1997 NHL Entry Draft Results

Through round five


First Round

  • 1, Boston, Joe Thornton, C, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL.
  • 2, San Jose, Patrick Marleau, C, Seattle, WHL.
  • 3, Los Angeles, Olli Jokinen, C, IFK Helsinki, Finland.
  • 4, N.Y. Islanders (from Toronto), Roberto Luongo, G, Val d'Or, QMJHL.
  • 5, N.Y. Islanders, Eric Brewer, D, Prince George, WHL.
  • 6, Calgary Flames, Daniel Tkaczuk, C, Barrie, OHL.
  • 7, Tampa Bay, Paul Mara, D, Sudbury, OHL.

  • 8, Boston (from Hartford), Sergei Samsonov, LW, Detroit, IHL.

  • 9, Washington, Nicholas Boynton, D, Ottawa, OHL.
  • 10, Vancouver, Brad Ference, D, Spokane, WHL.
  • 11, Montreal, Jason Ward, C, Erie, OHL.
  • 12, Ottawa, Marian Hossa, W, Dukla Trencin, Slovak.
  • 13, Chicago, Daniel Cleary, LW, Belleville, OHL.
  • 14, Edmonton, Michael Riesen, W, HC Biel, Swiss B.
  • 15, Los Angeles (from St. Louis), Matt Zultek, LW, Ottawa, OHL.
  • 16, Chicago (from Phoenix), Ty Jones, RW, Spokane, WHL.
  • 17, Pittsburgh, Robert Dome, C-W, Las Vegas-Long Beach, IHL.
  • 18, Anaheim, Mikael Holmqvist, W, Djurgarden, Sweden.
  • 19, N.Y. Rangers, Stefan Cherneski, RW, Brandon, WHL.
  • 20, Florida, Mike Brown, C, Red Deer, WHL.
  • 21, Buffalo, Mika Noronen, G, Tappara, Finland.
  • 22, Carolina, Nikos Tselios, D, Belleville, OHL.
  • 23, San Jose (from Carolina), Scott Hannan, D, Kelowna, WHL.
  • 24, New Jersey, Jean-Francois Damphousse, G, Moncton, QJMHL.
  • 25, Dallas, Brenden Morrow, LW, Portland, WHL.
  • 26, Colorado, Kevin Grimes, D, Kingston, OHL.


    Second Round

  • 27, Boston, Ben Clymer, D, U. of Minnesota.
  • 28, Carolina (from San Jose), Brad DeFauw, LW, U. of North Dakota.
  • 29, Los Angeles, Scott Barney, C, Peterborough, OHL.
  • 30, Philadelphia (from Toronto), Jean-Marc Pelletier, G, Cornell.
  • 31, N.Y. Islanders, Jeff Zehr, LW, Windsor, OHL.
  • 32, Calgary, Even Lindsay, G, Prince Albert, WHL.
  • 33, Tampa Bay, Kyle Kos, D, Red Deer, WHL.
  • 34, Vancouver (from Carolina), Ryan Bonni, D, Saskatoon, WHL.
  • 35, Washington, J.F. Fortin, D, Sherbrooke, QJMHL.
  • 36, Vancouver, Harold Druken, LW, Detroit, OHL.
  • 37, Montreal, Gregor Baumgartner, C, Laval, QMJL.
  • 38, New Jersey (from Ottawa), Stanislav Grow, C, Slovan Bratislava, European.
  • 39, Chicago, Jeremy Reich, C, Seattle, WHL.
  • 40, St. Louis Blues, Tyler Rennette, C, North Bay, OHL.
  • 41, Edmonton, Patrick Dovigi, G, Erie, OHL.
  • 42, Calgary (from St. Louis), John Tripp, RW, Oshawa, OHL.
  • 43, Phoenix, Juha Gustafsson, D, Espoo, European.
  • 44, Pittsburgh, Brian Gaffaney, D, North Iowa Jr., US Junior.
  • 45, Anaheim, Maxim Balmochnykh, LW, Lada Togliatti, European.
  • 46, N.Y. Rangers, Wes Jarvis, D, Kitchener, OHL.
  • 47, Flordia, Kristian Huselius, W, Farjestad Karlstad, European.
  • 48, Buffalo, Henrik Huselius, W, Aik Jr., European.
  • 49, Detroit, Yuri Butsayev, C, Lada Togliatti, European.
  • 50, Philadelphia, Pat Kavanagh, RW, Peterborough, OHL.
  • 51, Calgary (from Carolina), Dimitri Kokorev, D, Dynamo Jr., European.
  • 52, Dallas, Roman Lyashenko, C, Yaroslavl, European.
  • 53, Colorado, Graham Belak, D, Edmonton, WHL.


