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National Hockey League - 1997 Round 1 Entry Draft History

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
1	1	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	C	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL
1	2	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau	C	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
1	3	Los Angeles Kings	Olli Jokinen	C	HIFK Helsinki	FNL
1	4	New York Islanders	Roberto Luongo	G	Val d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL
1	5	New York Islanders	Eric Brewer	D	Prince George Cougars	WHL
1	6	Calgary Flames	Daniel Tkaczuk	C	Barrie Colts	OHL
1	7	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Mara	D	Sudbury Wolves	OHL
1	8	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	L	Detroit Vipers	IHL
1	9	Washington Capitals	Nick Boynton	D	Ottawa 67's	OHL
1	10	Vancouver Canucks	Brad Ference	D	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
1	11	Montreal Canadiens	Jason Ward	R	Erie Otters	OHL
1	12	Ottawa Senators	Marian Hossa	R	Dukla Trencin	Slovakia
1	13	Chicago Blackhawks	Daniel Cleary	L	Belleville Bulls	OHL
1	14	Edmonton Oilers	Michel Riesen	R	Biel	SwissA
1	15	Los Angeles Kings	Matt Zultek	L	Ottawa 67's	OHL
1	16	Chicago Blackhawks	Ty Jones	W	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
1	17	Pittsburgh Penquins	Robert Dome	R	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL
1	18	Anaheim Ducks	Michael Holmqvist	C	Djurgardens IF Stockholm	SEL
1	19	New York Rangers	Stefan Cherneski	R	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL
1	20	Florida Panthers	Mike Brown	W	Red Deer Rebels	WHL
1	21	Buffalo Sabres	Mika Noronen	G	Tappara Tampere	FNL
1	22	Carolina Hurricanes	Nikos Tselios	D	Belleville Bulls	OHL
1	23	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	D	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
1	24	New Jersey Devils	Jean-Francois Damphousse	G	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL
1	25	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	L	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL
1	26	Colorado Avalanche	Kevin Grimes	D	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL

1997 Round 2 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
2	27	Boston Bruins	Ben Clymer	D	U. of Minnesota	NCAA
2	28	Carolina Hurricanes	Brad DeFauw	L	U. of North Dakota	NCAA
2	29	Los Angeles Kings	Scott Barney	R	Peterborough Petes	OHL
2	30	Philadelphia Flyers	Jean-Marc Pelletier	G	Cornell University	NCAA
2	31	New York Islanders	Jeff Zehr	L	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
2	32	Calgary Flames	Evan Lindsay	G	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
2	33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kyle Kos	D	Red Deer Rebels	WHL
2	34	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Bonni	D	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
2	35	Washington Capitals	Jean-Francois Fortin	D	Sherbrooke Faucons	QMJHL
2	36	Vancouver Canucks	Harold Druken	C	Detroit Whalers	OHL
2	37	Montreal Canadiens	Gregor Baumgartner	R	Laval Titan College Francais	QMJHL
2	38	New Jersey Devils	Stanislav Gron	L	Bratislava	Slovakia
2	39	Chicago Blackhawks	Jeremy Reich	L	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
2	40	St Louis Blues	Tyler Rennette	C	North Bay Centennials	OHL
2	41	Edmonton Oilers	Patrick Dovigi	G	Erie Otters	OHL
2	42	Calgary Flames	John Tripp	R	Oshawa Generals	OHL
2	43	Arizona Coyotes	Juha Gustafsson	D	Kiekko-Espoo	FNL
2	44	Pittsburgh Penquins	Brian Gaffaney	C	North Iowa Huskies	USHL
2	45	Anaheim Ducks	Maxim Balmochnykh	L	Tolyatti Lada	Russia
2	46	New York Rangers	Wes Jarvis	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
2	47	Florida Panthers	Kristian Huselius	R	Farjestads BK Karlstad	SEL
2	48	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	R	AIK Jr.	Sweden
2	49	Detroit Red Wings	Yuri Butsayev	L	Tolyatti Lada	Russia
2	50	Philadelphia Flyers	Pat Kavanagh	R	Peterborough Petes	OHL
2	51	Calgary Flames	Dmitry Kokorev	D	Moscow Dynamo	Russia
2	52	Dallas Stars	Roman Lyashenko	C	Yaroslavl Torpedo	Russia
2	53	Colorado Avalanche	Graham Belak	L	Edmonton Ice	WHL

