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1997 NHL Entry Draft

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246 Selections

Round 1 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
1 Boston Bruins Joe Thornton C Sault Ste. Marie 1125 331 787 1118 158 989
2 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau C Seattle 1165 404 457 861 27 391
3 Los Angeles Kings Olli Jokinen C HIFK Helsinki 1087 299 398 697 -130 981
4 New York Islanders Roberto Luongo G Val d'Or 747 0 17 17 0 36 747 348 289 86 .919 2.52
5 New York Islanders Eric Brewer D Prince George 888 70 173 243 -104 697
6 Calgary Flames Daniel Tkaczuk C Barrie 19 4 7 11 1 14
7 Tampa Bay Lightning Paul Mara D Sudbury 734 64 189 253 -110 776
8 Boston Bruins Sergei Samsonov LW Detroit 888 235 336 571 11 209
9 Washington Capitals Nick Boynton D Ottawa 605 34 110 144 19 862
10 Vancouver Canucks Brad Ference D Spokane 250 4 30 34 -44 565
11 Montreal Canadiens Jason Ward RW Erie 336 36 45 81 -29 171
12 Ottawa Senators Marian Hossa RW Dukla Trencin 1018 434 501 935 183 544
13 Chicago Blackhawks Dan Cleary RW Belleville 869 160 217 377 21 455
14 Edmonton Oilers Michel Riesen RW Biel-Bienne 12 0 1 1 2 4
15 Los Angeles Kings Matt Zultek LW Ottawa
16 Chicago Blackhawks Ty Jones RW Spokane 14 0 0 0 -1 19
17 Pittsburgh Penguins Robert Dome RW Las Vegas (IHL) 53 7 7 14 0 12
18 Anaheim Ducks Michael Holmqvist C Djurgarden 156 18 17 35 -25 72
19 New York Rangers Stefan Cherneski RW Brandon
20 Florida Panthers Mike Brown LW Red Deer 34 1 2 3 1 130
21 Buffalo Sabres Mika Noronen G Tappara Tampere 71 1 0 1 0 4 71 23 32 6 .901 2.68
22 Carolina Hurricanes Nikos Tselios D Belleville 2 0 0 0 -2 6
23 San Jose Sharks Scott Hannan D Kelowna 941 33 165 198 1 544
24 New Jersey Devils Jean-Francois Damphousse G Moncton 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 .896 2.45
25 Dallas Stars Brenden Morrow LW Portland 850 249 293 542 107 1222
26 Colorado Avalanche Kevin Grimes D Kingston
Round 2 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
27 Boston Bruins Ben Clymer RW U. of Minnesota 438 52 77 129 -64 367
28 Carolina Hurricanes Brad DeFauw LW North Dakota 9 3 0 3 -2 2
29 Los Angeles Kings Scott Barney C Peterborough 27 5 6 11 1 4
30 Philadelphia Flyers Jean-Marc Pelletier G Cornell 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 4 0 .857 3.90
31 New York Islanders Jeff Zehr LW Windsor 4 0 0 0 -1 2
32 Calgary Flames Evan Lindsay G Prince Albert
33 Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Kos D Red Deer
34 Vancouver Canucks Ryan Bonni D Saskatoon 3 0 0 0 -1 0
35 Washington Capitals Jean-Francois Fortin D Sherbrooke 71 1 4 5 -4 42
36 Vancouver Canucks Harold Druken C Detroit 146 27 36 63 18 36
37 Montreal Canadiens Gregor Baumgartner LW Laval
38 New Jersey Devils Stanislav Gron RW Slovan Bratislava 1 0 0 0 1 0
39 Chicago Blackhawks Jeremy Reich LW Seattle 99 2 4 6 -18 161
40 St. Louis Blues Tyler Rennette C North Bay
41 Edmonton Oilers Patrick Dovigi G Erie
42 Calgary Flames John Tripp RW Oshawa 43 2 7 9 -3 35
43 Phoenix Coyotes Juha Gustafsson D Kiekko-Espoo
44 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Gaffaney D North Iowa Jr. A
