Brad Ference
11 Canadiens Jason Ward
12 Senators Marian Hossa
13 Blackhawks Daniel Cleary
14 Oilers Michel Riesen
15
16 Blackhawks Ty Jones
17 Penguins Robert Dome
18 Ducks Michael Holmqvist
19 Rangers Stefan Cherneski
20 Panthers Mike Brown
21 Sabres Mika Noronen
22 Hurricanes Nikos Tselios
23 Sharks Scott Hannan
24 Devils Jean-Francois Damphousse
25 Stars Brenden Morrow
26 Avalanche Kevin Grimes
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
27 Bruins Ben Clymer
28 Hurricanes Brad Defauw
29 Kings Scott Barney
30 Flyers Jean-Marc Pelletier
31 Islanders Jeff Zehr
32
33 Lightning Kyle Kos
34 Canucks Ryan Bonni
35 Capitals Jean-Francois Fortin
36 Canucks Harold Druken
37
38 Devils Stanislav Gron
39 Blackhawks Jeremy Reich
40 Blues Tyler Rennette
41 Oilers Patrick Dovigi
42 Flames John Tripp
43 PHX Juha Gustafsson
44 Penguins Brian Gaffaney
45 Ducks Maxim Balmochnykh
46 Rangers Wes Jarvis
47 Panthers Kristian Huselius
48 Sabres Henrik Tallinder
49 Red Wings Yuri Butsayev
50 Flyers Pat Kavanagh
51 Flames Dmitri Kokorev
52 Stars Roman Lyashenko
53 Avalanche Graham Belak
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
54 Bruins Mattias Karlin
55 Avalanche Rick Berry
56 Panthers Vratislav Cech
57 Maple Leafs Jeff Farkas
58 Senators Jani Hurme
59 Islanders Jarrett Smith
60 Flames Derek Schutz
61 Lightning Matt Elich
62 Flyers Kris Mallette
63 Bruins Lee Goren
64 Canucks Kyle Freadrich
65 Canadiens Ilkka Mikkola
66 Senators Josh Langfeld
67 Blackhawks Mike Souza
68 Oilers Sergei Yerkovich
69 Sabres Maxim Afinogenov
70 Flames Erik Andersson
71 Penguins Josef Melichar
72 Ducks Jay Legault
73 Rangers Burke Henry
74 Panthers Nick Smith
75 Sabres Jeff Martin
76 Red Wings Petr Sykora
77 Stars Steve Gainey
78 Avalanche Ville Nieminen
79
80 Hurricanes Francis Lessard
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
81 Bruins Karol Bartanus
82 Sharks Adam Colagiacomo
83 Kings Joe Corvo
84 Maple Leafs Adam Mair
85 Islanders Petr Mika
86 Blues Didier Tremblay
87 Avalanche Brad Larsen
88 Hurricanes Shane Willis
89 Capitals Curtis Cruickshank
90 Canucks Chris Stanley
91 Canadiens Daniel Tetrault
92 Flames Chris St. Croix
93 Rangers Tomi Kallarsson
94 Oilers Jonas Elofsson
95 Panthers Ivan Novoseltsev
96 PHX Scott McCallum
97 Penguins Alexandre Mathieu
98 Blues Jan Horacek
99 Kings Sean Blanchard
100 Flames Ryan Ready
101 Sabres Luc Theoret
102 Red Wings Quintin Laing
103 Flyers Mikhail Chernov
104 Devils Lucas Nehrling
105 Stars Marc Kristoffersson
106 Blues Jame Pollock
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
107 Sharks Adam Nittel
108 Lightning Mark Thompson
109 Lightning Jan Sulc
110 Blackhawks Benjamin Simon
111 Maple Leafs Frantisek Mrazek
112 Lightning Karel Betik
113 Flames Martin Moise
114 Canucks David Darguzas
115 Islanders Adam Edinger
116 Capitals Kevin Caulfield
117 Canucks Matt Cockell
118 Canadiens Konstantin Sidulov
119 Senators Magnus Arvedson
120 Blackhawks Peter Gardiner
121 Oilers Jason Chimera
122 Canadiens Gennady Razin
123 PHX Curtis Suter
124 Penguins Harlan Pratt
125 Ducks Luc Vaillancourt
126 Rangers Jason McLean
127 Panthers Pat Parthenais
128 Sabres Torrey Diroberto
129 Red Wings John Wikstrom
130 Blackhawks Kyle Calder
131 Devils Jiri Bicek
132 Stars Teemo Elomo
133 Avalanche Aaron Miskovich
134 Rangers Johan Lindbom
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
135 Bruins Denis Timofeev
136 Rangers Mike York
137 Kings Richard Seeley
138 Maple Leafs Eric Gooldy
139 Islanders Bobby Leavins
140 Flames Ilja Demidov
141 Oilers Peter Sarno
142 Hurricanes Kyle Dafoe
143 Capitals Henrik Petre
144 Canucks Matt Cooke
145 Canadiens Jonathan Desroches
146 Senators Jeff Sullivan
147 Blackhawks Heath Gordon
148 Canucks Larry Shapley
149 Blues Nicholas Bilotto
150 Kings Jeff Katcher
151 PHX Robert Francz
152 Penguins Petr Havelka
153 Lightning Andrei Skopintsev
154 Rangers Shawn Degagne
155 Panthers Keith Delaney
156 Sabres Brian Campbell