1997 Round 3 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
3	54	Boston Bruins	Mattias Karlin	C	Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik	SEL
3	55	Colorado Avalanche	Rick Berry	D	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
3	56	Florida Panthers	Vratislav Cech	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
3	57	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jeff Farkas	C	Boston College	NCAA
3	58	Ottawa Senators	Jani Hurme	G	TPS Turku	FNL
3	59	New York Islanders	Jarrett Smith	C	Prince George Cougars	WHL
3	60	Calgary Flames	Derek Schutz	C	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
3	61	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Elich	R	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
3	62	Philadelphia Flyers	Kris Mallette	D	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
3	63	Boston Bruins	Lee Goren	R	U. of North Dakota	NCAA
3	64	Vancouver Canucks	Kyle Freadrich	L	Regina Pats	WHL
3	65	Montreal Canadiens	Ilkka Mikkola	D	Karpat	Finland
3	66	Ottawa Senators	Josh Langfeld	R	Lincoln Stars	USHL
3	67	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Souza	L	U. of New Hampshire	NCAA
3	68	Edmonton Oilers	Sergei Yerkovich	D	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL
3	69	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	R	Moscow Dynamo	Russia
3	70	Calgary Flames	Erik Andersson	L	U. of Denver	NCAA
3	71	Pittsburgh Penquins	Josef Melichar	D	Ceske Budejovice HC	Czech
3	72	Anaheim Ducks	Jay Legault	R	London Knights	OHL
3	73	New York Rangers	Burke Henry	D	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL
3	74	Florida Panthers	Nick Smith	C	Barrie Colts	OHL
3	75	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Martin	F	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
3	76	Detroit Red Wings	Petr Sykora	C	Pardubice HC	Czech
3	77	Dallas Stars	Steve Gainey	L	Kamloops Blazers	WHL
3	78	Colorado Avalanche	Ville Nieminen	L	Tappara Tampere	FNL
3	79	New York Islanders	Robert Schnabel	D	Slavia Praha HC	Czech
3	80	Carolina Hurricanes	Francis Lessard	R	Val d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL

1997 Round 4 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
4	81	Boston Bruins	Karol Bartanus	R	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL
4	82	San Jose Sharks	Adam Colagiacomo	R	Oshawa Generals	OHL
4	83	Los Angeles Kings	Joe Corvo	D	Western Michigan University	NCAA
4	84	Toronto Maple Leafs	Adam Mair	R	Owen Sound Platers	OHL
4	85	New York Islanders	Petr Mika	R	Slavia Praha HC	Czech
4	86	St Louis Blues	Didier Tremblay	D	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
4	87	Colorado Avalanche	Brad Larsen	L	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
4	88	Carolina Hurricanes	Shane Willis	R	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
4	89	Washington Capitals	Curtis Cruickshank	G	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL
4	90	Vancouver Canucks	Chris Stanley	C	Belleville Bulls	OHL
4	91	Montreal Canadiens	Daniel Tetrault	D	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL
4	92	Calgary Flames	Chris St. Croix	D	Kamloops Blazers	WHL
4	93	New York Rangers	Tomi Kallarsson	D	HPK Junior
4	94	Edmonton Oilers	Jonas Elofsson	D	Farjestads BK Karlstad	SEL
4	95	Florida Panthers	Ivan Novoseltsev	R	Krylja Sovetov	Russia
4	96	Arizona Coyotes	Scott McCallum	D	Tri-City Americans	WHL
4	97	Pittsburgh Penquins	Alexander Mathieu	C	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
4	98	St Louis Blues	Jan Horacek	D	Slavia Praha HC	Czech
4	99	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Blanchard	D	Ottawa 67's	OHL
4	100	Calgary Flames	Ryan Ready	L	Belleville Bulls	OHL
4	101	Buffalo Sabres	Luc Theoret	D	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
4	102	Detroit Red Wings	Quintin Laing	L	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
4	103	Philadelphia Flyers	Mikhail Chernov	D	Yaroslavl Torpedo	Russia
4	104	New Jersey Devils	Lucas Nehrling	D	Sarnia Sting	OHL
4	105	Dallas Stars	Marc Kristoffersson	L	Mora	Sweden
4	106	St Louis Blues	Jame Pollock	R	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL

1997 Round 5 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
5	107	San Jose Sharks	Adam Spylo	R	Erie Otters	OHL
5	108	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Thompson	D	Regina Pats	WHL
5	109	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jan Sulc	C	Litvinov Jr.	Czech
5	110	Chicago Blackhawks	Ben Simon	C	Notre Dame	NCAA
5	111	Toronto Maple Leafs	Frank Mrazek	L	Ceske Budejovice HC	Czech
5	112	Tampa Bay Lightning	Karel Betik	D	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
5	113	Calgary Flames	Martin Moise	R	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL
5	114	Vancouver Canucks	David Darguzas		Edmonton Ice	WHL
5	115	New York Islanders	Adam Edinger	C	Bowling Green State University	NCAA
5	116	Washington Capitals	Kevin Caulfield	F	Boston College	NCAA
5	117	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cockell	G	Saskatoon Blades	WHL
5	118	Montreal Canadiens	Konstantin Sidulov	D	Chelyabinsk Mechel	Russia
5	119	Ottawa Senators	Magnus Arvedson	L	Farjestads BK Karlstad	SEL
5	120	Chicago Blackhawks	Pete Gardiner	F	R.P.I.	NCAA
5	121	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Chimera	L	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL
5	122	Montreal Canadiens	Gennady Razin	D	Kamloops Blazers	WHL
5	123	Arizona Coyotes	Curtis Suter	D	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
5	124	Pittsburgh Penquins	Harlan Pratt	D	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
5	125	Anaheim Ducks	Luc Vaillancourt	G	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL
5	126	New York Rangers	Jason McLean	G	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
5	127	Florida Panthers	Pat Parthenais	D	Detroit Whalers	OHL
5	128	Buffalo Sabres	Torrey DiRoberto	L	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
5	129	Detroit Red Wings	John Wikstrom	D	Lulea HF	SEL
5	130	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	L	Regina Pats	WHL
5	131	New Jersey Devils	Jiri Bicek	L	Kosice	Slovakia
5	132	Dallas Stars	Teemu Elomo	L	TPS Turku	FNL
5	133	Colorado Avalanche	Aaron Miskovich	W	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL
5	134	New York Rangers	Johan Lindbom	R	HV71 Jonkoping	SEL

1997 Round 6 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
6	135	Boston Bruins	Denis Timofeyev	D	CSKA Moscow	Russia
6	136	New York Rangers	Mike York	C	Michigan State University	NCAA
6	137	Los Angeles Kings	Richard Seeley	D	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
6	138	Toronto Maple Leafs	Eric Gooldy	L	Detroit Whalers	OHL
6	139	New York Islanders	Bobby Leavins	C	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL
6	140	Calgary Flames	Ilja Demidov	D	Moscow Dynamo	Russia
6	141	Edmonton Oilers	Peter Sarno	C	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
6	142	Carolina Hurricanes	Kyle Dafoe		Owen Sound Platers	OHL
6	143	Washington Capitals	Henrik Petre	D	Djurgarden Jrs.	Sweden
6	144	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	L	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
6	145	Montreal Canadiens	Jonathan Desroches	D	Granby Predateurs	QMJHL
6	146	Ottawa Senators	Jeffrey Sullivan	D	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
6	147	Chicago Blackhawks	Heath Gordon	L	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL
6	148	Vancouver Canucks	Larry Shapley	R	Welland	Jr. B
6	149	St Louis Blues	Nicholas Bilotto	D	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL
6	150	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Katcher	D	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL
6	151	Arizona Coyotes	Robert Francz	L	Peterborough Petes	OHL
6	152	Pittsburgh Penquins	Petr Havelka	L	Sparta Praha	Czech
6	153	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrei Skopintsev	D	TPS Turku	FNL
6	154	New York Rangers	Shawn Degagne	G	Kitchener Rangers	OHL
6	155	Florida Panthers	Keith Delaney	C	Barrie Colts	OHL
6	156	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	D	Ottawa 67's	OHL
6	157	Detroit Red Wings	B.J. Young	R	Red Deer Rebels	WHL
6	158	Philadelphia Flyers	Jordon Flodell	D	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
6	159	New Jersey Devils	Sascha Goc	D	Schwenningen Wild Wings	DEL
6	160	Dallas Stars	Alexei Timkin		Yaroslavl Torpedo	Russia
6	161	Colorado Avalanche	David Aebischer	G	Fribourg-Gotteron	SwissA