45 Anaheim Ducks Maxim Balmochnykh LW Lada Togliatti 6 0 1 1 2 2
46 New York Rangers Wes Jarvis D Kitchener
47 Florida Panthers Kristian Huselius LW Farjestad 662 190 261 451 -16 256
48 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder D AIK Solna 614 26 108 134 29 344
49 Detroit Red Wings Yuri Butsayev LW Lada Togliatti 99 10 4 14 -13 28
50 Philadelphia Flyers Pat Kavanagh RW Peterborough 14 2 0 2 0 4
51 Calgary Flames Dmitri Kokorev D Dynamo-2 Moscow
52 Dallas Stars Roman Lyashenko C Torpedo Yaroslavl 139 14 9 23 -7 55
53 Colorado Avalanche Graham Belak LW Edmonton
Round 3 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
54 Boston Bruins Mattias Karlin C MoDo Ornskoldsvik
55 Colorado Avalanche Rick Berry D Seattle 197 2 13 15 -6 314
56 Florida Panthers Vratislav Cech D Kitchener
57 Toronto Maple Leafs Jeff Farkas RW Boston College 11 0 2 2 -1 6
58 Ottawa Senators Jani Hurme G TPS Turku 76 0 0 0 0 19 76 29 25 11 .906 2.61
59 New York Islanders Jarrett Smith C Prince George
60 Calgary Flames Derek Schutz C Spokane
61 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Elich RW Windsor 16 1 1 2 -6 0
62 Philadelphia Flyers Kris Mallette D Kelowna
63 Boston Bruins Lee Goren RW North Dakota 67 5 4 9 -16 44
64 Vancouver Canucks Kyle Freadrich LW Regina 23 0 1 1 -2 75
65 Montreal Canadiens Ilkka Mikkola D Karpat Oulu
66 Ottawa Senators Josh Langfeld RW Lincoln 143 9 23 32 8 60
67 Chicago Blackhawks Mike Souza LW New Hampshire
68 Edmonton Oilers Sergei Yerkovich D Las Vegas (IHL)
69 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov RW Dynamo Moscow 651 158 237 395 -43 486
70 Calgary Flames Erik Andersson C U. of Denver 12 2 1 3 -4 8
71 Pittsburgh Penguins Josef Melichar D Ceske Budejovice 349 7 42 49 -26 300
72 Anaheim Ducks Jay Legault LW London
73 New York Rangers Burke Henry D Brandon 39 2 6 8 -13 33
74 Florida Panthers Nick Smith C Barrie 15 0 0 0 -1 0
75 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Martin C Windsor
76 Detroit Red Wings Petr Sykora C Pardubice 12 2 2 4 -1 6
77 Dallas Stars Steve Gainey LW Kamloops 33 0 2 2 -3 34
78 Colorado Avalanche Ville Nieminen LW Tappara Tampere 385 48 69 117 -28 333
79 New York Islanders Robert Schnabel D Slavia Praha 22 0 3 3 6 34
80 Carolina Hurricanes Francis Lessard RW Val d'Or 115 1 3 4 -6 346
Round 4 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
81 Boston Bruins Karol Bartanus RW Drummondville
82 San Jose Sharks Adam Colagiacomo RW Oshawa
83 Los Angeles Kings Joe Corvo D Western Michigan 683 89 211 300 32 231
84 Toronto Maple Leafs Adam Mair C Owen Sound 615 38 76 114 -26 829
85 New York Islanders Petr Mika LW Slavia Praha 3 0 0 0 -1 0
86 St. Louis Blues Didier Tremblay D Halifax
87 Colorado Avalanche Brad Larsen LW Swift Current 294 19 29 48 -23 134
88 Carolina Hurricanes Shane Willis RW Lethbridge 174 31 43 74 -16 77
89 Washington Capitals Curtis Cruickshank G Kingston
90 Vancouver Canucks Chris Stanley C Belleville
91 Montreal Canadiens Daniel Tetrault D Brandon
92 Calgary Flames Chris St. Croix D Kamloops
93 New York Rangers Tomi Kallarsson D HPK Hameenlinna
94 Edmonton Oilers Jonas Elofsson D Farjestad
