DRAFT HISTORY
1997 NHL Draft
Joe Thornton went first overall to BOS. 239 players selected across 9 rounds; 1 appear in Pucky's NHL stat database.
ROUND 1
Round 1
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOS | Joe Thornton | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 1,714 | 1,539 |
| 2 | SJS | Patrick Marleau | C | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 3 | LAK | Olli Jokinen | C | HIFK Helsinki (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 4 | NYI | Roberto Luongo | G | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 5 | NYI | Eric Brewer | D | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 6 | CGY | Daniel Tkaczuk | C | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 7 | TBL | Paul Mara | D | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 8 | BOS | Sergei Samsonov | LW | Detroit Vipers (IHL) | — | — |
| 10 | VAN | Brad Ference | D | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 11 | MTL | Jason Ward | RW | Erie Otters (OHL) | — | — |
| 12 | OTT | Marian Hossa | RW | Dukla Trencin (Slovak) | — | — |
| 13 | CHI | Daniel Cleary | RW | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — |
| 14 | EDM | Michel Riesen | LW | Biel (SwissA) | — | — |
| 16 | CHI | Ty Jones | RW | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 17 | PIT | Robert Dome | LW | Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) | — | — |
| 18 | ANA | Michael Holmqvist | C | Djurgardens IF Stockholm (SEL) | — | — |
| 19 | NYR | Stefan Cherneski | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 20 | FLA | Mike Brown | LW | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 21 | BUF | Mika Noronen | G | Tappara Tampere (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 22 | CAR | Nikos Tselios | D | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — |
| 23 | SJS | Scott Hannan | D | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 24 | NJD | Jean-Francois Damphousse | G | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 25 | DAL | Brenden Morrow | LW | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 26 | COL | Kevin Grimes | D | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 2
Round 2
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | BOS | Ben Clymer | RW | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 28 | CAR | Brad Defauw | LW | U. of North Dakota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 29 | LAK | Scott Barney | C | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 30 | PHI | Jean-Marc Pelletier | G | Cornell U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 31 | NYI | Jeff Zehr | LW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — |
| 33 | TBL | Kyle Kos | D | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 34 | VAN | Ryan Bonni | D | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 35 | WSH | Jean-Francois Fortin | D | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 36 | VAN | Harold Druken | C | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 38 | NJD | Stanislav Gron | C | Bratislava (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 39 | CHI | Jeremy Reich | C | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 40 | STL | Tyler Rennette | C | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | — | — |
| 41 | EDM | Patrick Dovigi | G | Erie Otters (OHL) | — | — |
| 42 | CGY | John Tripp | RW | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 43 | PHX | Juha Gustafsson | D | Kiekko-Espoo (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 44 | PIT | Brian Gaffaney | D | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) | — | — |
| 45 | ANA | Maxim Balmochnykh | LW | Tolyatti Lada (Russia) | — | — |
| 46 | NYR | Wes Jarvis | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 47 | FLA | Kristian Huselius | LW | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 48 | BUF | Henrik Tallinder | D | AIK Jr. (Sweden) | — | — |
| 49 | DET | Yuri Butsayev | LW | Tolyatti Lada (Russia) | — | — |
| 50 | PHI | Pat Kavanagh | RW | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 51 | CGY | Dmitri Kokorev | D | Moscow Dynamo (Russia) | — | — |
| 52 | DAL | Roman Lyashenko | C | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | — | — |
| 53 | COL | Graham Belak | LW | Edmonton Ice (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 3
Round 3
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | BOS | Mattias Karlin | C | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | — | — |
| 55 | COL | Rick Berry | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 56 | FLA | Vratislav Cech | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 57 | TOR | Jeff Farkas | C | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 58 | OTT | Jani Hurme | G | TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 59 | NYI | Jarrett Smith | C | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | — | — |
| 60 | CGY | Derek Schutz | C | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 61 | TBL | Matt Elich | RW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — |
| 62 | PHI | Kris Mallette | D | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 63 | BOS | Lee Goren | RW | U. of North Dakota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 64 | VAN | Kyle Freadrich | LW | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 65 | MTL | Ilkka Mikkola | D | Karpat (Finland) | — | — |
