1997 NHL entry draft

1997 NHL entry draft
General information
Date(s)	June 21, 1997
Location	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Overview
246 total selections in 9 rounds
First selection	Joe Thornton (Boston Bruins)
Hall of Famers	2 G Roberto Luongo RW Marian Hossa

The 1997 NHL entry draft was the 35th NHL entry draft. It was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1997.

The last active player from the 1997 draft class was Joe Thornton, who played his last NHL game in the 2021–22 season.^[1]

Selections by round

Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.

Round one

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#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
1	Joe Thornton (C)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2	Patrick Marleau (C)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	Olli Jokinen (C)	Finland	Los Angeles Kings	HIFK (Finland)
4	Roberto Luongo (G)	Canada	New York Islanders (from Toronto)^1	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
5	Eric Brewer (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
6	Daniel Tkaczuk (C)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Barrie Colts (OHL)
7	Paul Mara (D)	United States	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
8	Sergei Samsonov (LW)	Russia	Boston Bruins (from Carolina)^2	Detroit Vipers (IHL)
9	Nick Boynton (D)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
10	Brad Ference (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
11	Jason Ward (RW)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Erie Otters (OHL)
12	Marian Hossa (RW)	Slovakia	Ottawa Senators	Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)
13	Daniel Cleary (LW)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
14	Michel Riesen (RW)	Switzerland	Edmonton Oilers	EHC Biel (Switzerland)
15	Matt Zultek (LW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from St. Louis via Edmonton and St. Louis)^3	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
16	Ty Jones (LW)	United States	Chicago Blackhawks (from Phoenix)^4	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
17	Robert Dome (RW)	Slovakia	Pittsburgh Penguins	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
18	Michael Holmqvist (C)	Sweden	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
19	Stefan Cherneski (RW)	Canada	New York Rangers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
20	Mike Brown (LW)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
21	Mika Noronen (G)	Finland	Buffalo Sabres	Tappara (Finland)
22	Nikos Tselios (D)	United States	Carolina Hurricanes (from Detroit)^5	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
23	Scott Hannan (D)	Canada	San Jose Sharks (from Philadelphia via Carolina)^6	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
24	Jean-Francois Damphousse (G)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
25	Brenden Morrow (LW)	Canada	Dallas Stars	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
26	Kevin Grimes (D)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

1. Toronto's first-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 13, 1996 that sent Wendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider and D.J. Smith to Toronto in exchange for Sean Haggerty, Darby Hendrickson, Kenny Jonsson and this pick.
2. Carolina's first-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on August 26, 1994 that sent Glen Wesley to Hartford in exchange for first-round picks of the 1995 Entry Draft and the 1996 Entry Draft along with this pick. Hartford relocated to Carolina after the 1996–97 NHL season.
3. St. Louis' first-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on February 27, 1996 that sent Wayne Gretzky to St. Louis in exchange for Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, a fifth-round pick of the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.

   St. Louis' first-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Edmonton on August 4, 1995 that sent Curtis Joseph and the rights to Mike Grier to Edmonton in exchange a first-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Edmonton previously acquired this pick and a first-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft as compensation on July 28, 1995 after St. Louis signed free agent Shayne Corson.

4. Phoenix's first-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on August 16, 1996 that sent Jeremy Roenick to Phoenix in exchange for Craig Mills, Alexei Zhamnov and this pick.
5. Detroit's first-round pick went to Hartford as the result of a trade on October 9, 1996 that sent Brian Glynn and Brendan Shanahan to Detroit in exchange for Paul Coffey, Keith Primeau and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
6. Carolina's acquired first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a second-round in the 1997 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick.

   Hartford's previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 15, 1996 that sent Paul Coffey and a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Kevin Haller, a seventh-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.

