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1997 NHL Entry Draft

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Round 1 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
1 Boston Bruins Joe Thornton Sault Ste. Marie 754 240 516 756 98 775
2 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau Seattle 795 238 301 539 -15 285
3 Los Angeles Kings Olli Jokinen HIFK Helsinki, FIN 723 208 253 461 -73 727
4 New York Islanders Roberto Luongo Val d'Or 490 0 12 12 0 26 490 197 219 57 2.60 .919
5 New York Islanders Eric Brewer Prince George 595 47 126 173 -77 467
6 Calgary Flames Daniel Tkaczuk Barrie 19 4 7 11 1 14
7 Tampa Bay Lightning Paul Mara Sudbury 563 58 160 218 -97 546
8 Boston Bruins Sergei Samsonov Detroit 657 192 262 454 36 135
9 Washington Capitals Nick Boynton Ottawa 437 27 80 107 8 660
10 Vancouver Canucks Brad Ference Spokane 250 4 30 34 -44 565
11 Montreal Canadiens Jason Ward Erie 335 36 45 81 -29 169
12 Ottawa Senators Marian Hossa Dukla Trencin, SVK 701 299 349 648 85 395
13 Chicago Blackhawks Daniel Cleary Belleville 540 84 125 209 29 290
14 Edmonton Oilers Michel Riesen Biel-Bienne, SUI 12 0 1 1 2 4
15 Los Angeles Kings Matt Zultek Ottawa
16 Chicago Blackhawks Ty Jones Spokane 14 0 0 0 -1 19
17 Pittsburgh Penguins Robert Dome Las Vegas IHL 53 7 7 14 0 12
18 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Michael Holmqvist Djurgarden Stockholm, SWE 156 18 17 35 -25 72
19 New York Rangers Stefan Cherneski Brandon
20 Florida Panthers Mike Brown Red Deer 34 1 2 3 1 130
21 Buffalo Sabres Mika Noronen Tappara Tampere, FIN 71 1 0 1 0 4 71 23 32 6 2.68 .901
22 Carolina Hurricanes Nikos Tselios Belleville 2 0 0 0 -2 6
23 San Jose Sharks Scott Hannan Kelowna 590 27 121 148 40 384
24 New Jersey Devils Jean-Francois Damphousse Moncton 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 2.45 .896
25 Dallas Stars Brenden Morrow Portland 573 168 206 374 119 894
26 Colorado Avalanche Kevin Grimes Kingston
Round 2 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
27 Boston Bruins Ben Clymer U. of Minnesota 438 52 77 129 -64 367
28 Carolina Hurricanes Brad DeFauw North Dakota 9 3 0 3 -2 2
29 Los Angeles Kings Scott Barney Peterborough 27 5 6 11 1 4
30 Philadelphia Flyers Jean-Marc Pelletier Cornell 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 4 0 3.90 .857
31 New York Islanders Jeff Zehr Windsor 4 0 0 0 -1 2
32 Calgary Flames Evan Lindsay Prince Albert
33 Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Kos Red Deer
34 Vancouver Canucks Ryan Bonni Saskatoon 3 0 0 0 -1 0
35 Washington Capitals Jean-Francois Fortin Sherbrooke 71 1 4 5 -4 42
36 Vancouver Canucks Harold Druken Detroit 146 27 36 63 18 36
37 Montreal Canadiens Gregor Baumgartner Laval
38 New Jersey Devils Stanislav Gron Slovan Bratislava, SVK 1 0 0 0 1 0
39 Chicago Blackhawks Jeremy Reich Seattle 99 2 4 6 -18 161
40 St. Louis Blues Tyler Rennette North Bay
41 Edmonton Oilers Patrick Dovigi Erie
42 Calgary Flames John Tripp Oshawa 43 2 7 9 -3 35
43 Phoenix Coyotes Juha Gustafsson Kiekko-Espoo, FIN
44 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Gaffaney North Iowa Jr. A
45 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Maxim Balmochnykh Lada Togliatti, RUS 6 0 1 1 2 2
46 New York Rangers Wes Jarvis Kitchener
47 Florida Panthers Kristian Huselius Farjestad Karlstad, SWE 473 132 177 309 6 164
48 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder AIK Solna, SWE 320 15 61 76 35 210
49 Detroit Red Wings Yuri Butsayev Lada Togliatti, RUS 99 10 4 14 -13 28
50 Philadelphia Flyers Pat Kavanagh Peterborough 14 2 0 2 0 4
51 Calgary Flames Dmitri Kokorev Dynamo-2 Moscow, RUS
52 Dallas Stars Roman Lyashenko Torpedo Yaroslavl, RUS 139 14 9 23 -7 55
53 Colorado Avalanche Graham Belak Edmonton
Round 3 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
54 Boston Bruins Mattias Karlin MoDo Ornskoldsvik, SWE
55 Colorado Avalanche Rick Berry Seattle 197 2 13 15 -6 314
56 Florida Panthers Vratislav Cech Kitchener
57 Toronto Maple Leafs Jeff Farkas Boston College 11 0 2 2 -1 6
58 Ottawa Senators Jani Hurme TPS Turku, FIN 76 0 0 0 0 19 76 29 25 11 2.61 .906
59 New York Islanders Jarrett Smith Prince George
60 Calgary Flames Derek Schutz Spokane
