1997 NHL Draft
All 239 players selected in the 1997 NHL Draft, round by round, with team and junior club.
Round 1
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  BOS | Joe ThorntonC | — |
| 2 | 1 |  SJS | Patrick MarleauC | — |
| 3 | 1 |  LAK | Olli JokinenC | — |
| 4 | 1 |  NYI | Roberto LuongoG | — |
| 5 | 1 | NYI | Eric BrewerD | — |
| 6 | 1 |  CGY | Daniel TkaczukC | — |
| 7 | 1 |  TBL | Paul MaraD | — |
| 8 | 1 | BOS | Sergei SamsonovLW | — |
| 10 | 1 |  VAN | Brad FerenceD | — |
| 11 | 1 |  MTL | Jason WardRW | — |
| 12 | 1 |  OTT | Marian HossaRW | — |
| 13 | 1 |  CHI | Daniel ClearyRW | — |
| 14 | 1 |  EDM | Michel RiesenLW | — |
| 16 | 1 | CHI | Ty JonesRW | — |
| 17 | 1 |  PIT | Robert DomeLW | — |
| 18 | 1 |  ANA | Michael HolmqvistC | — |
| 19 | 1 |  NYR | Stefan CherneskiRW | — |
| 20 | 1 |  FLA | Mike BrownLW | — |
| 21 | 1 |  BUF | Mika NoronenG | — |
| 22 | 1 |  CAR | Nikos TseliosD | — |
| 23 | 1 | SJS | Scott HannanD | — |
| 24 | 1 |  NJD | Jean-Francois DamphousseG | — |
| 25 | 1 |  DAL | Brenden MorrowLW | — |
| 26 | 1 |  COL | Kevin GrimesD | — |
Round 2
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2 | BOS | Ben ClymerRW | — |
| 28 | 2 | CAR | Brad DefauwLW | — |
| 29 | 2 | LAK | Scott BarneyC | — |
| 30 | 2 |  PHI | Jean-Marc PelletierG | — |
| 31 | 2 | NYI | Jeff ZehrLW | — |
| 33 | 2 | TBL | Kyle KosD | — |
| 34 | 2 | VAN | Ryan BonniD | — |
| 35 | 2 |  WSH | Jean-Francois FortinD | — |
| 36 | 2 | VAN | Harold DrukenC | — |
| 38 | 2 | NJD | Stanislav GronC | — |
| 39 | 2 | CHI | Jeremy ReichC | — |
| 40 | 2 |  STL | Tyler RennetteC | — |
| 41 | 2 | EDM | Patrick DovigiG | — |
| 42 | 2 | CGY | John TrippRW | — |
| 43 | 2 | PHX | Juha GustafssonD | — |
| 44 | 2 | PIT | Brian GaffaneyD | — |
| 45 | 2 | ANA | Maxim BalmochnykhLW | — |
| 46 | 2 | NYR | Wes JarvisD | — |
| 47 | 2 | FLA | Kristian HuseliusLW | — |
| 48 | 2 | BUF | Henrik TallinderD | — |
| 49 | 2 |  DET | Yuri ButsayevLW | — |
| 50 | 2 | PHI | Pat KavanaghRW | — |
| 51 | 2 | CGY | Dmitri KokorevD | — |
| 52 | 2 | DAL | Roman LyashenkoC | — |
| 53 | 2 | COL | Graham BelakLW | — |
Round 3
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 3 | BOS | Mattias KarlinC | — |
| 55 | 3 | COL | Rick BerryD | — |
| 56 | 3 | FLA | Vratislav CechD | — |
| 57 | 3 |  TOR | Jeff FarkasC | — |
| 58 | 3 | OTT | Jani HurmeG | — |
| 59 | 3 | NYI | Jarrett SmithC | — |
| 60 | 3 | CGY | Derek SchutzC | — |
| 61 | 3 | TBL | Matt ElichRW | — |
| 62 | 3 | PHI | Kris MalletteD | — |