Round two

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
27	Ben Clymer (RW)	United States	Boston Bruins	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
28	Brad DeFauw (LW)	United States	Carolina Hurricanes (from San Jose)^1	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
29	Scott Barney (C)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
30	Jean-Marc Pelletier (G)	United States	Philadelphia Flyers (from Toronto)^2	Cornell University (ECAC)
31	Jeff Zehr (LW)	Canada	New York Islanders	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
32	Evan Lindsay (G)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
33	Kyle Kos (D)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
34	Ryan Bonni (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from Carolina)^3	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
35	Jean-Francois Fortin (D)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
36	Harold Druken (C)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
37	Gregor Baumgartner (RW)	Austria	Montreal Canadiens	Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
38	Stanislav Gron (C)	Slovakia	New Jersey Devils (from Ottawa)^4	Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
39	Jeremy Reich (C)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
40	Tyler Rennette (C)	Canada	St. Louis Blues (compensatory)^5	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
41	Patrick Dovigi (G)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Erie Otters (OHL)
42	John Tripp (RW)	Canada	Calgary Flames (from St. Louis)^6	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
43	Juha Gustafsson (D)	Finland	Phoenix Coyotes	Kiekko-Espoo (Finland)
44	Brian Gaffaney (D)	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
45	Maxim Balmochnykh (LW)	Russia	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
46	Wes Jarvis (D)	Canada	New York Rangers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
47	Kristian Huselius (LW)	Sweden	Florida Panthers	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
48	Henrik Tallinder (D)	Sweden	Buffalo Sabres	AIK IF Jr. (Sweden)
49	Yuri Butsayev (LW)	Russia	Detroit Red Wings	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
50	Pat Kavanagh (RW)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
51	Dmitri Kokorev (D)	Russia	Calgary Flames (from New Jersey via Carolina)^7	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
52	Roman Lyashenko (C)	Russia	Dallas Stars	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
53	Graham Belak (LW)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Edmonton Ice (WHL)

1. San Jose's second-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a first-round in the 1997 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Toronto's first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on August 30, 1995 that sent Dmitry Yushkevich and a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for a first-round and a fourth-round picks in the 1996 Entry Draft along with this pick.
3. Carolina's second-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on December 19, 1995 that sent Jeff Brown and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Jim Dowd, Frantisek Kucera and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
4. St. Louis' second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 4, 1994 that sent Al MacInnis and a fourth-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Phil Housley, a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
5. St. Louis acquired this pick as compensation on July 21, 1996 after the Rangers signed free agent Wayne Gretzky.
6. Ottawa's second-round pick went to New Jersey as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent two third-round picks (# 58 and # 66 overall) in the 1997 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
7. Carolina's second-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent Steve Chiasson and a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Hnat Domenichelli, Glen Featherstone, a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.

   Hartford previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 19, 1995 that sent Jocelyn Lemieux and a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for Jim Dowd and this pick.

Round three

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
54	Mattias Karlin (C)	Sweden	Boston Bruins	Modo Hockey (Sweden)
55	Rick Berry (D)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche (from San Jose via St. Louis)^1	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
56	Vratislav Cech (D)	Czech Republic	Florida Panthers (from Los Angeles)^2	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
57	Jeff Farkas (C)	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Boston College (Hockey East)
58	Jani Hurme (G)	Finland	Ottawa Senators (from New Jersey; compensatory)^3	TPS (Finland)
59	Jarrett Smith (C)	Canada	New York Islanders	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
60	Derek Schutz (C)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
61	Matt Elich (RW)	United States	Tampa Bay Lightning	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
62	Kris Mallette (D)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Carolina)^4	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
63	Lee Goren (RW)	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Washington)^5	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
64	Kyle Freadrich (LW)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Regina Pats (WHL)
65	Ilkka Mikkola (D)	Finland	Montreal Canadiens	Karpat (Finland)
66	Josh Langfeld (RW)	United States	Ottawa Senators (from Ottawa via New Jersey)^6	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
67	Michael Souza (LW)	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
68	Sergei Yerkovich (D)	Belarus	Edmonton Oilers	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
69	Maxim Afinogenov (RW)	Russia	Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis)^7	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
70	Erik Andersson (RW)	Sweden	Calgary Flames (from Phoenix; compensatory)^8	University of Denver (WCHA)
71	Josef Melichar (D)	Czech Republic	Pittsburgh Penguins	HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
72	Jay Legault (RW)	Canada	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	London Knights (OHL)
73	Burke Henry (D)	Canada	New York Rangers	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
74	Nick Smith (C)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Barrie Colts (OHL)
75	Jeff Martin (C)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
76	Petr Sykora (C)	Czech Republic	Detroit Red Wings	HC Pardubice (Czech Republic)
77	Steve Gainey (LW)	Canada	Dallas Stars (from Philadelphia)^9	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
78	Ville Nieminen (LW)	Finland	Colorado Avalanche (from New Jersey via St. Louis)^10	Tappara (Finland)
79	Robert Schnabel (D)	Czech Republic	New York Islanders (from Dallas)^11	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
80	Francis Lessard (RW)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes (from Colorado via New York Islanders and Calgary)^12	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)

1. St. Louis' third-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on May 30, 1997 that sent Brent Johnson to St. Louis in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and this pick. Conditions of the conditional draft pick are unknown.

