1997 NHL Entry Draft

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - June 21, 1997

Summary statistics

POSITION SPLITNATIONALITY SPLIT
ROUNDTO NHLGPFWDDEFGOA..CAUSSERUFIOTH
Round 188.46%548.161.5%26.9%11.5%61.5%11.5%3.8%3.8%7.7%11.5%
Round 262.96%90.655.6%33.3%11.1%48.1%14.8%7.4%14.8%3.7%11.1%
Round 362.96%80.266.7%29.6%3.7%44.4%11.1%7.4%3.7%11.1%22.2%
Round 434.62%81.746.2%50.0%3.8%61.5%7.7%7.7%7.7%3.8%11.5%
Round 525.00%82.760.7%28.6%10.7%42.9%21.4%10.7%3.6%3.6%17.9%
Round 629.63%110.844.4%48.1%7.4%51.9%14.8%3.7%14.8%0.0%14.8%
Round 720.69%78.662.1%34.5%3.4%72.4%13.8%3.4%0.0%3.4%6.9%
Round 822.22%63.155.6%33.3%11.1%33.3%25.9%3.7%11.1%7.4%18.5%
Round 927.59%52.044.8%48.3%6.9%48.3%20.7%6.9%6.9%3.4%13.8%
TOTAL1129.255.3%37.0%7.7%51.6%15.9%6.1%7.3%4.9%14.2%
TO NHL241.06%51.5%25.3%42.1%37.8%41.0%60.0%38.9%41.7%45.7%
1) Percentage of drafted players in each category (e.g. 51.6% of all drafted players were Canadian).
2) Percentage of players that made it to NHL (e.g. 37.8% of all drafted Canadians have played in NHL).

Summary statistics on team draft performance

OVERALLPER DRAFT PICK
RkTEAMWAPP1PICKSTO NHLGPGAPGPGAP
1Boston Bruins9.661250.0%362380416162420301.967.0134.7201.7
2San Jose Sharks12.05757.1%32486308571487464.090.0122.4212.4
3Los Angeles Kings18.74933.3%19664186531071218.446.472.6119.0
4New York Islanders19.811145.5%208277220297189.37.020.027.0
5Calgary Flames37.541233.3%81816246.80.71.32.0
6Washington Capitals39.78728.6%6763511414996.65.016.321.3
7Tampa Bay Lightning47.961241.7%8086819826667.35.716.522.2
8Chicago Blackhawks48.481145.5%1722284407691156.525.837.062.8
9Vancouver Canucks52.131241.7%1468198298496122.316.524.841.3
10Ottawa Senators54.77862.5%23336568751531291.682.0109.4191.4
11Montreal Canadiens58.481118.2%511557112646.55.06.511.5
12Edmonton Oilers63.791030.0%1126187230417112.618.723.041.7
13Pittsburgh Penguins66.54933.3%130957231288145.46.325.732.0
14Mighty Ducks of Anaheim66.75825.0%16218183620.32.32.34.5
15Carolina Hurricanes67.88966.7%39040509043.34.45.610.0
16Florida Panthers70.461040.0%94522230752994.522.230.752.9
17Buffalo Sabres74.211050.0%25102787721050251.027.877.2105.0
18New Jersey Devils75.73862.5%2826101635.30.81.32.0
19Colorado Avalanche79.141040.0%109069116185109.06.911.618.5
20Philadelphia Flyers79.65837.5%56634659970.84.38.112.4
21New York Rangers80.931241.7%107613725939689.711.421.633.0
22Dallas Stars82.10944.4%1548335427762172.037.247.484.7
23Phoenix Coyotes104.26616.7%21110223235.21.73.75.3
24St. Louis Blues109.90922.2%44411519631149.312.821.834.6
25Detroit Red Wings111.50850.0%19115142923.91.91.83.6
26Toronto Maple Leafs119.93850.0%141493152245176.811.619.030.6
1) The Weighted Average Pick Position (WAPP) is determined using a harmonic mean, which gives the highest weight to the first overall pick, the second highest to the second overall pick, etc. The thinking behind this approach is that the relative difference between the first and the fifth pick is much higher than the difference between e.g. the 130th and 135th pick. The smallest number is granted to the team with the lowest overall pick position in the draft.