    Third Round

  • 54, Boston, Mattian Karlin, C, Modo Ornskoldsvik, European.
  • 55, Colorado (from St. Louis), Rick Berry, D, Seattle, WHL.
  • 56, Florida (from Los Angeles), Vratislav Cech, D Kitchener, OHL.
  • 57, Toronto, Jeff Farkas, C, Boston College.
  • 58, Ottawa (from New Jersey), Jami Hurme, G, TPS Turko, European.
  • 59, N.Y. Islanders, Jarrett Smith, C, Prince George, WHL.
  • 60, Calgary, Derek Schutz, C, Spokane, WHL.
  • 61, Tampa Bay, Matt Elich, RW, Windsor, OHL.
  • 62, Philadelphia (from Carolina), Kris Mallette, D, Kelowna, WHL.
  • 63, Boston (from Washington), Lee Goren, RW, U. of North Dakota.
  • 64, Vancouver, Kyle Freadrich, LW, Regina, WHL.
  • 65, Montreal, Ilkka Mikkola, D, Karpat, European.
  • 66, Ottawa (from New Jersey), Josh Langfeld, RW, Lincoln, U.S. Junior.
  • 67, Chicago, Mike Souza, LW, U. of New Hampshire.
  • 68, Edmonton, Sergei Yerkovich, D, Las Vegas, IHL.
  • 69, Buffalo (from St. Louis), Maxim Afinogenov, RW, Dynamo Moscow, European.
  • 70, Calgary (from Phoenix), Erik Andersson, C, U. of Denver.
  • 71, Pittsburgh, Josef Melichar, D, Budejovice Junior, European.
  • 72, Anaheim, Jay LeGault, LW, London, OHL.
  • 73, N.Y. Rangers, Burke Henry, D, Brandon, WHL.
  • 74, Florida, Nick Smith, C, Barrie, OHL.
  • 75, Buffalo, Jeff Martin, C, Windsor, OHL.
  • 76, Detroit, Petr Sykorka, C, HC Pardubice, European.
  • 77, Dallas (from Philadelphia), Steve Gainey, C, Kamloops, WHL.
  • 78, Colorado (from St. Louis), Ville Nieminen, W, Tarrara Tampere, European.
  • 79, N.Y. Islanders (from Dallas), Robert Schnabel, D, Slavia Praha, European.
  • 80, Carolina (from Calgary), Francis Lessard, D, Val D'Or, QHJL.