   St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with San Jose on March 6, 1995 that sent Craig Janney and cash and to San Jose in exchange for Jeff Norton and this pick. The pick was a conditional third-round pick at the time of the trade and conditions of the pick are unknown.

2. Los Angeles' third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on November 28, 1996 that sent Brad Smyth to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
3. New Jersey's acquired third-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for a third-round pick (# 66 overall) in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   New Jersey acquired this pick as compensation on July 22, 1996 after Washington signed free agent Phil Housley.

4. Carolina's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on December 15, 1996 that sent Kevin Haller, a first-round and seventh-round picks in the 1997 Entry Draft to Hartford in exchange for Paul Coffey and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
5. Washington's third-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on March 1, 1997 that sent Adam Oates, Bill Ranford and Rick Tocchet to Washington in exchange for Jason Allison, Jim Carey, Anson Carter, a conditional second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.
6. Ottawa's third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for a third-round pick (# 58 overall) in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   New Jersey acquired this pick from Ottawa as compensation on October 5, 1995 after Ottawa claimed Tom Chorske off waivers.

7. St. Louis' third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Yuri Khmylev and an eighth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to St. Louis in exchange for Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, a second-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
8. Calgary acquired this pick as compensation on July 1, 1996 after Phoenix hired Don Hay as head coach.
9. Philadelphia's third-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a second-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
10. St. Louis' third-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent two fourth-round picks in the 1996 Entry Draft (# 98 and # 106 overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft and this pick.

    St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with New Jersey on November 1, 1995 that sent Esa Tikkanen to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.

11. Dallas' third-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 1, 1996 that sent Brad Lukowich to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
12. Calgary's acquired third-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 5, 1997 that sent Hnat Domenichelli, Glen Featherstone, a second-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Steve Chiasson and this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.

    Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with the Islanders on November 27, 1996 that sent Paul Kruse to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

    The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade with Colorado on September 4, 1996 that sent Brent Severyn to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

Round four

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
81	Karol Bartanus (RW)	Slovakia	Boston Bruins	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
82	Adam Colagiacomo (RW)	Canada	San Jose Sharks (from San Jose via New York Rangers)^1	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
83	Joe Corvo (D)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
84	Adam Mair (C)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
85	Petr Mika (RW)	Czech Republic	New York Islanders	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
86	Didier Tremblay (D)	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from Calgary)^2	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
87	Brad Larsen (LW)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche (from Tampa Bay)^3	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
88	Shane Willis (RW)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
89	Curtis Cruickshank (G)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
90	Chris Stanley (C)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
91	Daniel Tetrault (D)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
92	Chris St. Croix (D)	United States	Calgary Flames (from Ottawa)^4	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
93	Tomi Kallarsson (D)	Finland	New York Rangers (from Chicago via San Jose)^5	HPK Jr. (Finland)
94	Jonas Elofsson (D)	Sweden	Edmonton Oilers	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
95	Ivan Novoseltsev (RW)	Russia	Florida Panthers (from St. Louis)^6	Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
96	Scott McCallum (D)	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
97	Alexandre Mathieu (C)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
98	Jan Horacek (D)	Czech Republic	St. Louis Blues (from Anaheim via Colorado)^7	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
99	Sean Blanchard (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from New York Rangers)^8	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
100	Ryan Ready (LW)	Canada	Calgary Flames (from Florida)^9	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
101	Luc Theoret (D)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
102	Quintin Laing (LW)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
103	Mikhail Chernov (D)	Russia	Philadelphia Flyers	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
104	Lucas Nehrling (D)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
105	Marcus Kristoffersson (LW)	Sweden	Dallas Stars	Mora IK (Sweden)
106	Jame Pollock (D)	Canada	St. Louis Blues (from Colorado)^10	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

1. San Jose's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent fourth-round (# 93 overall) and sixth-round picks in the 1997 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

   The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 20, 1996 that sent Marty McSorley to San Jose in exchange for Jayson More, Brian Swanson and this pick.