95 Florida Panthers Ivan Novoseltsev RW Krylja Sovetov 234 31 44 75 -47 112
96 Phoenix Coyotes Scott McCallum D Tri-City
97 Pittsburgh Penguins Alexandre Mathieu LW Halifax
98 St. Louis Blues Jan Horacek D Slavia Praha
99 Los Angeles Kings Sean Blanchard D Ottawa
100 Calgary Flames Ryan Ready LW Belleville 7 0 1 1 0 0
101 Buffalo Sabres Luc Theoret D Lethbridge
102 Detroit Red Wings Quintin Laing LW Kelowna 79 3 8 11 8 31
103 Philadelphia Flyers Mikhail Chernov D Torpedo Yaroslavl 2
104 New Jersey Devils Lucas Nehrling D Sarnia
105 Dallas Stars Marcus Kristoffersson LW Mora
106 St. Louis Blues Jame Pollock D Seattle 9 0 0 0 -1 6
Round 5 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
107 San Jose Sharks Adam Nittel RW Erie
108 Tampa Bay Lightning Mark Thompson D Regina
109 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Sulc C Chemopetrol Litvinov
110 Chicago Blackhawks Ben Simon LW U. of Notre Dame 81 3 1 4 -13 47
111 Toronto Maple Leafs Frantisek Mrazek LW Ceske Budejovice
112 Tampa Bay Lightning Karel Betik D Kelowna 3 0 2 2 -3 2
113 Calgary Flames Martin Moise LW Beauport
114 Vancouver Canucks David Darguzas C Edmonton
115 New York Islanders Adam Edinger C Bowling Green
116 Washington Capitals Kevin Caulfield RW Boston College
117 Vancouver Canucks Matt Cockell G Saskatoon
118 Montreal Canadiens Konstantin Sidulov D Traktor Chelyabinsk
119 Ottawa Senators Magnus Arvedson LW Farjestad 434 100 125 225 109 241
120 Chicago Blackhawks Peter Gardiner RW RPI
121 Edmonton Oilers Jason Chimera LW Medicine Hat 710 121 147 268 -23 706
122 Montreal Canadiens Gennady Razin D Kamloops
123 Phoenix Coyotes Curtis Suter LW Spokane
124 Pittsburgh Penguins Harlan Pratt D Prince Albert
125 Anaheim Ducks Luc Vaillancourt G Beauport
126 New York Rangers Jason McLean G Moose Jaw
127 Florida Panthers Pat Parthenais D Detroit
128 Buffalo Sabres Torrey DiRoberto C Seattle
129 Detroit Red Wings John Wikstrom D Lulea
130 Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Calder LW Regina 590 114 180 294 -71 309
131 New Jersey Devils Jiri Bicek RW Kosice 62 6 7 13 6 29
132 Dallas Stars Teemu Elomo LW TPS Turku
133 Colorado Avalanche Aaron Miskovich C Green Bay
134 New York Rangers Johan Lindbom LW HV 71 Jonkoping 38 1 3 4 4 28
Round 6 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
135 Boston Bruins Denis Timofeev D CSKA Moscow 2
136 New York Rangers Mike York LW Michigan State 579 127 195 322 -34 135
137 Los Angeles Kings Richard Seeley D Prince Albert
138 Toronto Maple Leafs Eric Gooldy LW Detroit
139 New York Islanders Bobby Leavins LW Brandon
140 Calgary Flames Ilja Demidov D Dynamo-2 Moscow
141 Edmonton Oilers Peter Sarno C Windsor 7 1 0 1 2 2
142 Carolina Hurricanes Kyle Dafoe D Owen Sound
143 Washington Capitals Henrik Petre D Djurgarden
144 Vancouver Canucks Matt Cooke C Windsor 935 153 207 360 53 1068
145 Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Desroches D Granby
146 Ottawa Senators Jeff Sullivan D Halifax
147 Chicago Blackhawks Heath Gordon RW Green Bay
148 Vancouver Canucks Larry Shapley D Welland Jr. B
149 St. Louis Blues Nicholas Bilotto D Beauport
150 Los Angeles Kings Jeff Katcher D Brandon