    Fourth Round

  • 81, Boston, Karol Bartanus, RW, Drummondville, QMJL.
  • 82, San Jose (from N.Y. Rangers), Adam Colagiacomo, RW, Oshawa, OHL.
  • 83, Los Angeles, Joseph Corvo, D, Western Michigan U.
  • 84, Toronto, Adam Mair, C, Owen Sound, OHL.
  • 85, N.Y. Islanders, Petr Mika, C, Slavia Praha, European.
  • 86, St. Louis (from Calgary), Didier Tremblay, D, Halifax, QMJL.
  • 87, Colorado (from Tampa Bay), Brad Larsen, LW, Swift Current, WHL.
  • 88, Carolina, Shane Willis, RW, Lethbridge, WHL.
  • 89, Washington, Curtis Cruickshank, G, Kingston, OHL.
  • 90, Vancouver, Chris Stanley, C, Belleville, OHL.
  • 91, Montreal, Daniel Tetrault, D, Brandon, WHL.
  • 92, Calgary (from Ottawa), Chris St. Croix, D, Kamloops, WHL.
  • 93, N.Y. Rangers (from San Jose), Tomi Kallarsson, D, HPK Jr., European.
  • 94, Edmonton, Jonas Elofsson, D, Farjestad Karlstad, European.
  • 95, Florida (from St. Louis), Ivan Novoseltsev, RW, Krylja Sovtov, European.
  • 96, Phoenix, Scott McCallum, D, Tri-City, WHL.
  • 97, Pittsburgh, Alexandre Mathieu, D, Halifax, QMJL.
  • 98, St. Louis (from Colorado), Jan Horacek, D, Slavia Praha, European.
  • 99, Los Angeles (from N.Y. Rangers), Sean Blanchard, D, Ottawa, OHL.
  • 100, Calgary (from Florida), Ryan Ready, LW, Belleville, OHL.
  • 101, Buffalo, Luc Theoret, D, Lethbridge, WHL.
  • 102, Detroit, Quintin Laing, LW, Kelowna, WHL.
  • 103, Philadelphia, Mikhail Chernov, D. Yaroslavl, European.
  • 104, New Jersey, Lucas Nehrling, D, Sarnia, OHL.
  • 105, Dallas, Marc Kristofferson, W, Mora, European.
  • 106, St. Louis (from Colorado), Jame Pollock, D, Seattle, WHL.


    Fifth Round

    107, San Jose (from Boston), Adam Nittel, RW, Erie, OHL.

  • 108, Tampa Bay, (from San Jose), Mark Thompson, D, Regina, WHL.
  • 109, Tampa Bay (from Los Angeles), Jan Sulc, C, Litvinov Jr., European.
  • 110, Chicago, Benjamin Simon, C, Notre Dame.
  • 111, Toronto, Frantisek Mrazek, C, Ceske-Budejovice, European.
  • 112, Tampa Bay (from N.Y. Islanders), Karel Betik, D, Kelowna, WHL.
  • 113, Calgary, Martin Moise, LW, Beauport, QMJL.
  • 114, Vancouver (from Tampa Bay), David Darguzas, LW, Edmonton, WHL.
  • 115, N.Y. Islanders (from Carolina), Adam Edinger, C, Bowling Green.
  • 116, Washington, Kevin Caulfield, RW, Boston College.
  • 117, Vancouver, Matt Cockell, G, Saskatoon, WHL.
  • 118, Montreal, Konstantin Sidulov, D, Chelybinsk, European.
  • 119, Ottawa, Magnus Arvedsson, F, Farjestad Karlstad, European.
  • 120, Chicago, Peter Gardiner, RW, Renesselar.
  • 121, Edmonton, Jason Chimera, C, Medicine Hat, WHL.
  • 122, Montreal (from St. Louis), Gennady Razin, D, Kamloops, WHL.
  • 123, Phoenix, Chris Suter, D, Spokane, WHL.
  • 124, Pittsburgh, Harlan Pratt, D, Prince Albert, WHL.
  • 125, Anaheim, Luc Vaillancourt, G, Beauport, QMJL.
  • 126, N.Y. Rangers, Jason McClean, G, Moose Jaw, WHL.
  • 127, Florida, Pat Parthenais, D, Detroit, OHL.
  • 128, Buffalo, Torrey DiRoberto, C, Seattle, WHL.
  • 129, Detroit, John Wikstrom, D, Lulea, European.
  • 130, Chicago (from Philadelphia), Kyle Calder, C, Regina, WHL.
  • 131, New Jersey, Jiri Bicek, W, HC Kosice, European.
  • 132, Dallas, Teemu Elomo, W, TPS Turko, European.
  • 133, Colorado, Aaron Miskovich, C, Green Bay, U.S. Junior.
  • 134, N.Y. Rangers, Johan Lindbom, W, HV 71, European.


    Last Updated 10 Janauary 1998


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