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1997 Draft Picks
Anaheim | Boston | Buffalo | Calgary | Carolina | Chicago | Colorado | Dallas |
Detroit | Edmonton | Florida | Los Angeles |
Montreal | New Jersey | New York Islanders |
New York Rangers | Ottawa | Philadelphia |
Phoenix | Pittsburgh | San Jose |
St.Louis | Tampa Bay | Toronto |
Vancouver | Washington
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1. Mikael Holmqvist, c, Djurgarden (Sweden) 2. Maxim Balmochnykh, lw, Lada Togliatti (Russia) 3. Jay Legault, lw, London (OHL) 5. Luc Vaillancourt, g, Beauport (QMJHL) 6. (from Philadephia via Phoenix) Tony Mohagen, lw, Seattle (WHL) 6. Mat Snesrud, d, Northern Iowa (USHL) 8. Rene Stussi, c, Thurbau (Switzerland) 9. Tommi Degerman, w, Boston University (Hockey East)
Boston Bruins
1. Joe Thornton, c, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 1. (from Carolina) Sergei Samsonov, lw, Detroit (IHL) 2. Ben Clymer, d, Minnesota (WCHA) 3. Mattias Karlin, c, Modo (Sweden) 3. (from Washington) Lee Goren, rw, North Dakota (WCHA) 4. Karol Bartanus, rw, Drummondville (QMJHL) 6. Denis Timofeev, d, CSKA Moscow (Russia) 7. Joel Trottier, rw, Ottawa (OHL) 7. Jim Baxter, d, Oshawa (OHL) 8. Antti Laaksonen, lw, Denver (WCHA) 9. Eric Van Acker, d, Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 9. (from Colorado) Jay Henderson, lw, Edmonton (WHL)
Buffalo Sabres
1. Mika Noronen, g, Tappara (Finland) 2. Hendrik Tallinder, d, AIK (Sweden) 3. (from St. Louis) Maxim Afinoganov, rw, Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 3. Jeff Martin, c, Windsor (OHL) 4. Luc Theoret, d, Lethbridge (WHL) 5. Torrey DiRoberto, c, Seattle (WHL) 6. Brian Campbell, d, Ottawa (OHL) 7. Jeremy Adduono, rw, Sudbury (OHL) 8. Kamil Piros, c, Chemopetrol Litvinov (Czech Republic) 9. Dylan Kemp, d, Lethbridge (WHL)
Calgary Flames
1. Daniel Tkaczuk, c, Barrie (OHL) 2. Evan Lindsay, g, Prince Albert (WHL) 2. (from St. Louis) John Tripp, rw, Oshawa (OHL) 2. (from New Jersey via Carolina) Dmitri Kokorev, d, Moscow Dynamo (Russia) 3. Derek Schutz, c, Spokane (WHL) 3. (from Phoenix) Erik Andersson, c, Denver (WCHA) 4. (from Ottawa) Chris St. Croix, d, Kamloops (WHL) 4. (from Florida) Ryan Ready, lw, Belleville (OHL) 5. Martin Moise, lw, Beauport (QMJHL) 6. (from N.Y. Islanders) Ilga Demidov, d, Dynamo (Russia) 7. Jeremy Rondeau, lw, Swift Current (WHL) 9. Dustin Paul, rw, Moose Jaw (WHL)
Carolina Hurricanes
1. (from Detroit) Nikos Tselios, d, Belleville (OHL) 2. (from San Jose) Brad DeFauw, lw, North Dakota (WCHA) 3. (from Colorado via N.Y. Islanders and Calgary) Francis Lessard, d, Val d'Or (QMJHL) 4. Shane Willis, rw, Lethbridge (WHL) 6. Kyle Dafoe, d, Owen Sound (OHL) 7. (from Philadelphia) Andrew Merrick, c, Michigan (CCHA) 8. Niklas Nordgren, lw, Modo (Sweden) 8. Randy Fitzgerald, lw, Detroit (OHL) 9. Kent McDowell, rw, Guelph (OHL)
Chicago Blackhawks