151 Phoenix Coyotes Robert Francz LW Peterborough
152 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Havelka LW Sparta Praha
153 Tampa Bay Lightning Andrei Skopintsev D TPS Turku 40 2 4 6 -10 32
154 New York Rangers Shawn Degagne G Kitchener
155 Florida Panthers Keith Delaney C Barrie
156 Buffalo Sabres Brian Campbell D Ottawa 756 66 326 392 22 185
157 Detroit Red Wings B.J. Young RW Red Deer 1 0 0 0 0 0
158 Philadelphia Flyers Jordon Flodell D Moose Jaw
159 New Jersey Devils Sascha Goc D Schwenningen 22 0 0 0 5 4
160 Dallas Stars Alexei Timkin RW Torpedo Yaroslavl 2
161 Colorado Avalanche David Aebischer G Fribourg 214 0 5 5 0 30 214 106 74 17 .912 2.52
Round 7 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
162 Boston Bruins Joel Trottier RW Ottawa
163 San Jose Sharks Joe Dusbabek RW U. of Notre Dame
164 Philadelphia Flyers Todd Fedoruk LW Kelowna 545 32 65 97 -27 1050
165 Toronto Maple Leafs Hugo Marchand D Victoriaville
166 New York Islanders Kris Knoblauch LW Imperial
167 Calgary Flames Jeremy Rondeau LW Swift Current
168 Tampa Bay Lightning Justin Jack RW Kelowna
169 Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Merrick C U. of Michigan
170 Tampa Bay Lightning Eero Somervuori RW Jokerit Helsinki
171 Vancouver Canucks Rod Leroux D Seattle
172 Montreal Canadiens Ben Guite RW U. of Maine 175 19 26 45 -4 97
173 Ottawa Senators Robin Bacul RW Slavia Praha Jr.
174 Chicago Blackhawks Jerad Smith D Portland
175 New York Rangers Johan Holmqvist G Brynas Gavle 99 0 4 4 0 6 99 48 34 9 .890 2.99
176 Edmonton Oilers Kevin Bolibruck D Peterborough
177 St. Louis Blues Ladislav Nagy LW Dragon Presov 435 115 196 311 35 358
178 Anaheim Ducks Tony Mohagen LW Seattle
179 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Moore D Harvard
180 Boston Bruins Jim Baxter D Oshawa
181 Anaheim Ducks Mat Snesrud D North Iowa Jr. A
182 New York Rangers Mike Mottau D Boston College 313 7 51 58 -13 160
183 Florida Panthers Tyler Palmer D Lake Superior State
184 Buffalo Sabres Jeremy Adduono RW Sudbury
185 Tampa Bay Lightning Samuel St-Pierre RW Victoriaville
186 Detroit Red Wings Mike Laceby C Kingston
187 Edmonton Oilers Chad Hinz C Moose Jaw
188 New Jersey Devils Mathieu Benoit RW Chicoutimi
189 Dallas Stars Jeff McKercher D Barrie
190 Toronto Maple Leafs Shawn Thornton RW Peterborough 495 33 47 80 -14 832
Round 8 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
191 Boston Bruins Antti Laaksonen LW U. of Denver 483 81 87 168 -11 152
192 San Jose Sharks Cam Severson LW Prince Albert 37 3 0 3 -3 63
193 Los Angeles Kings Jay Kopischke LW North Iowa Jr. A
194 Toronto Maple Leafs Russ Bartlett C Exeter (High-NH)
195 Carolina Hurricanes Niklas Nordgren LW MoDo Ornskoldsvik 58 4 2 6 -8 34
196 New York Islanders Jeremy Symington G Petrolia Jr. B
197 Montreal Canadiens Petr Kubos D Petra Vsetin
198 Tampa Bay Lightning Shawn Skolney D Seattle
199 Carolina Hurricanes Randy Fitzgerald LW Detroit
200 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Therrien G Drummondville
201 Vancouver Canucks Denis Martynyuk LW CSKA Moscow 2
202 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Sidyakin RW Salavat Yulayev Ufa