157 Red Wings B.J. Young
158 Flyers Jordon Flodell
159 Devils Sascha Goc
160 Stars Alexei Timkin
161 Avalanche David Aebischer
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
162 Bruins Joel Trottier
163 Sharks Joe Dusbabek
164 Flyers Todd Fedoruk
165 Maple Leafs Hugo Marchand
166 Islanders Kris Knoblauch
167 Flames Jeremy Rondeau
168 Lightning Justin Jack
169 Hurricanes Andrew Merrick
170 Lightning Eero Somervuori
171 Canucks Rod Leroux
172 Canadiens Ben Guite
173 Senators Robin Bacul
174 Blackhawks Jerad Smith
175 Rangers Johan Holmqvist
176 Oilers Kevin Bolibruck
177 Blues Ladislav Nagy
178 Ducks Tony Mohagen
179 Penguins Mark Moore
180
181 Ducks Mat Snesrud
182 Rangers Mike Mottau
183 Panthers Tyler Palmer
184 Sabres Jeremy Adduono
185 Lightning Samuel St. Pierre
186 Red Wings Mike Laceby
187 Oilers Chad Hinz
188 Devils Mathieu Benoit
189 Stars Jeff McKercher
190 Maple Leafs Shawn Thornton
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
191 Bruins Antti Laaksonen
192 Sharks Cam Severson
193 Kings Jay Kopischke
194 Maple Leafs Russ Bartlett
195 Hurricanes Niklas Nordgren
196 Islanders Jeremy Symington
197 Canadiens Petr Kubos
198 Lightning Shawn Skolney
199 Hurricanes Randy Fitzgerald
200 Capitals Pierre-Luc Therrien
201 Canucks Denis Martynyuk
202 Canadiens Andrei Sidyakin
203 Senators Nick Gillis
204 Blackhawks Sergei Shikhanov
205 Oilers Chris Kerr
206 Blues Bobby Haglund
207 PHX Alex Andreyev
208 Penguins Andrew Ference
209 Ducks Rene Stussi
210 Rangers Andrew Proskurnicki
211 Panthers Doug Schueller
212 Sabres Kamil Piros
213 Red Wings Steve Wilejto
214 Flyers Marko Kauppinen
215 Devils Scott Clemmensen
216 Stars Alexei Komarov
217 Avalanche Doug Schmidt
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Team Impact
218 Bruins Eric Van Acker
219 Sharks Mark Smith
220 Kings Konrad Brand
221 Maple Leafs Jonathan Hedstrom
222 Islanders Ryan Clark
223 Flames Dustin Paul
224 Lightning Paul Comrie
225
226 Capitals Matt Oikawa
227 Canucks Peter Brady
228 Canadiens Jarl-Espen Ygranes
229 Senators Karel Rachunek
230 Blackhawks Chris Feil
231 Oilers Alexandre Fomitchev
232 Blues Dmitri Plekhanov
233 PHX Wyatt Smith
234 Penguins Eric Lind
235 Ducks Tommi Degerman
236 Rangers Richard Miller
237 Panthers Benoit Cote
238 Sabres Dylan Kemp
239 Red Wings Greg Willers
240 Flyers Par Styf
241 Devils Jan Srdinko
242 Stars Brett McLean
243 Avalanche Kyle Kidney
244 Blues Marek Ivan
245 Avalanche Stephen Lafleur
246 Bruins Jay Henderson
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
1 Bruins Joe Thornton
2 Sharks Patrick Marleau
3 Kings Olli Jokinen
4 Islanders Roberto Luongo
5 Islanders Eric Brewer
6 Flames Daniel Tkaczuk
7 Lightning Paul Mara
8 Bruins Sergei Samsonov
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10 Canucks Brad Ference
11 Canadiens Jason Ward
12 Senators Marian Hossa
13 Blackhawks Daniel Cleary
14 Oilers Michel Riesen
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16 Blackhawks Ty Jones
17 Penguins Robert Dome
18 Ducks Michael Holmqvist
19 Rangers Stefan Cherneski
20 Panthers Mike Brown
21 Sabres Mika Noronen
22 Hurricanes Nikos Tselios
23 Sharks Scott Hannan
24 Devils Jean-Francois Damphousse
25 Stars Brenden Morrow
26 Avalanche Kevin Grimes
27 Bruins Ben Clymer
28 Hurricanes Brad Defauw
29 Kings Scott Barney
30 Flyers Jean-Marc Pelletier
31 Islanders Jeff Zehr
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Most successful Teams in the 1997 DraftPowered by CORE
Draft Team Impact Draft
Capital 		Total
Bruins 0 0 0
Sharks 0 0 0
Kings 0 0 0
Islanders 0 0 0
Flames 0 0 0
Lightning 0 0 0
0 0 0
Canucks 0 0 0
Canadiens 0 0 0
Senators 0 0 0
Blackhawks 0 0 0
Oilers 0 0 0
Penguins 0 0 0
Ducks 0 0 0
Rangers 0 0 0
Panthers 0 0 0
Sabres 0 0 0
Hurricanes 0 0 0
Devils 0 0 0
Stars 0 0 0
Avalanche 0 0 0
Flyers 0 0 0
Capitals 0 0 0
Blues 0 0 0
PHX 0 0 0
Red Wings 0 0 0
Maple Leafs 0 0 0

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