| 63 | 3 | BOS | Lee GorenRW | — |
| 64 | 3 | VAN | Kyle FreadrichLW | — |
| 65 | 3 | MTL | Ilkka MikkolaD | — |
| 66 | 3 | OTT | Josh LangfeldRW | — |
| 67 | 3 | CHI | Mike SouzaLW | — |
| 68 | 3 | EDM | Sergei YerkovichD | — |
| 69 | 3 | BUF | Maxim AfinogenovRW | — |
| 70 | 3 | CGY | Erik AnderssonRW | — |
| 71 | 3 | PIT | Josef MelicharD | — |
| 72 | 3 | ANA | Jay LegaultLW | — |
| 73 | 3 | NYR | Burke HenryD | — |
| 74 | 3 | FLA | Nick SmithC | — |
| 75 | 3 | BUF | Jeff MartinC | — |
| 76 | 3 | DET | Petr SykoraC | — |
| 77 | 3 | DAL | Steve GaineyLW | — |
| 78 | 3 | COL | Ville NieminenLW | — |
| 80 | 3 | CAR | Francis LessardRW | — |
Round 4
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 4 | BOS | Karol BartanusRW | — |
| 82 | 4 | SJS | Adam ColagiacomoRW | — |
| 83 | 4 | LAK | Joe CorvoD | — |
| 84 | 4 | TOR | Adam MairC | — |
| 85 | 4 | NYI | Petr MikaRW | — |
| 86 | 4 | STL | Didier TremblayD | — |
| 87 | 4 | COL | Brad LarsenLW | — |
| 88 | 4 | CAR | Shane WillisRW | — |
| 89 | 4 | WSH | Curtis CruickshankG | — |
| 90 | 4 | VAN | Chris StanleyC | — |
| 91 | 4 | MTL | Daniel TetraultD | — |
| 92 | 4 | CGY | Chris St. CroixD | — |
| 93 | 4 | NYR | Tomi KallarssonD | — |
| 94 | 4 | EDM | Jonas ElofssonD | — |
| 95 | 4 | FLA | Ivan NovoseltsevRW | — |
| 96 | 4 | PHX | Scott McCallumD | — |
| 97 | 4 | PIT | Alexandre MathieuC | — |
| 98 | 4 | STL | Jan HoracekD | — |
| 99 | 4 | LAK | Sean BlanchardD | — |
| 100 | 4 | CGY | Ryan ReadyLW | — |
| 101 | 4 | BUF | Luc TheoretD | — |
| 102 | 4 | DET | Quintin LaingLW | — |
| 103 | 4 | PHI | Mikhail ChernovD | — |
| 104 | 4 | NJD | Lucas NehrlingD | — |
| 105 | 4 | DAL | Marc KristofferssonLW | — |
| 106 | 4 | STL | Jame PollockD | — |
Round 5
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 5 | SJS | Adam NittelRW | — |
| 108 | 5 | TBL | Mark ThompsonD | — |
| 109 | 5 | TBL | Jan SulcC | — |
| 110 | 5 | CHI | Benjamin SimonLW | — |
| 111 | 5 | TOR | Frantisek MrazekC | — |
| 112 | 5 | TBL | Karel BetikD | — |
| 113 | 5 | CGY | Martin MoiseLW | — |
| 114 | 5 | VAN | David DarguzasLW | — |
| 115 | 5 | NYI | Adam EdingerC | — |
| 116 | 5 | WSH | Kevin CaulfieldRW | — |
| 117 | 5 | VAN | Matt CockellG | — |
| 118 | 5 | MTL | Konstantin SidulovD | — |
| 119 | 5 | OTT | Magnus ArvedsonLW | — |
| 120 | 5 | CHI | Peter GardinerRW | — |
| 121 | 5 | EDM | Jason ChimeraLW | — |
| 122 | 5 | MTL | Gennady RazinD | — |
| 123 | 5 | PHX | Curtis SuterD | — |
| 124 | 5 | PIT | Harlan PrattD | — |