1. Daniel Cleary, lw, Belleville (OHL) 1. (from Phoenix) Ty Jones, rw, Spokane (WHL) 2. Jeremy Reich, c, Seattle (WHL) 3. Mike Souza, lw, New Hampshire (ECAC) 5. Benjamin Simon, c, Notre Dame (CCHA) 5. Peter Gardiner, rw, RPI (ECAC) 5. (from Philadelphia) Kyle Calder, c, Regina (WHL) 6. Heath Gordon, lw, Green Bay (USHL) 7. Jerad Smith, d, Portland (WHL) 8. Sergei Shikhanov, rw, Lada Togliatti (Russia) 9. Chris Feil, d, Ohio State (CCHA)
Colorado Avalanche
1. Kevin Grimes, d, Kingston (OHL) 2. Graham Belak, d, Edmonton (WHL) 3. (from San Jose via St. Louis) Rick Berry, d, Seattle (WHL) 3. (from New Jersey via St. Louis) Ville Nieminen, w, Tappara Tampere (Finland) 4. (from Tampa Bay) Brad Larsen, lw, Swift Current (WHL) 5. Aaron Miskovich, c, Green Bay (USHL) 8. Doug Schmidt, d, Waterloo (USHL) 9. Kyle Kidney, lw, Salisbury (US High School) 9. (from Boston) Stephen Lafleur, d, Belleville (OHL)
Dallas Stars
1. Brenden Morrow, lw, Portland (WHL) 2. Roman Lyashenko, c, Yaroslavl (Russia) 3. (from Philadelphia) Steve Gainey, c, Kamloops (WHL) 4. Marc Kristofferson, w, Mora (Sweden) 5. Teemu Elomo, w, TPS Turko (Finland) 6. Alexei Timkin, w, Yaroslavl (Russia) 7. Jeff McKercher, d, Barrie (OHL) 8. Alexei Komarov, d, Yaroslavl (Russia) 9. Brett McLean, c, Kelowna (WHL)
Detroit Red Wings
2. Yuri Butsayev, c, Lada Togliatti (Russia) 3. Petr Sykora, c, H.C. Pardubice (Czech Republic) 4. Quintin Laing, lw, Kelowna (WHL) 5. John Wikstrom, d, Lulea (Sweden) 6. B.J. Young, rw, Red Deer (WHL) 7. Mike Laceby, c, Kingston (OHL) 8. Steve Wilento, c, Prince Albert (WHL) 9. Greg Willers, d, Kingston (OHL)
Edmonton Oilers
1. Michael Riesen, lw, Biel-Bienne (Switzerland) 2. Patrick Dovigi, g, Erie (OHL) 3. Sergei Terkovich, d, Las Vegas (IHL) 4. Jonas Elofsson, d, Farjestad (Sweden) 5. Jason Chimera, c, Medicine Hat (WHL) 6. (from Tampa Bay) Peter Sarno, c, Windsor (OHL) 7. Kevin Bolibruck, d, Peterborough (OHL) 7. (from Philadelphia) Chad Hinz, c, Moose Jaw (WHL) 8. Chris Kerr, d, Sudbury (OHL) 9. Alexandre Fomitchev, g, St. Albert (Tier II)
Florida Panthers
1. Mike Brown, c, Red Deer (WHL) 2. Kristian Huselius, lw, Farjestad (Sweden) 3. (from Los Angeles) Vratislav Cech, d, Kitchener (OHL) 3. Nick Smith, c, Barrie (OHL) 4. (from St. Louis) Ivan Novoseltsev, rw, Krylja Sovetov (Russia) 5. Pat Parthenais, d, Detroit (OHL) 6. Keith Delaney, c, Barrie (OHL) 7. Tyler Palmer, d, Lake Superior State (CCHA) 8. Doug Schueller, d, Twin Cities (USHL) 9. Benoit Cote, c, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
Los Angeles Kings
1. Olli Jokinen, c, IFK Helsinki (Finland) 1. (from St. Louis) Matt Zultek, lw, Ottawa (OHL) 2. Scott Barney, c, Peterborough (OHL) 4. Joseph Corvo, d, Western Michigan (CCHA) 4. (from N.Y. Rangers) Sean Blanchard, d, Ottawa (OHL) 6. Richard Seeley, d, Prince Albert (WHL) 6. Jeff Katcher, d, Brandon (WHL) 8. Jay Kopischke, lw, Northern Iowa (USHL) 9. Konrad Brand, d, Medicine Hat (WHL)
Montreal Canadiens