61 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Elich Windsor 16 1 1 2 -6 0
62 Philadelphia Flyers Kris Mallette Kelowna
63 Boston Bruins Lee Goren North Dakota 67 5 4 9 -16 44
64 Vancouver Canucks Kyle Freadrich Regina 23 0 1 1 -2 75
65 Montreal Canadiens Ilkka Mikkola Karpat Oulu, FIN
66 Ottawa Senators Josh Langfeld Lincoln Jr. 143 9 23 32 8 60
67 Chicago Blackhawks Mike Souza New Hampshire
68 Edmonton Oilers Sergei Yerkovich Las Vegas IHL
69 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Dynamo Moscow, RUS 521 128 186 314 -19 420
70 Calgary Flames Erik Andersson U. of Denver 12 2 1 3 -4 8
71 Pittsburgh Penguins Josef Melichar HC Ceske Budejovice, CZE 310 7 33 40 -26 263
72 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jay Legault London
73 New York Rangers Burke Henry Brandon 39 2 6 8 -13 33
74 Florida Panthers Nick Smith Barrie 15 0 0 0 -1 0
75 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Martin Windsor
76 Detroit Red Wings Petr Sykora HC Pojistovna IB Pardubice, CZE 12 2 2 4 -1 6
77 Dallas Stars Steve Gainey Kamloops 33 0 2 2 -3 34
78 Colorado Avalanche Ville Nieminen Tappara Tampere, FIN 385 48 69 117 -28 333
79 New York Islanders Robert Schnabel Slavia Praha, CZE 22 0 3 3 6 34
80 Carolina Hurricanes Francis Lessard Val d'Or 91 1 3 4 -6 268
Round 4 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
81 Boston Bruins Karol Bartanus Drummondville
82 San Jose Sharks Adam Colagiacomo Oshawa
83 Los Angeles Kings Joe Corvo Western Michigan 353 48 114 162 50 156
84 Toronto Maple Leafs Adam Mair Owen Sound 406 23 54 77 -12 616
85 New York Islanders Petr Mika Slavia Praha, CZE 3 0 0 0 -1 0
86 St. Louis Blues Didier Tremblay Halifax
87 Colorado Avalanche Brad Larsen Swift Current 294 19 29 48 -23 134
88 Carolina Hurricanes Shane Willis Lethbridge 174 31 43 74 -16 77
89 Washington Capitals Curtis Cruickshank Kingston
90 Vancouver Canucks Chris Stanley Belleville
91 Montreal Canadiens Daniel Tetrault Brandon
92 Calgary Flames Chris St. Croix Kamloops
93 New York Rangers Tomi Kallarsson HPK Hameenlinna, FIN
94 Edmonton Oilers Jonas Elofsson Farjestad Karlstad, SWE
95 Florida Panthers Ivan Novoseltsev Krylja Sovetov Moscow, RUS 234 31 44 75 -47 112
96 Phoenix Coyotes Scott McCallum Tri-City
97 Pittsburgh Penguins Alexandre Mathieu Halifax
98 St. Louis Blues Jan Horacek Slavia Praha, CZE
99 Los Angeles Kings Sean Blanchard Ottawa
100 Calgary Flames Ryan Ready Belleville 7 0 1 1 0 0
101 Buffalo Sabres Luc Theoret Lethbridge
102 Detroit Red Wings Quintin Laing Kelowna 42 1 6 7 5 10
103 Philadelphia Flyers Mikhail Chernov Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl, RUS
104 New Jersey Devils Lucas Nehrling Sarnia
105 Dallas Stars Marcus Kristoffersson Mora, SWE
106 St. Louis Blues Jame Pollock Seattle 9 0 0 0 -1 6
Round 5 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
107 San Jose Sharks Adam Nittel Erie
108 Tampa Bay Lightning Mark Thompson Regina
109 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Sulc HC Chemopetrol Litvinov, CZE
110 Chicago Blackhawks Ben Simon U. of Notre Dame 81 3 1 4 -13 47
111 Toronto Maple Leafs Frantisek Mrazek HC Ceske Budejovice, CZE
112 Tampa Bay Lightning Karel Betik Kelowna 3 0 2 2 -3 2
113 Calgary Flames Martin Moise Beauport
114 Vancouver Canucks David Darguzas Edmonton
115 New York Islanders Adam Edinger Bowling Green
116 Washington Capitals Kevin Caulfield Boston College
117 Vancouver Canucks Matt Cockell Saskatoon
118 Montreal Canadiens Konstantin Sidulov Traktor Chelyabinsk, RUS
119 Ottawa Senators Magnus Arvedson Farjestad Karlstad, SWE 434 100 125 225 109 241
120 Chicago Blackhawks Peter Gardiner RPI
121 Edmonton Oilers Jason Chimera Medicine Hat 373 65 68 133 -19 377
122 Montreal Canadiens Gennady Razin Kamloops
123 Phoenix Coyotes Curtis Suter Spokane
124 Pittsburgh Penguins Harlan Pratt Prince Albert
125 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Luc Vaillancourt Beauport
126 New York Rangers Jason McLean Moose Jaw
127 Florida Panthers Pat Parthenais Detroit
128 Buffalo Sabres Torrey DiRoberto Seattle
129 Detroit Red Wings John Wikstrom Lulea, SWE
130 Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Calder Regina 502 106 159 265 -63 260