| 66 | OTT | Josh Langfeld | RW | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — | — |
| 67 | CHI | Mike Souza | LW | U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) | — | — |
| 68 | EDM | Sergei Yerkovich | D | Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) | — | — |
| 69 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov | RW | Moscow Dynamo (Russia) | — | — |
| 70 | CGY | Erik Andersson | RW | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 71 | PIT | Josef Melichar | D | Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 72 | ANA | Jay Legault | LW | London Knights (OHL) | — | — |
| 73 | NYR | Burke Henry | D | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 74 | FLA | Nick Smith | C | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 75 | BUF | Jeff Martin | C | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — |
| 76 | DET | Petr Sykora | C | Pardubice HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 77 | DAL | Steve Gainey | LW | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 78 | COL | Ville Nieminen | LW | Tappara Tampere (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 80 | CAR | Francis Lessard | RW | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
ROUND 4
Round 4
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | BOS | Karol Bartanus | RW | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 82 | SJS | Adam Colagiacomo | RW | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | — | — |
| 83 | LAK | Joe Corvo | D | Western Michigan University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 84 | TOR | Adam Mair | C | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | — | — |
| 85 | NYI | Petr Mika | RW | Slavia Praha HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 86 | STL | Didier Tremblay | D | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 87 | COL | Brad Larsen | LW | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 88 | CAR | Shane Willis | RW | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — | — |
| 89 | WSH | Curtis Cruickshank | G | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
| 90 | VAN | Chris Stanley | C | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — |
| 91 | MTL | Daniel Tetrault | D | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 92 | CGY | Chris St. Croix | D | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 93 | NYR | Tomi Kallarsson | D | HPK Junior | — | — |
| 94 | EDM | Jonas Elofsson | D | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 95 | FLA | Ivan Novoseltsev | RW | Krylja Sovetov (Russia) | — | — |
| 96 | PHX | Scott McCallum | D | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | — | — |
| 97 | PIT | Alexandre Mathieu | C | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 98 | STL | Jan Horacek | D | Slavia Praha HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 99 | LAK | Sean Blanchard | D | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — |
| 100 | CGY | Ryan Ready | LW | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — |
| 101 | BUF | Luc Theoret | D | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — | — |
| 102 | DET | Quintin Laing | LW | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 103 | PHI | Mikhail Chernov | D | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | — | — |
| 104 | NJD | Lucas Nehrling | D | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 105 | DAL | Marc Kristoffersson | LW | Mora (Sweden) | — | — |
| 106 | STL | Jame Pollock | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
ROUND 5
Round 5
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | SJS | Adam Nittel | RW | Erie Otters (OHL) | — | — |
| 108 | TBL | Mark Thompson | D | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 109 | TBL | Jan Sulc | C | Litvinov Jr. (Czech.) | — | — |
| 110 | CHI | Benjamin Simon | LW | Notre Dame (NCAA) | — | — |
| 111 | TOR | Frantisek Mrazek | C | Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 112 | TBL | Karel Betik | D | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 113 | CGY | Martin Moise | LW | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 114 | VAN | David Darguzas | LW | Edmonton Ice (WHL) | — | — |
| 115 | NYI | Adam Edinger | C | Bowling Green (NCAA) | — | — |
| 116 | WSH | Kevin Caulfield | RW | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 117 | VAN | Matt Cockell | G | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | — | — |
| 118 | MTL | Konstantin Sidulov | D | Chelyabinsk Mechel (Russia) | — | — |
| 119 | OTT | Magnus Arvedson | LW | Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) | — | — |
| 120 | CHI | Peter Gardiner | RW | R.P.I. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 121 | EDM | Jason Chimera | LW | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 122 | MTL | Gennady Razin | D | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | — | — |
| 123 | PHX | Curtis Suter | D | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | — | — |
| 124 | PIT | Harlan Pratt | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 125 | ANA | Luc Vaillancourt | G | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 126 | NYR | Jason McLean | G | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 127 | FLA | Pat Parthenais | D | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 128 | BUF | Torrey Diroberto | C | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 129 | DET | John Wikstrom | D | Lulea HF (SEL) | — | — |
| 130 | CHI | Kyle Calder | LW | Regina Pats (WHL) | — | — |
| 131 | NJD | Jiri Bicek | RW | Kosice (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 132 | DAL | Teemo Elomo | LW | TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 133 | COL | Aaron Miskovich | C | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — | — |
| 134 | NYR | Johan Lindbom | LW | HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) | — | — |
ROUND 6
Round 6
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | BOS | Denis Timofeev | D | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 136 | NYR | Mike York | LW | Michigan State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 137 | LAK | Richard Seeley | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 138 | TOR | Eric Gooldy | LW | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 139 | NYI | Bobby Leavins | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 140 | CGY | Ilja Demidov | D | Moscow Dynamo (Russia) | — | — |
| 141 | EDM | Peter Sarno | C | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — |
| 142 | CAR | Kyle Dafoe | D | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | — | — |
| 143 | WSH | Henrik Petre | D | Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden) | — | — |
| 144 | VAN | Matt Cooke | LW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | — | — |
| 145 | MTL | Jonathan Desroches | D | Granby Predateurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 146 | OTT | Jeff Sullivan | D | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 147 | CHI | Heath Gordon | LW | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — | — |
| 148 | VAN | Larry Shapley | D | Welland (Jr. B) | — | — |
| 149 | STL | Nicholas Bilotto | D | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 150 | LAK | Jeff Katcher | D | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | — | — |
| 151 | PHX | Robert Francz | LW | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 152 | PIT | Petr Havelka | LW | Sparta Praha (Czech) | — | — |
| 153 | TBL | Andrei Skopintsev | D | TPS Turku (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 154 | NYR | Shawn Degagne | G | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | — | — |
| 155 | FLA | Keith Delaney | C | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 156 | BUF | Brian Campbell | D | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — |
| 157 | DET | B.J. Young | RW | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | — | — |
| 158 | PHI | Jordon Flodell | D | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 159 | NJD | Sascha Goc | D | Schwenningen Wild Wings (DEL) | — | — |
| 160 | DAL | Alexei Timkin | LW | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | — | — |
| 161 | COL | David Aebischer | G | Fribourg-Gotteron (SwissA) | — | — |
ROUND 7
Round 7
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | BOS | Joel Trottier | RW | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | — | — |
| 163 | SJS | Joe Dusbabek | RW | Notre Dame (NCAA) | — | — |
| 164 | PHI | Todd Fedoruk | LW | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 165 | TOR | Hugo Marchand | D | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 166 | NYI | Kris Knoblauch | LW | Edmonton Ice (WHL) | — | — |
| 167 | CGY | Jeremy Rondeau | LW | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | — | — |
| 168 | TBL | Justin Jack | RW | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 169 | CAR | Andrew Merrick | C | U. of Michigan (NCAA) | — | — |
| 170 | TBL | Eero Somervuori | RW | Jokerit Helsinki (FINLAND) | — | — |
| 171 | VAN | Rod Leroux | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 172 | MTL | Ben Guite | C | U. of Maine (NCAA) | — | — |
| 173 | OTT | Robin Bacul | RW | Slavia Praha HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 174 | CHI | Jerad Smith | D | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 175 | NYR | Johan Holmqvist | G | Brynas IF Gavle (SEL) | — | — |
| 176 | EDM | Kevin Bolibruck | D | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
| 177 | STL | Ladislav Nagy | LW | Kosice (Slovakia) | — | — |
| 178 | ANA | Tony Mohagen | LW | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 179 | PIT | Mark Moore | D | Harvard U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 181 | ANA | Mat Snesrud | D | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) | — | — |
| 182 | NYR | Mike Mottau | D | Boston College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 183 | FLA | Tyler Palmer | D | Lake Superior State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 184 | BUF | Jeremy Adduono | RW | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 185 | TBL | Samuel St. Pierre | RW | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 186 | DET | Mike Laceby | C | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