Round 1

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
1CAJoe Thornton1979Boston BruinsF1714430110915391272182
2CAPatrick Marleau1979San Jose SharksF17795666311197527-27
3CAOlli Jokinen1978Los Angeles KingsF12313214297501071-132
4CARoberto Luongo1979New York IslandersG10440232346
5CAEric Brewer1979New York IslandersD100977194271792-99
6CADaniel Tkaczuk1979Calgary FlamesF194711141
7CAPaul Mara1979Tampa Bay LightningD73464189253776-110
8CASergei Samsonov1978Boston BruinsF88823533657120911
9CANicholas Boynton1979Washington CapitalsD6053411014486219
10CABrad Ference1979Vancouver CanucksD25043034565-44
11CAJason Ward1979Montreal CanadiensF336364581171-29
12CAMarian Hossa1979Ottawa SenatorsF13095256091134628245
13CADaniel Cleary1978Chicago BlackhawksF9381652223874926
14CAMichel Riesen1979Edmonton OilersF1201142
15CAMatt Zultek1979Los Angeles KingsF
16CATy Jones1978Chicago BlackhawksF1400019-1
17CARobert Döme1979Pittsburgh PenguinsF537714120
18CAMikael Holmqvist1979Mighty Ducks of AnaheimF15618173572-25
19CAStefan Cherneski1978New York RangersF
20CAMike Brown1979Florida PanthersF341231301
21CAMika Noronen1979Buffalo SabresG711014
22CANikos Tselios1979Carolina HurricanesD20006-2
23CAScott Hannan1979San Jose SharksD1055381792176252
24CAJean-Francois Damphousse1979New Jersey DevilsG60000
25CABrenden Morrow1979Dallas StarsF9912653105751362107
26CAKevin Grimes1979Colorado AvalancheD

Round 2

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
27CABen Clymer1978Boston BruinsD4385277129367-64
28CABrad Defauw1977Carolina HurricanesF93032-2
29CAScott Barney1979Los Angeles KingsF27561141
30CAJean-Marc Pelletier1978Philadelphia FlyersG70000
31CAJeff Zehr1978New York IslandersF40002-1
32CAEvan Lindsay1979Calgary FlamesG
33CAKyle Kos1979Tampa Bay LightningD
34CARyan Bonni1979Vancouver CanucksD30000-1
35CAJ.F. Fortin1979Washington CapitalsD7114542-4
36CAHarold Druken1979Vancouver CanucksF1462736633618
37CAGregor Baumgartner1979Montreal CanadiensF
38CAStanislav Gron1978New Jersey DevilsF100001
39CAJeremy Reich1979Chicago BlackhawksF99246161-18
40CATyler Rennette1979St. Louis BluesF
41CAPatrick Dovigi1979Edmonton OilersG
42CAJohn Tripp1977Calgary FlamesF4327935-3
43CAJuha Gustafsson1979Phoenix CoyotesD
44CABrian Gaffaney1977Pittsburgh PenguinsD
45CAMaxim Balmochnykh1979Mighty Ducks of AnaheimF601122
46CAWes Jarvis1979New York RangersD
47CAKristian Huselius1978Florida PanthersF662190261451256-16
48CAHenrik Tallinder1979Buffalo SabresD678281141423788
49CAYuri Butsayev1978Detroit Red WingsF991041428-13
50CAPat Kavanagh1979Philadelphia FlyersF1420240
51CADmitri Kokorev1979Calgary FlamesD
52CARoman Lyashenko1979Dallas StarsF1391492355-7
53CAGraham Belak1979Colorado AvalancheF