131 New Jersey Devils Jiri Bicek HC Kosice, SVK 62 6 7 13 6 29
132 Dallas Stars Teemu Elomo TPS Turku, FIN
133 Colorado Avalanche Aaron Miskovich Green Bay Jr.
134 New York Rangers Johan Lindbom HV-71 Jonkoping, SWE 38 1 3 4 4 28
Round 6 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
135 Boston Bruins Denis Timofeev CSKA-2 Moscow
136 New York Rangers Mike York Michigan State 578 127 195 322 -34 135
137 Los Angeles Kings Richard Seeley Prince Albert
138 Toronto Maple Leafs Eric Gooldy Detroit
139 New York Islanders Bobby Leavins Brandon
140 Calgary Flames Ilja Demidov Dynamo-2 Moscow, RUS
141 Edmonton Oilers Peter Sarno Windsor 7 1 0 1 2 2
142 Carolina Hurricanes Kyle Dafoe Owen Sound
143 Washington Capitals Henrik Petre Djurgarden Stockholm, SWE
144 Vancouver Canucks Matt Cooke Windsor 583 86 124 210 19 652
145 Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Desroches Granby
146 Ottawa Senators Jeff Sullivan Halifax
147 Chicago Blackhawks Heath Gordon Green Bay Jr.
148 Vancouver Canucks Larry Shapley Welland Jr. B
149 St. Louis Blues Nicholas Bilotto Beauport
150 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Katcher Brandon
151 Phoenix Coyotes Robert Francz Peterborough
152 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Havelka Sparta Praha, CZE
153 Tampa Bay Lightning Andrei Skopintsev TPS Turku, FIN 40 2 4 6 -10 32
154 New York Rangers Shawn Degagne Kitchener
155 Florida Panthers Keith Delaney Barrie
156 Buffalo Sabres Brian Campbell Ottawa 411 35 160 195 2 121
157 Detroit Red Wings B.J. Young Red Deer 1 0 0 0 0 0
158 Philadelphia Flyers Jordon Flodell Moose Jaw
159 New Jersey Devils Sascha Goc Schwenningen, GER 22 0 0 0 5 4
160 Dallas Stars Alexei Timkin Torpedo-2 Yaroslavl, RUS
161 Colorado Avalanche David Aebischer Fribourg-Gotteron, SUI 214 0 5 5 0 30 214 106 74 17 2.52 .912
Round 7 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
162 Boston Bruins Joel Trottier Ottawa
163 San Jose Sharks Joe Dusbabek U. of Notre Dame
164 Philadelphia Flyers Todd Fedoruk Kelowna 423 23 55 78 -6 924
165 Toronto Maple Leafs Hugo Marchand Victoriaville
166 New York Islanders Kris Knoblauch Edmonton
167 Calgary Flames Jeremy Rondeau Swift Current
168 Tampa Bay Lightning Justin Jack Kelowna
169 Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Merrick Michigan
170 Tampa Bay Lightning Eero Somervuori Jokerit Helsinki
171 Vancouver Canucks Rod Leroux Seattle
172 Montreal Canadiens Ben Guite U. of Maine 119 14 19 33 -3 63
173 Ottawa Senators Robin Bacul Slavia Praha Jr.
174 Chicago Blackhawks Jerad Smith Portland
175 New York Rangers Johan Holmqvist Brynas Gavle, SWE 99 0 4 4 0 6 99 48 34 9 2.99 .890
176 Edmonton Oilers Kevin Bolibruck Peterborough
177 St. Louis Blues Ladislav Nagy Dragon Presov 435 115 196 311 35 358
178 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Tony Mohagen Seattle
179 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Moore Harvard
180 Boston Bruins Jim Baxter Oshawa
181 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mat Snesrud North Iowa Jr. A
182 New York Rangers Mike Mottau Boston College 99 4 16 20 -18 61
183 Florida Panthers Tyler Palmer Lake Superior State
184 Buffalo Sabres Jeremy Adduono Sudbury
185 Tampa Bay Lightning Samuel St-Pierre Victoriaville