| 125 | 5 | ANA | Luc VaillancourtG | — |
| 126 | 5 | NYR | Jason McLeanG | — |
| 127 | 5 | FLA | Pat ParthenaisD | — |
| 128 | 5 | BUF | Torrey DirobertoC | — |
| 129 | 5 | DET | John WikstromD | — |
| 130 | 5 | CHI | Kyle CalderLW | — |
| 131 | 5 | NJD | Jiri BicekRW | — |
| 132 | 5 | DAL | Teemo ElomoLW | — |
| 133 | 5 | COL | Aaron MiskovichC | — |
| 134 | 5 | NYR | Johan LindbomLW | — |
Round 6
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 6 | BOS | Denis TimofeevD | — |
| 136 | 6 | NYR | Mike YorkLW | — |
| 137 | 6 | LAK | Richard SeeleyD | — |
| 138 | 6 | TOR | Eric GooldyLW | — |
| 139 | 6 | NYI | Bobby LeavinsLW | — |
| 140 | 6 | CGY | Ilja DemidovD | — |
| 141 | 6 | EDM | Peter SarnoC | — |
| 142 | 6 | CAR | Kyle DafoeD | — |
| 143 | 6 | WSH | Henrik PetreD | — |
| 144 | 6 | VAN | Matt CookeLW | — |
| 145 | 6 | MTL | Jonathan DesrochesD | — |
| 146 | 6 | OTT | Jeff SullivanD | — |
| 147 | 6 | CHI | Heath GordonLW | — |
| 148 | 6 | VAN | Larry ShapleyD | — |
| 149 | 6 | STL | Nicholas BilottoD | — |
| 150 | 6 | LAK | Jeff KatcherD | — |
| 151 | 6 | PHX | Robert FranczLW | — |
| 152 | 6 | PIT | Petr HavelkaLW | — |
| 153 | 6 | TBL | Andrei SkopintsevD | — |
| 154 | 6 | NYR | Shawn DegagneG | — |
| 155 | 6 | FLA | Keith DelaneyC | — |
| 156 | 6 | BUF | Brian CampbellD | — |
| 157 | 6 | DET | B.J. YoungRW | — |
| 158 | 6 | PHI | Jordon FlodellD | — |
| 159 | 6 | NJD | Sascha GocD | — |
| 160 | 6 | DAL | Alexei TimkinLW | — |
| 161 | 6 | COL | David AebischerG | — |
Round 7
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | 7 | BOS | Joel TrottierRW | — |
| 163 | 7 | SJS | Joe DusbabekRW | — |
| 164 | 7 | PHI | Todd FedorukLW | — |
| 165 | 7 | TOR | Hugo MarchandD | — |
| 166 | 7 | NYI | Kris KnoblauchLW | — |
| 167 | 7 | CGY | Jeremy RondeauLW | — |
| 168 | 7 | TBL | Justin JackRW | — |
| 169 | 7 | CAR | Andrew MerrickC | — |
| 170 | 7 | TBL | Eero SomervuoriRW | — |
| 171 | 7 | VAN | Rod LerouxD | — |
| 172 | 7 | MTL | Ben GuiteC | — |
| 173 | 7 | OTT | Robin BaculRW | — |
| 174 | 7 | CHI | Jerad SmithD | — |
| 175 | 7 | NYR | Johan HolmqvistG | — |
| 176 | 7 | EDM | Kevin BolibruckD | — |
| 177 | 7 | STL | Ladislav NagyLW | — |
| 178 | 7 | ANA | Tony MohagenLW | — |
| 179 | 7 | PIT | Mark MooreD | — |
| 181 | 7 | ANA | Mat SnesrudD | — |
| 182 | 7 | NYR | Mike MottauD | — |
| 183 | 7 | FLA | Tyler PalmerD | — |
| 184 | 7 | BUF | Jeremy AdduonoRW | — |
| 185 | 7 | TBL | Samuel St. PierreRW | — |
| 186 | 7 | DET | Mike LacebyC | — |
| 187 | 7 | EDM | Chad HinzC | — |