Round 3

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
54CAMattias Karlin1979Boston BruinsF
55CARick Berry1978Colorado AvalancheD19721315314-6
56CAVratislav Cech1979Florida PanthersD
57CAJeff Farkas1978Toronto Maple LeafsF110226-1
58CAJani Hurme1975Ottawa SenatorsG7600019
59CAJarrett Smith1979New York IslandersF
60CADerek Schutz1979Calgary FlamesF
61CAMatt Elich1978Tampa Bay LightningF161120-6
62CAKris Mallette1979Philadelphia FlyersD
63CALee Goren1977Boston BruinsF6754944-16
64CAKyle Freadrich1978Vancouver CanucksF2301175-2
65CAIlkka Mikkola1979Montreal CanadiensD
66CAJosh Langfeld1977Ottawa SenatorsF14392332608
67CAMike Souza1978Chicago BlackhawksF
68CASergei Yerkovich1974Edmonton OilersD
69CAMaxim Afinogenov1979Buffalo SabresF651158237395486-43
70CAErik Andersson1971Calgary FlamesF122138-4
71CAJosef Melichar1979Pittsburgh PenguinsD34974249300-26
72CAJay Legault1979Mighty Ducks of AnaheimF
73CABurke Henry1979New York RangersD3926833-13
74CANick Smith1979Florida PanthersF150000-1
75CAJeff Martin1979Buffalo SabresF
76CAPetr Sýkora1978Detroit Red WingsF122246-1
77CASteve Gainey1979Dallas StarsF3302234-3
78CAVille Nieminen1977Colorado AvalancheF3854869117333-28
79CARobert Schnabel1978New York IslandersD22033346
80CAFrancis Lessard1979Carolina HurricanesF115134346-6

Round 4

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
81CAKarol Bartanus1978Boston BruinsF
82CAAdam Colagiacomo1979San Jose SharksF
83CAJoe Corvo1977Los Angeles KingsD7089221831024125
84CAAdam Mair1979Toronto Maple LeafsF6153876114829-26
85CAPetr Mika1979New York IslandersF30000-1
86CADidier Tremblay1979St. Louis BluesD
87CABrad Larsen1977Colorado AvalancheF294192948134-23
88CAShane Willis1977Carolina HurricanesF17431437477-16
89CACurtis Cruickshank1979Washington CapitalsG
90CAChris Stanley1979Vancouver CanucksF
91CADaniel Tetrault1979Montreal CanadiensD
92CAChris St. Croix1979Calgary FlamesD
93CATomi Källarsson1979New York RangersD
94CAJonas Elofsson1979Edmonton OilersD
95CAIvan Novoseltsev1979Florida PanthersF234314475112-47
96CAScott McCallum1979Phoenix CoyotesD
97CAAlexander Mathieu1979Pittsburgh PenguinsF
98CAJan Horacek1979St. Louis BluesD
99CASean Blanchard1978Los Angeles KingsD
100CARyan Ready1978Calgary FlamesF701100
101CALuc Theoret1979Buffalo SabresD
102CAQuintin Laing1979Detroit Red WingsF793811318
103CAMikhail Chernov1978Philadelphia FlyersD
104CALucas Nehrling1979New Jersey DevilsD
105CAMarcus Kristoffersson1979Dallas StarsF
106CAJame Pollock1979St. Louis BluesD90006-1