1. Jason Ward, c-rw, Erie (OHL) 2. Gregor Baumgartner, c, Laval (QMJHL) 3. Ilkka Mikkola, d, Karpat (Finland) 4. Daniel Tetrault, d, Brandon (WHL) 6. Jonathan Desroches, d, Granby (QMJHL) 7. Ben Guite, rw, Maine (Hockey East) 8. (from Calgary) Petr Kubos, d, Vsetiv (Czech Republic) 8. Andrei Sidyakin, lw, N/A (Russia) 9. Jarl-Espen Ygranes, d, Furuset (Norway)
New Jersey Devils
1. Jean-Francois Damphousse, g, Moncton (QMJHL) 2. (from Ottawa) Stanislav Gron, c, Bratislava (Slovakia) 4. Lucas Nehrling, d, Sarnia (OHL) 5. Jiri Bicek, w, HC Kosice (Slovakia) 6. Sascha Goc, d, Schwenningen (Germany) 7. Mathieu Benoit, rw, Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 8. Scott Clemmensen, g, Des Moines (USHL) 9. Jan Sorinko, N/A, N/A
New York Islanders
1. (from Toronto) Roberto Luongo, g, Val d'Or (QMJHL) 1. Eric Brewer, d, Prince George (WHL) 2. Jeff Zehr, lw, Windsor (OHL) 3. Jarrett Smith, c, Prince George (WHL) 3. (from Dallas) Robert Schnabel, d, Slavia Praha (Czech Republic) 4. Petr Mika, c, Slavia Praha (Czech Republic) 5. (from Carolina) Adam Edinger, c, Bowling Green (CCHA) 6. Bobby Leavins, lw, Brandon (WHL) 7. Kris Knoblauch, lw, Edmonton (WHL) 8. Jeremy Symington, g, Petrolia (Jr. B) 9. Ryan Clark, d, Lincoln (USHL)
New York Rangers
1. Stefan Cherneski, rw, Brandon (WHL) 2. Wes Jarvis, d, Kitchener (OHL) 3. Burke Henry, d, Brandon (WHL) 4. (from Chicago via San Jose) Tomi Kallarsson, d, HPK (Finland) 5. Jason McLean, g, Moose Jaw (WHL) 5. Johan Lindbom, w, HV-71 (Sweden) 6. (from San Jose) Michael York, c, Michigan State (CCHA) 6. Shawn Degagne, g, Kitchener (OHL) 7. Johan Holmqvist, g, Brynas Gavle (Sweden) 7. Mike Mottau, d, Boston College (Hockey East) 8. Andrew Proskurnicki, lw, Sarnia (OHL) 9. Richard Miller, d, Providence (ECAC)
Ottawa Senators
1. Marian Hossa, c, Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) 3. (from New Jersey) Jani Hurme, g, TPS Turko (Finland) 3. (from New Jersey) Josh Langfeld, rw, Lincoln (USHL) 5. Magnus Arvedsson, f, Farjestad (Sweden) 6. Jeff Sullivan, d, Halifax (QMJHL) 7. Robin Bacul, w, Slavia Praha (Czech Republic) 8. Nick Gillis, rw, Cushing Academy (US High School) 9. Karel Rachunek, d, ZPS Zlin (Czech Republic)
Philadelphia Flyers
2. (from Toronto) Jean-Marc Pelletier, g, Cornell (ECAC) 2. Pat Kavanagh, rw, Peterborough (OHL) 3. (from Carolina) Kris Mallette, d, Kelowna (WHL) 4. Mikhail Chernov, d, Yaroslavl (Russia) 6. Jordon Flodell, d, Moose Jaw (WHL) 7. (from Los Angeles) Todd Fedoruk, lw, Kelowna (WHL) 8. Marko Kauppinen, d, JYP Jyvaskyla (Finland) 9. Par Styf, d, Modo (Sweden)
Phoenix Coyotes
2. Juha Gustafsson, d, Kieko Espoo (Finland) 4. Scott McCallum, d, Tri-City (WHL) 5. Curtis Suter, d, Spokane (WHL) 6. Robert Francz, lw, Peterborough (OHL) 8. Alex Andreyev, d, Weyburn (Tier II) 9. Wyatt Smith, c, Minnesota (WCHA)
Pittsburgh Penguins