203 Ottawa Senators Nick Gillis RW Cushing Academy (High-MA)
204 Chicago Blackhawks Sergei Shikhanov RW Lada Togliatti
205 Edmonton Oilers Chris Kerr D Sudbury
206 St. Louis Blues Bobby Haglund LW Des Moines
207 Phoenix Coyotes Alexander Andreyev D Weyburn
208 Pittsburgh Penguins Andrew Ference D Portland 760 37 156 193 6 645
209 Anaheim Ducks Rene Stussi C Thurgau
210 New York Rangers Andrew Proskurnicki LW Sarnia
211 Florida Panthers Doug Schueller D Twin Cities Jr.
212 Buffalo Sabres Kamil Piros C Chemopetrol Litvinov 28 4 4 8 -2 10
213 Detroit Red Wings Steve Willejto C Prince Albert
214 Philadelphia Flyers Marko Kauppinen D JYP HT Jyvaskyla Jr.
215 New Jersey Devils Scott Clemmensen G Des Moines 171 0 2 2 0 4 171 67 52 22 .907 2.74
216 Dallas Stars Alexei Komarov D Dynamo-2 Moscow
217 Colorado Avalanche Doug Schmidt D Waterloo Jr. A
Round 9 NHL Scoring Stats NHL Goalie Stats
Overall Team Player Pos Amateur Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM GP W L T/O SV% GAA
218 Boston Bruins Eric Van Acker D Chicoutimi
219 San Jose Sharks Mark Smith C Lethbridge 377 23 47 70 -10 457
220 Los Angeles Kings Konrad Brand D Medicine Hat
221 Toronto Maple Leafs Jonathan Hedstrom RW Skelleftea 83 13 14 27 1 48
222 New York Islanders Ryan Clark D Lincoln
223 Calgary Flames Dustin Paul RW Moose Jaw
224 Tampa Bay Lightning Paul Comrie C U. of Denver 15 1 2 3 -2 4
225 Carolina Hurricanes Kent McDonell RW Guelph 32 1 2 3 -8 36
226 Washington Capitals Matt Oikawa RW St. Lawrence
227 Vancouver Canucks Peter Brady G Powell River Jr. A
228 Montreal Canadiens Jarl Espen Ygranes D Furuset
229 Ottawa Senators Karel Rachunek D ZPS Zlin Jr. 371 22 118 140 49 227
230 Chicago Blackhawks Chris Feil D Ohio State
231 Edmonton Oilers Alexander Fomichev G St. Albert Jr. A
232 St. Louis Blues Dmitri Plekhanov D Neftekhimik
233 Phoenix Coyotes Wyatt Smith C Minnesota-Duluth 211 10 22 32 -18 65
234 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Lind D Avon Old Farms (High-CT)
235 Anaheim Ducks Tommi Degerman LW Boston U.
236 New York Rangers Richard Miller D Providence
237 Florida Panthers Benoit Cote C Shawinigan
238 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Kemp D Lethbridge
239 Detroit Red Wings Greg Willers D Kingston
240 Philadelphia Flyers Par Styf D MoDo Ornskoldsvik
241 New Jersey Devils Jan Srdinko D Petra Vsetin
242 Dallas Stars Brett McLean C Kelowna 385 56 106 162 -28 204
243 Colorado Avalanche Kyle Kidney LW Salisbury (High-CT)
244 St. Louis Blues Marek Ivan C Lethbridge
245 Colorado Avalanche Stephen Lafleur D Ottawa
246 Boston Bruins Jay Henderson LW Edmonton 33 1 3 4 -1 37