Round 5

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
107CAAdam Spylo1978San Jose SharksF
108CAMark Thompson1979Tampa Bay LightningD
109CAJan Sulc1979Tampa Bay LightningF
110CABen Simon1978Chicago BlackhawksF8131447-13
111CAFrantisek Mrazek1979Toronto Maple LeafsF
112CAKarel Betík1978Tampa Bay LightningD30222-3
113CAMartin Moise1979Calgary FlamesF
114CADavid Darguzas1979Vancouver CanucksF
115CAAdam Edinger1977New York IslandersF
116CAKevin Caulfield1978Washington CapitalsF
117CAMatt Cockell1979Vancouver CanucksG
118CAKonstantin Sidulov1977Montreal CanadiensD
119CAMagnus Arvedson1971Ottawa SenatorsF434100125225241109
120CAPete Gardiner1977Chicago BlackhawksF
121CAJason Chimera1979Edmonton OilersF1107186229415892-31
122CAGennady Razin1978Montreal CanadiensD
123CACurtis Suter1979Phoenix CoyotesD
124CAHarlan Pratt1978Pittsburgh PenguinsD
125CALuc Vaillancourt1978Mighty Ducks of AnaheimG
126CAJason McLean1979New York RangersG
127CAPatrick Parthenais1979Florida PanthersD
128CATorrey DiRoberto1978Buffalo SabresF
129CAJohn Wikström1979Detroit Red WingsD
130CAKyle Calder1979Chicago BlackhawksF590114180294309-71
131CAJiri Bicek1978New Jersey DevilsF626713296
132CATeemu Elomo1979Dallas StarsF
133CAAaron Miskovich1978Colorado AvalancheF
134CAJohan Lindbom1971New York RangersF38134284

Round 6

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
135CADenis Timofeyev1979Boston BruinsD
136CAMike York1978New York RangersF579127195322135-34
137CARichard Seeley1979Los Angeles KingsD
138CAEric Gooldy1979Toronto Maple LeafsF
139CABobby Leavins1979New York IslandersF
140CAIlya Demidov1979Calgary FlamesD
141CAPeter Sarno1979Edmonton OilersF710122
142CAKyle Dafoe1979Carolina HurricanesD
143CAHenrik Petre1979Washington CapitalsD
144CAMatt Cooke1978Vancouver CanucksF1046167231398113561
145CAJonathan Desroches1979Montreal CanadiensD
146CAJeff Sullivan1978Ottawa SenatorsD
147CAHeath Gordon1978Chicago BlackhawksF
148CALarry Shapley1978Vancouver CanucksF
149CANic Bilotto1979St. Louis BluesD
150CAJeff Katcher1979Los Angeles KingsD
151CARobert Francz1978Phoenix CoyotesF
152CAPetr Havelka1979Pittsburgh PenguinsF
153CAAndrei Skopintsev1971Tampa Bay LightningD4024632-10
154CAShawn Degagne1978New York RangersG
155CAKeith Delaney1979Florida PanthersF
156CABrian Campbell1979Buffalo SabresD10828741750427763
157CAB.J. Young1977Detroit Red WingsF100000
158CAJordon Flodell1979Philadelphia FlyersD
159CASascha Goc1979New Jersey DevilsD2200045
160CAAlexei Timkin1979Dallas StarsF
161CADavid Aebischer1978Colorado AvalancheG21405530

Round 7

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
162CAJoel Trottier1977Boston BruinsF
163CAJoe Dusbabek1978San Jose SharksF
164CATodd Fedoruk1979Philadelphia FlyersF5453265971050-27
165CAHugo Marchand1979Toronto Maple LeafsD
166CAKris Knoblauch1978New York IslandersF
167CAJeremy Rondeau1978Calgary FlamesF
168CAJustin Jack1979Tampa Bay LightningF
169CAAndrew Merrick1978Carolina HurricanesF
170CAEero Somervuori1979Tampa Bay LightningF
171CARod Leroux1979Vancouver CanucksD
172CABen Guite1978Montreal CanadiensF17519264597-4
173CARobin Bacul1979Ottawa SenatorsF
174CAJerad Smith1979Chicago BlackhawksD
175CAJohan Holmqvist1978New York RangersG990446
176CAKevin Bolibruck1977Edmonton OilersD
177CALadislav Nagy1979St. Louis BluesF43511519631135835
178CATony Mohagen1978Mighty Ducks of AnaheimF
179CAMark Moore1977Pittsburgh PenguinsD
180CAJim Baxter1979Boston BruinsD
181CAMat Snesrud1977Mighty Ducks of AnaheimD
182CAMike Mottau1978New York RangersD32175158164-16
183CATyler Palmer1977Florida PanthersD
184CAJeremy Adduono1978Buffalo SabresF
185CASamuel St. Pierre1979Tampa Bay LightningF
186CAMike Laceby1979Detroit Red WingsF
187CAChad Hinz1979Edmonton OilersF
188CAMathieu Benoit1979New Jersey DevilsF
189CAJeff McKercher1979Dallas StarsD
190CAShawn Thornton1977Toronto Maple LeafsF70542601021103-33