| 188 | 7 | NJD | Mathieu BenoitRW | — |
| 189 | 7 | DAL | Jeff McKercherD | — |
| 190 | 7 | TOR | Shawn ThorntonLW | — |
Round 8
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | 8 | BOS | Antti LaaksonenLW | — |
| 192 | 8 | SJS | Cam SeversonLW | — |
| 193 | 8 | LAK | Jay KopischkeLW | — |
| 194 | 8 | TOR | Russ BartlettC | — |
| 195 | 8 | CAR | Niklas NordgrenLW | — |
| 196 | 8 | NYI | Jeremy SymingtonG | — |
| 197 | 8 | MTL | Petr KubosD | — |
| 198 | 8 | TBL | Shawn SkolneyD | — |
| 199 | 8 | CAR | Randy FitzgeraldLW | — |
| 200 | 8 | WSH | Pierre-Luc TherrienG | — |
| 201 | 8 | VAN | Denis MartynyukLW | — |
| 202 | 8 | MTL | Andrei SidyakinRW | — |
| 203 | 8 | OTT | Nick GillisRW | — |
| 204 | 8 | CHI | Sergei ShikhanovRW | — |
| 205 | 8 | EDM | Chris KerrD | — |
| 206 | 8 | STL | Bobby HaglundLW | — |
| 207 | 8 | PHX | Alex AndreyevD | — |
| 208 | 8 | PIT | Andrew FerenceD | — |
| 209 | 8 | ANA | Rene StussiC | — |
| 210 | 8 | NYR | Andrew ProskurnickiLW | — |
| 211 | 8 | FLA | Doug SchuellerD | — |
| 212 | 8 | BUF | Kamil PirosRW | — |
| 213 | 8 | DET | Steve WilejtoC | — |
| 214 | 8 | PHI | Marko KauppinenD | — |
| 215 | 8 | NJD | Scott ClemmensenG | — |
| 216 | 8 | DAL | Alexei KomarovD | — |
| 217 | 8 | COL | Doug SchmidtD | — |
Round 9
| Overall | Round | Team | Player | Junior club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | 9 | BOS | Eric Van AckerD | — |
| 219 | 9 | SJS | Mark SmithC | — |
| 220 | 9 | LAK | Konrad BrandD | — |
| 221 | 9 | TOR | Jonathan HedstromRW | — |
| 222 | 9 | NYI | Ryan ClarkD | — |
| 223 | 9 | CGY | Dustin PaulRW | — |
| 224 | 9 | TBL | Paul ComrieC | — |
| 226 | 9 | WSH | Matt OikawaRW | — |
| 227 | 9 | VAN | Peter BradyG | — |
| 228 | 9 | MTL | Jarl-Espen YgranesD | — |
| 229 | 9 | OTT | Karel RachunekD | — |
| 230 | 9 | CHI | Chris FeilD | — |
| 231 | 9 | EDM | Alexandre FomitchevG | — |
| 232 | 9 | STL | Dmitri PlekhanovD | — |
| 233 | 9 | PHX | Wyatt SmithC | — |
| 234 | 9 | PIT | Eric LindD | — |
| 235 | 9 | ANA | Tommi DegermanC | — |
| 236 | 9 | NYR | Richard MillerD | — |
| 237 | 9 | FLA | Benoit CoteC | — |
| 238 | 9 | BUF | Dylan KempD | — |
| 239 | 9 | DET | Greg WillersD | — |
| 240 | 9 | PHI | Par StyfD | — |
| 241 | 9 | NJD | Jan SrdinkoD | — |
| 242 | 9 | DAL | Brett McLeanC | — |
| 243 | 9 | COL | Kyle KidneyLW | — |
| 244 | 9 | STL | Marek IvanLW | — |
| 245 | 9 | COL | Stephen LafleurD | — |
| 246 | 9 | BOS | Jay HendersonLW | — |
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)