2. Calgary's fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on July 4, 1994 that sent Phil Housley, second-round picks in the 1996 Entry Draft and 1997 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for Al MacInnis and this pick.
3. Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on October 5, 1995 that sent Steven Finn to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
4. Ottawa's fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on October 7, 1995 that sent Frank Musil to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
5. San Jose's fourth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 6, 1995 that sent Jimmy Waite to Chicago in exchange for this pick.

6. St. Louis' fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on September 28, 1995 that sent Dallas Eakins to St. Louis in exchange for this pick
7. Colorado's acquired fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for a fourth-round pick (# 106 overall) in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Quebec previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 9, 1995 that sent Dave Karpa to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. Quebec relocated to Denver and became the Colorado Avalanche after the 1994–95 NHL season.

8. The Rangers' fourth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on March 14, 1996 that sent Shane Churla, Jari Kurri and Marty McSorley to the Rangers in exchange for Ray Ferraro, Nathan LaFayette, Ian Laperriere, Mattias Norstrom and this pick.
9. Florida's fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on September 29, 1994 that sent Robert Svehla and Magnus Svensson to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick.
10. Colorado's fourth-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for a fourth-round pick in (# 98 overall) the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round five

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
107	Adam Spylo (RW)	Canada	San Jose Sharks (from Boston)^1	Erie Otters (OHL)
108	Mark Thompson (D)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning (from San Jose)^2	Regina Pats (WHL)
109	Jan Sulc (C)	Czech Republic	Tampa Bay Lightning (from Los Angeles)^3	HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
110	Ben Simon (LW)	United States	Chicago Blackhawks (compensatory)^4	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
111	Frantisek Mrazek (C)	Czech Republic	Toronto Maple Leafs	HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
112	Karel Betik (D)	Czech Republic	Tampa Bay Lightning (from New York Islanders)^5	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
113	Martin Moise (LW)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
114	David Darguzas (LW)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from Tampa Bay)^6	Edmonton Ice (WHL)
115	Adam Edinger (C)	United States	New York Islanders (from Carolina)^7	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
116	Kevin Caulfield (RW)	United States	Washington Capitals	Boston College (Hockey East)
117	Matt Cockell (G)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
118	Konstantin Sidulov (D)	Russia	Montreal Canadiens	Mechel Chelyabinsk (Russia)
119	Magnus Arvedson (LW)	Sweden	Ottawa Senators	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
120	Pete Gardiner (RW)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
121	Jason Chimera (LW)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
122	Gennady Razin (D)	Ukraine	Montreal Canadiens (from St. Louis)^8	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
123	Curtis Suter (D)	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
124	Harlan Pratt (D)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
125	Luc Vaillancourt (G)	Canada	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
126	Jason McLean (G)	Canada	New York Rangers	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
127	Pat Parthenais (D)	United States	Florida Panthers	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
128	Torrey DiRoberto (C)	United States	Buffalo Sabres	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
129	John Wikstrom (D)	Sweden	Detroit Red Wings	Lulea HF (Sweden)
130	Kyle Calder (LW)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks (from Philadelphia)^9	Regina Pats (WHL)
131	Jiri Bicek (RW)	Slovakia	New Jersey Devils	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
132	Teemu Elomo (LW)	Finland	Dallas Stars	TPS (Finland)
133	Aaron Miskovich (C)	United States	Colorado Avalanche	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
134	Johan Lindbom (LW)	Sweden	New York Rangers (compensatory)^10	HV71 (Sweden)