1. Robert Dome, rw-c, Utah/Long Beach/Las Vegas (IHL) 2. Brian Gaffaney, d, Northern Iowa (USHL) 3. Josef Melichar, d, Budejovice (Czech Republic) 4. Alexandre Mathieu, c, Halifax (QMJHL) 5. Harlan Pratt, d, Prince Albert (WHL) 6. Petr Havelka, lw, Sparta Praha (Czech Republic) 7. Mark Moore, d, Harvard (ECAC) 8. Andrew Ference, d, Portland (WHL) 9. Eric Lind, d, Avon Old Farms (US High School)
San Jose Sharks
1. Patrick Marleau, c, Seattle (WHL) 1. (from Carolina via Philadelphia) Scott Hannan, d, Kelowna (WHL) 4. (from N.Y Rangers) Adam Colagiacomo, rw, Oshawa (OHL) 5. (from Boston) Adam Wittel, rw, Erie (OHL) 7. Joe Dusbabek, rw, Notre Dame (CCHA) 8. Cam Severson, lw, Prince Albert (WHL) 9. Mark Smith, c, Lethbridge (WHL)
St. Louis Blues
2. Tyler Rennette, c, North Bay (OHL) 4. (from Calgary) Didier Tremblay, d, Halifax (QMJHL) 4. (from Anaheim via Colorado) Jan Horacek, d, Slavia Praha (Czech Republic) 4. (from Colorado) Jame Pollock, d, Seattle (WHL) 6. Nicholas Bilotto, d, Beauport (QMJHL) 7. Ladislav Nagy, c, Kosice (Russia) 8. Bobby Haglund, lw, Des Moines (USHL) 9. Dmitri Plekhanov, d, Mizhnekamsk (Russia) 9. Marek Ivan, lw, Lethbridge (WHL)
Tampa Bay Lightning
1. Paul Mara, d, Sudbury (OHL) 2. Kyle Kos, d, Red Deer (WHL) 3. Matt Elich, rw, Windsor (OHL) 5. (from San Jose) Mark Thompson, d, Regina (WHL) 5. (from Los Angeles) Jan Sulc, c, Litvinov (Czech Republic) 5. (from N.Y. Islanders) Karel Betik, d, Kelowna (WHL) 6. (from Anaheim) Andrei Skopintsev, d, TPS Turko (Finland) 7. Justin Jack, rw, Kelowna (WHL) 7. (from Washington) Eero Somervuori, w, Jokerit (Finland) 7. Samuel St. Pierre, rw, Victoriaville (QMJHL) 8. Shawn Skolney, d, Seattle (WHL) 9. Paul Comrie, c, Denver (WCHA)
Toronto Maple Leafs
3. Jeff Farkas, c, Boston College (Hockey East) 4. Adam Mair, c, Owen Sound (OHL) 5. Frantisek Mrazek, c, Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) 6. Eric Gooldy, lw, Detroit (OHL) 7. Hugo Marchand, d, Victoriaville (QMJHL) 7. (from Colorado) Shawn Thornton, rw, Peterborough (OHL) 8. Russ Bartlett, c, Phillips-Exeter (US High School) 9. Jonathan Hedstrom, w, Skelleftea (Sweden)
Vancouver Canucks
1. Brad Ference, d, Spokane (WHL) 2. (from Carolina) Ryan Bonni, d, Saskatoon (WHL) 2. Harold Druken, c, Detroit (OHL) 3. Kyle Freadrich, lw, Regina (WHL) 4. Chris Stanley, c, Belleville (OHL) 5. (from Tampa Bay) David Darguzas, lw, Edmonton (WHL) 5. Matt Cockell, g, Saskatoon (WHL) 6. Matt Cooke, lw, Windsor (OHL) 6. (from Edmonton) Larry Shapley, d, Weiland (Jr. B) 7. Rod Leroux, d, Seattle (WHL) 8. Denis Martynyuk, lw, CSKA Moscow (Russia) 9. Peter Brady, g, Powell River (Tier II)
Washington Capitals
1. Nick Boynton, d, Ottawa (OHL) 2. Jean-Francois Fortin, d, Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 4. Curtis Cruickshank, g, Kingston (OHL) 5. Kevin Caulfield, rw, Boston College (Hockey East) 6. Henrik Petre, d, Djurgarden (Sweden) 8. Pierre-Luc Therrien, g, Drummondville (QMJHL) 9. Matt Oikawa, rw, St. Lawrence (ECAC)
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