Round 8

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
191CAAntti Laaksonen1973Boston BruinsF4838187168152-11
192CACam Severson1978San Jose SharksF3730363-3
193CAJay Kopischke1978Los Angeles KingsF
194CARuss Bartlett1978Toronto Maple LeafsF
195CANiklas Nordgren1979Carolina HurricanesF5842634-8
196CAJeremy Symington1978New York IslandersG
197CAPetr Kubos1979Montreal CanadiensD
198CAShawn Skolney1979Tampa Bay LightningD
199CARandy Fitzgerald1979Carolina HurricanesF
200CAPierre-Luc Therrien1979Washington CapitalsG
201CADenis Martynyuk1979Vancouver CanucksF
202CAAndrei Sidyakin1979Montreal CanadiensF
203CANick Gillis1978Ottawa SenatorsF
204CASergei Shikhanov1978Chicago BlackhawksF
205CAChris Kerr1979Edmonton OilersD
206CABob Haglund1977St. Louis BluesF
207CAAleksandrs Andrejevs1979Phoenix CoyotesD
208CAAndrew Ference1979Pittsburgh PenguinsD90743182225753-33
209CARene Stüssi1978Mighty Ducks of AnaheimF
210CAAndrew Proskurnicki1978New York RangersF
211CADoug Schueller1977Florida PanthersD
212CAKamil Piros1978Buffalo SabresF2844810-2
213CASteve Wilejto1979Detroit Red WingsF
214CAMarko Kauppinen1979Philadelphia FlyersD
215CAScott Clemmensen1977New Jersey DevilsG1910334
216CAAlexei Komarov1978Dallas StarsD
217CADoug Schmidt1978Colorado AvalancheD

Round 9

No.NameBornTeamPosGPGAPPIM+/-
218CAEric Van Acker1979Boston BruinsD
219CAMark Smith1977San Jose SharksF377234770457-10
220CAKonrad Brand1979Los Angeles KingsD
221CAJonathan Hedström1977Toronto Maple LeafsF83131427481
222CARyan Clark1977New York IslandersD
223CADustin Paul1979Calgary FlamesF
224CAPaul Comrie1977Tampa Bay LightningF151234-2
225CAKent McDonell1979Carolina HurricanesF3212336-8
226CAMatt Oikawa1977Washington CapitalsF
227CAPeter Brady1977Vancouver CanucksG
228CAJarl Espen Ygranes1979Montreal CanadiensD
229CAKarel Rachunek1979Ottawa SenatorsD3712211814022749
230CAChris Feil1978Chicago BlackhawksD
231CAAlexander Fomichev1979Edmonton OilersG
232CADmitri Plekhanov1978St. Louis BluesD
233CAWyatt Smith1977Phoenix CoyotesF21110223265-18
234CAEric Lind1978Pittsburgh PenguinsD
235CATommi Degerman1976Mighty Ducks of AnaheimF
236CARichard Miller1978New York RangersD
237CABenoit Cote1979Florida PanthersF
238CADylan Kemp1979Buffalo SabresD
239CAGreg Willers1979Detroit Red WingsD
240CAPär Styf1979Philadelphia FlyersD
241CAJan Srdinko1974New Jersey DevilsD
242CABrett McLean1978Dallas StarsF38556106162204-28
243CAKyle Kidney1978Colorado AvalancheF
244CAMarek Ivan1978St. Louis BluesF
245CAStephen Lafleur1978Colorado AvalancheD
246CAJay Henderson1978Boston BruinsF3313437-1

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