1. Boston's fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on September 30, 1996 that sent Rob DiMaio to Boston in exchange for this pick.
2. San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent Shawn Burr to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
3. Los Angeles' fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on August 22, 1996 that sent Petr Klima to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
4. Chicago acquired this pick as compensation on July 8, 1996 after St. Louis signed free agent Joe Murphy.
5. The Islanders' fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on September 14, 1995 that sent Alexander Semak to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
6. Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on March 23, 1995 that sent Adrien Plavsic to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
7. Carolina's fifth-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Derek King to Hartford in exchange for this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.
8. St. Louis' fifth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on October 29, 1996 that sent Craig Conroy, Rory Fitzpatrick and Pierre Turgeon to St. Louis in exchange for Murray Baron, Shayne Corson and this pick.
9. Philadelphia's fifth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on February 16, 1995 that sent Karl Dykhuis to Philadelphia in exchange for Bob Wilkie and this pick.
10. The Rangers acquired this pick as compensation on September 10, 1996 after Anaheim signed free agent Jari Kurri.

Round six

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
135	Denis Timofeyev (D)	Russia	Boston Bruins	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
136	Mike York (LW)	United States	New York Rangers (from San Jose)^1	Michigan State University (CCHA)
137	Richard Seeley (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
138	Eric Gooldy (LW)	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
139	Bobby Leavins (LW)	Canada	New York Islanders	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
140	Ilya Demidov (D)	Russia	Calgary Flames (from Calgary via New York Islanders)^2	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
141	Peter Sarno (C)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers (from Tampa Bay)^3	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
142	Kyle Dafoe (D)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
143	Henrik Petre (D)	Sweden	Washington Capitals	Djurgardens IF Jr. (Sweden)
144	Matt Cooke (LW)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
145	Jonathan Desroches (D)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
146	Jeff Sullivan (D)	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
147	Heath Gordon (LW)	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
148	Larry Shapley (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks (from Edmonton)^4	Welland Jr. Canadians (GOJHL)
149	Nicholas Bilotto (D)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
150	Jeff Katcher (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (compensatory)^5	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
151	Robert Francz (LW)	Germany	Phoenix Coyotes	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
152	Petr Havelka (LW)	Czech Republic	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
153	Andrei Skopintsev (D)	Russia	Tampa Bay Lightning (from Anaheim)^6	TPS (Finland)
154	Shawn Degagne (G)	Canada	New York Rangers	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
155	Keith Delaney (C)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Barrie Colts (OHL)
156	Brian Campbell (D)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
157	B. J. Young (RW)	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
158	Jordon Flodell (D)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
159	Sascha Goc (D)	Germany	New Jersey Devils	Schwenninger Wild Wings (Germany)
160	Alexei Timkin (LW)	Ukraine	Dallas Stars	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
161	David Aebischer (G)	Switzerland	Colorado Avalanche	HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Switzerland)

1. San Jose's sixth-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a fourth-round pick (# 82 overall) in the 1997 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick (# 93 overall) in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.
2. Calgary's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Robert Reichel to the Islanders in exchange for Tyrone Garner, Marty McInnis and this pick.

   The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 20, 1996 that sent Bob Sweeney to Calgary in exchange for Pat Conacher and this pick.

3. Tampa Bay's sixth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on March 18, 1997 that sent Jeff Norton to Tampa Bay in exchange for Drew Bannister and this pick.
4. Edmonton's sixth-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on August 24, 1995 that sent Brett Hauer to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
5. Los Angeles acquired this pick as compensation on August 15, 1996 after San Jose signed free agent Tony Granato.
6. Anaheim's sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on November 18, 1996 that sent Brian Bellows to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