1997 Round 7 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
7	162	Boston Bruins	Joel Trottier	R	Ottawa 67's	OHL
7	163	San Jose Sharks	Joe Dusbabek	R	Notre Dame	NCAA
7	164	Philadelphia Flyers	Todd Fedoruk	L	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
7	165	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hugo Marchand	D	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL
7	166	New York Islanders	Kris Knoblauch	W	Edmonton Ice	WHL
7	167	Calgary Flames	Jeremy Rondeau	L	Swift Current Broncos	WHL
7	168	Tampa Bay Lightning	Justin Jack		Kelowna Rockets	WHL
7	169	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrew Merrick	L	U. of Michigan	NCAA
7	170	Tampa Bay Lightning	Eero Somervuori	R	Jokerit Helsinki	FNL
7	171	Vancouver Canucks	Rod Leroux		Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
7	172	Montreal Canadiens	Ben Guite	C	U. of Maine	NCAA
7	173	Ottawa Senators	Robin Bacul	F	Slavia Praha HC	Czech
7	174	Chicago Blackhawks	Jared Smith		Portland Winter Hawks	WHL
7	175	New York Rangers	Johan Holmqvist	G	Brynas IF Gavle	SEL
7	176	Edmonton Oilers	Kevin Bolibruck	D	Peterborough Petes	OHL
7	177	St Louis Blues	Ladislav Nagy	C	Kosice	Slovakia
7	178	Anaheim Ducks	Tony Mohagen	L	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
7	179	Pittsburgh Penquins	Mark Moore	D	Harvard University	NCAA
7	180	Boston Bruins	Jim Baxter	D	Oshawa Generals	OHL
7	181	Anaheim Ducks	Mat Snesrud	D	North Iowa Huskies	USHL
7	182	New York Rangers	Mike Mottau	D	Boston College	NCAA
7	183	Florida Panthers	Tyler Palmer	D	Lake Superior State University	NCAA
7	184	Buffalo Sabres	Jeremy Adduono	L	Sudbury Wolves	OHL
7	185	Tampa Bay Lightning	Samuel St. Pierre	R	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL
7	186	Detroit Red Wings	Mike Laceby		Kingston Frontenacs	OHL
7	187	Edmonton Oilers	Chad Hinz	C	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
7	188	New Jersey Devils	Mathieu Benoit	R	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL
7	189	Dallas Stars	Jeff McKercher	D	Barrie Colts	OHL
7	190	Toronto Maple Leafs	Shawn Thornton	R	Peterborough Petes	OHL