| 187 | EDM | Chad Hinz | C | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 188 | NJD | Mathieu Benoit | RW | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 189 | DAL | Jeff McKercher | D | Barrie Colts (OHL) | — | — |
| 190 | TOR | Shawn Thornton | LW | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | — | — |
ROUND 8
Round 8
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | BOS | Antti Laaksonen | LW | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 192 | SJS | Cam Severson | LW | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 193 | LAK | Jay Kopischke | LW | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) | — | — |
| 194 | TOR | Russ Bartlett | C | Phillips-Exeter Academy (N.H.) | — | — |
| 195 | CAR | Niklas Nordgren | LW | Modo Jrs. (Sweden) | — | — |
| 196 | NYI | Jeremy Symington | G | Petrolia Jr. B (Ontario) | — | — |
| 197 | MTL | Petr Kubos | D | Vsetin HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 198 | TBL | Shawn Skolney | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | — | — |
| 199 | CAR | Randy Fitzgerald | LW | Detroit Whalers (OHL) | — | — |
| 200 | WSH | Pierre-Luc Therrien | G | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 201 | VAN | Denis Martynyuk | LW | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | — | — |
| 202 | MTL | Andrei Sidyakin | RW | Salavat Yulaev (CIS) | — | — |
| 203 | OTT | Nick Gillis | RW | Cushing Academy (HIGH-MA) | — | — |
| 204 | CHI | Sergei Shikhanov | RW | Tolyatti Lada (Russia) | — | — |
| 205 | EDM | Chris Kerr | D | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | — | — |
| 206 | STL | Bobby Haglund | LW | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — | — |
| 207 | PHX | Alex Andreyev | D | Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) | — | — |
| 208 | PIT | Andrew Ference | D | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | — | — |
| 209 | ANA | Rene Stussi | C | Thurgau (SwissB) | — | — |
| 210 | NYR | Andrew Proskurnicki | LW | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | — | — |
| 211 | FLA | Doug Schueller | D | Twin City Vulcans (USHL) | — | — |
| 212 | BUF | Kamil Piros | RW | Litvinov Jr. (Czech.) | — | — |
| 213 | DET | Steve Wilejto | C | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | — | — |
| 214 | PHI | Marko Kauppinen | D | JyP HT Juniors | — | — |
| 215 | NJD | Scott Clemmensen | G | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | — | — |
| 216 | DAL | Alexei Komarov | D | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia) | — | — |
| 217 | COL | Doug Schmidt | D | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | — | — |
ROUND 9
Round 9
| # | Team | Player | Pos | Drafted From | NHL GP | NHL PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | BOS | Eric Van Acker | D | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 219 | SJS | Mark Smith | C | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — | — |
| 220 | LAK | Konrad Brand | D | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | — | — |
| 221 | TOR | Jonathan Hedstrom | RW | Skelleftea (Sweden) | — | — |
| 222 | NYI | Ryan Clark | D | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | — | — |
| 223 | CGY | Dustin Paul | RW | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | — | — |
| 224 | TBL | Paul Comrie | C | U. of Denver (NCAA) | — | — |
| 226 | WSH | Matt Oikawa | RW | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 227 | VAN | Peter Brady | G | Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL) | — | — |
| 228 | MTL | Jarl-Espen Ygranes | D | Furuset (Norway) | — | — |
| 229 | OTT | Karel Rachunek | D | Zlin ZPS HC (Czech) | — | — |
| 230 | CHI | Chris Feil | D | Ohio State U. (NCAA) | — | — |
| 231 | EDM | Alexandre Fomitchev | G | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | — | — |
| 232 | STL | Dmitri Plekhanov | D | Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik (Russia) | — | — |
| 233 | PHX | Wyatt Smith | C | U. of Minnesota (NCAA) | — | — |
| 234 | PIT | Eric Lind | D | Avon Old Farms H.S. (Conn.) | — | — |
| 235 | ANA | Tommi Degerman | C | Boston University (NCAA) | — | — |
| 236 | NYR | Richard Miller | D | Providence College (NCAA) | — | — |
| 237 | FLA | Benoit Cote | C | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | — | — |
| 238 | BUF | Dylan Kemp | D | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — | — |
| 239 | DET | Greg Willers | D | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | — | — |
| 240 | PHI | Par Styf | D | Modo Jrs. (Sweden) | — | — |
| 241 | NJD | Jan Srdinko | D | — | — | — |
| 242 | DAL | Brett McLean | C | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | — | — |
| 243 | COL | Kyle Kidney | LW | Salisbury School (HIGH-CT) | — | — |
| 244 | STL | Marek Ivan | LW | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | — | — |
| 245 | COL | Stephen Lafleur | D | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | — | — |
| 246 | BOS | Jay Henderson | LW | Edmonton Ice (WHL) | — | — |
1997 NHL draft — frequently asked
- Who went first overall in the 1997 NHL draft?
- Joe Thornton was selected first overall by BOS, out of Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL).
- How many players were drafted in 1997?
- 239 players were selected across 9 rounds of the 1997 NHL draft.