Round seven

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
162	Joel Trottier (RW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
163	Joe Dusbabek (RW)	United States	San Jose Sharks	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
164	Todd Fedoruk (LW)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles)^1	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
165	Hugo Marchand (D)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
166	Kris Knoblauch (LW)	Canada	New York Islanders	Edmonton Ice (WHL)
167	Jeremy Rondeau (LW)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
168	Justin Jack (RW)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
169	Andrew Merrick (C)	United States	Carolina Hurricanes (from Carolina via Philadelphia)^2	University of Michigan (CCHA)
170	Eero Somervuori (RW)	Finland	Tampa Bay Lightning (from Washington)^3	Jokerit (Finland)
171	Rod Leroux (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
172	Ben Guite (C)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	University of Maine (Hockey East)
173	Robin Bacul (RW)	Czech Republic	Ottawa Senators	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
174	Jerad Smith (D)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
175	Johan Holmqvist (G)	Sweden	New York Rangers (compensatory)^4	Brynas IF (Sweden)
176	Kevin Bolibruck (D)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
177	Ladislav Nagy (LW)	Slovakia	St. Louis Blues	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
178	Tony Mohagen (LW)	Canada	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (from Phoenix via Philadelphia)^5	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
179	Mark Moore (D)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Harvard University (ECAC)
180	Jim Baxter (D)	Canada	Boston Bruins (compensatory)^6	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
181	Mat Snesrud (D)	United States	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
182	Mike Mottau (D)	United States	New York Rangers	Boston College (Hockey East)
183	Tyler Palmer (D)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
184	Jeremy Adduono (RW)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
185	Samuel St. Pierre (RW)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning (compensatory)^7	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
186	Mike Laceby (C)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
187	Chad Hinz (C)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers (from Philadelphia)^8	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
188	Mathieu Benoit (RW)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
189	Jeff McKercher (D)	Canada	Dallas Stars	Barrie Colts (OHL)
190	Shawn Thornton (LW)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs (from Colorado)^9	Peterborough Petes (OHL)

1. Los Angeles' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Philadelphia on March 19, 1996 that sent John Druce and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
2. Carolina's seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade with Philadelphia on December 15, 1996 that sent Paul Coffey and a third-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Kevin Haller, a first-round pick in the 1997 Entry Draft and this pick.

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 28, 1995 that sent Kevin Dineen to Hartford in exchange for this pick. Hartford relocated to Raleigh to become the Carolina Hurricanes after the 1996–97 NHL season.

3. Tampa Bay's seventh-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on November 15, 1995 that sent Eric Charron to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
4. The Rangers acquired this pick as compensation on September 28, 1996 after Edmonton signed free agent Kevin Lowe.
5. Philadelphia's acquired seventh-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on February 6, 1996 that sent Bob Corkum to Philadelphia in exchange for Chris Herperger and this pick.

   Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 20, 1995 that sent Andre Faust to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick. Winnipeg relocated to Arizona after the 1995–96 NHL season.

6. Boston acquired this pick as compensation on July 11, 1996 after Dallas signed free agent Dave Reid.
7. Tampa Bay acquired this pick as compensation on October 24, 1996 after Edmonton signed free agent Michel Petit.
8. Philadelphia's seventh-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 18, 1997 that sent the rights to Martin Cerven to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
9. Colorado's seventh-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on October 2, 1995 that sent Warren Rychel to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

Round eight

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
191	Antti Laaksonen (LW)	Finland	Boston Bruins	University of Denver (WCHA)
192	Cam Severson (LW)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
193	Jay Kopischke (LW)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
194	Russ Bartlett (C)	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-New Hampshire)
195	Niklas Nordgren (LW)	Sweden	Carolina Hurricanes (compensatory)^1	Modo Hockey Jr. (Sweden)
196	Jeremy Symington (G)	Canada	New York Islanders	Petrolia Jets (WOHL)
197	Petr Kubos (D)	Czech Republic	Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary)^2	Petra Vsetin (Czech Republic)
198	Shawn Skolney (D)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
199	Randy Fitzgerald (LW)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
200	Pierre-Luc Therrien (G)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
201	Denis Martynyuk (LW)	Russia	Vancouver Canucks	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
202	Andrei Sidyakin (RW)	Russia	Montreal Canadiens	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)
203	Nick Gillis (RW)	United States	Ottawa Senators	Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)
204	Sergei Shikhanov (RW)	Russia	Chicago Blackhawks	Lada Togliatti (Russia)
205	Chris Kerr (D)	Canada	Edmonton Oilers	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
206	Bob Haglund (LW)	United States	St. Louis Blues	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
207	Aleksandrs Andrejevs (D)	Latvia	Phoenix Coyotes	Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL)
208	Andrew Ference (D)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
209	Rene Stussi (C)	Switzerland	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	HC Thurgau (Switzerland)
210	Andrew Proskurnicki (LW)	Canada	New York Rangers	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
211	Doug Schueller (D)	United States	Florida Panthers	Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL)
212	Kamil Piros (RW)	Czech Republic	Buffalo Sabres	HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
213	Steve Wilejto (C)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
214	Marko Kauppinen (D)	Finland	Philadelphia Flyers	JYP (Finland)
215	Scott Clemmensen (G)	United States	New Jersey Devils	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
216	Alexei Komarov (D)	Russia	Dallas Stars	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
217	Doug Schmidt (D)	United States	Colorado Avalanche	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

1. Carolina acquired this pick as compensation on July 16, 1996 after Phoenix signed free agent Brad McCrimmon.
2. Calgary's eight-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on November 25, 1995 that sent Craig Ferguson and Yves Sarault to Calgary in exchange for this pick.