1997 Round 8 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
8	191	Boston Bruins	Antti Laaksonen	L	U. of Denver	NCAA
8	192	San Jose Sharks	Cam Severson	C	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
8	193	Los Angeles Kings	Jay Kopischke	L	North Iowa Huskies	USHL
8	194	Toronto Maple Leafs	Russ Bartlett	C	Phillips-Exeter Academy	NH
8	195	Carolina Hurricanes	Niklas Nordgren	L	Modo Jrs.	Sweden
8	196	New York Islanders	Jeremy Symington	G	Petrolia Jr. B	ON
8	197	Montreal Canadiens	Petr Kubos	D	Vsetin HC	Czech
8	198	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shawn Skolney	D	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL
8	199	Carolina Hurricanes	Randy Fitzgerald	L	Detroit Whalers	OHL
8	200	Washington Capitals	Pierre-Luc Therrien	G	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL
8	201	Vancouver Canucks	Denis Martynyuk	L	CSKA Moscow	Russia
8	202	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Sidyakin	R	Salavat Yulaev	CIS
8	203	Ottawa Senators	Nick Gillis	F	Cushing Academy	Mass. H.S.
8	204	Chicago Blackhawks	Sergei Shikhanov	F	Tolyatti Lada	Russia
8	205	Edmonton Oilers	Chris Kerr		Sudbury Wolves	OHL
8	206	St Louis Blues	Bob Haglund	F	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL
8	207	Arizona Coyotes	Alex Andreyev	D	Weyburn Red Wings	SJHL
8	208	Pittsburgh Penquins	Andrew Ference	D	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL
8	209	Anaheim Ducks	Rene Stussi		Thurgau	SwissB
8	210	New York Rangers	Andrew Proskurnicki	L	Sarnia Sting	OHL
8	211	Florida Panthers	Doug Schueller	D	Twin City Vulcans	USHL
8	212	Buffalo Sabres	Kamil Piros	C	Litvinov Jr.	Czech
8	213	Detroit Red Wings	Steve Wilejto		Prince Albert Raiders	WHL
8	214	Philadelphia Flyers	Marko Kauppinen	D	JyP HT Juniors
8	215	New Jersey Devils	Scott Clemmensen	G	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL
8	216	Dallas Stars	Alexei Komarov	D	Yaroslavl Torpedo	Russia
8	217	Colorado Avalanche	Doug Schmidt	D	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL

1997 Round 9 Draft Results

Rnd	Pick	Team	Name	Pos	From	League
9	218	Boston Bruins	Eric Van Acker	D	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL
9	219	San Jose Sharks	Mark Smith	C	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
9	220	Los Angeles Kings	Konrad Brand	D	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL
9	221	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jonathan Hedstrom	L	Skelleftea	Sweden
9	222	New York Islanders	Ryan Clark	D	Lincoln Stars	USHL
9	223	Calgary Flames	Dustin Paul	R	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL
9	224	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Comrie	C	U. of Denver	NCAA
9	225	Carolina Hurricanes	Kent McDonell	R	Guelph Storm	OHL
9	226	Washington Capitals	Matt Oikawa	W	St. Lawrence University	NCAA
9	227	Vancouver Canucks	Peter Brady	G	Powell River Paper Kings	BCJHL
9	228	Montreal Canadiens	Jarl Ygranes	D	Furuset	Norway
9	229	Ottawa Senators	Karel Rachunek	D	Zlin ZPS HC	Czech
9	230	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Feil	D	Ohio State University	NCAA
9	231	Edmonton Oilers	Alexander Fomitchev	G	St. Albert Saints	AJHL
9	232	St Louis Blues	Dmitri Plekhanov	D	Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik	Russia
9	233	Arizona Coyotes	Wyatt Smith	C	U. of Minnesota	NCAA
9	234	Pittsburgh Penquins	Eric Lind	D	Avon Old Farms H.S.	CT
9	235	Anaheim Ducks	Tommi Degerman	F	Boston University	NCAA
9	236	New York Rangers	Richard Miller	D	Providence College	NCAA
9	237	Florida Panthers	Benoit Cote	F	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL
9	238	Buffalo Sabres	Dylan Kemp		Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
9	239	Detroit Red Wings	Greg Willers	D	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL
9	240	Philadelphia Flyers	Par Styf	D	Modo Jrs.	Sweden
9	241	New Jersey Devils	Jan Sorinko		Czech Republic
9	242	Dallas Stars	Brett McLean	C	Kelowna Rockets	WHL
9	243	Colorado Avalanche	Kyle Kidney	L	Salisbury School	Conn. H.S.
9	244	St Louis Blues	Marek Ivan	C	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL
9	245	Colorado Avalanche	Steve Lafleur	D	Belleville Bulls	OHL
9	246	Boston Bruins	Jay Henderson	L	Edmonton Ice	WHL