Round nine

#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team
218	Eric Van Acker (D)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
219	Mark Smith (C)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
220	Konrad Brand (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
221	Jonathan Hedstrom (RW)	Sweden	Toronto Maple Leafs	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
222	Ryan Clark (D)	United States	New York Islanders	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
223	Dustin Paul (RW)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
224	Paul Comrie (C)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	University of Denver (WCHA)
225	Kent McDonell (RW)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Guelph Storm (OHL)
226	Matt Oikawa (RW)	Canada	Washington Capitals	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
227	Peter Brady (G)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL)
228	Jarl-Espen Ygranes (D)	Norway	Montreal Canadiens	Furuset (Norway)
229	Karel Rachunek (D)	Czech Republic	Ottawa Senators	HC Zlin (Czech Republic)
230	Chris Feil (D)	United States	Chicago Blackhawks	Ohio State University (CCHA)
231	Alexander Fomichev (G)	Russia	Edmonton Oilers	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
232	Dmitri Plekhanov (D)	Russia	St. Louis Blues	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia)
233	Wyatt Smith (C)	United States	Phoenix Coyotes	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
234	Eric Lind (D)	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins	Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)
235	Tommi Degerman (C)	Finland	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Boston University (Hockey East)
236	Richard Miller (D)	United States	New York Rangers	Providence College (Hockey East)
237	Benoit Cote (C)	United States	Florida Panthers	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
238	Dylan Kemp (D)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
239	Greg Willers (D)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
240	Par Styf (D)	Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers	Modo Hockey Jr. (Sweden)
241	Jan Srdinko (D)	Czech Republic	New Jersey Devils	Petra Vsetin (Czech Republic)
242	Brett McLean (C)	Canada	Dallas Stars	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
243	Kyle Kidney (LW)	United States	Colorado Avalanche	Salisbury School (USHS–CT)
244	Marek Ivan (LW)	Czech Republic	St. Louis Blues (compensatory)^1	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
245	Steve Lafleur (D)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche (from Boston; compensatory)^2	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
246	Jay Henderson (LW)	Canada	Boston Bruins (from Colorado; compensatory)^3	Edmonton Ice (WHL)

1. St. Louis acquired this pick as compensation on September 26, 1996 after Buffalo signed free agent Charlie Huddy.
2. Boston's acquired ninth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a ninth-round pick (# 246 overall) in the 1997 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for this pick.

   Boston previously acquired this pick as compensation on September 5, 1996 after Pittsburgh signed free agent Joe Mullen.

3. Colorado's acquired ninth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 21, 1997 that sent a ninth-round pick (# 245 overall) in the 1997 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for this pick.

   Colorado previously acquired this pick as compensation on September 13, 1996 after Ottawa signed free agent Dave Hannan.

Draftees based on nationality

Rank	Country	Amount	Percentage
	North America	169	68.7%
1	Canada	129	52.4%
2	United States	40	16.3%
	Europe	77	31.3%
3	Russia	18	7.3%
4	Czech Republic	16	6.5%
5	Sweden	15	6.1%
6	Finland	12	4.9%
7	Slovakia	6	2.4%
8	Switzerland	3	1.2%
9	Germany	2	0.8%
9	Ukraine	2	0.8%
9	Austria	1	0.4%
12	Belarus	1	0.4%
12	Latvia	1	0.4%

See also

• 1997–98 NHL season
• List of NHL first overall draft choices
• List of NHL players

Notes

1. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

References

Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports Publishing. pp. 348–349. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.

1. "Joe Thornton Officially Announces Retirement". Pro Hockey Rumors. October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

External links

• prosportstransactions.com: 1997 NHL Entry Draft Pick
• NHL.com: NHL.com - Players
• 1997 NHL Entry Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database