National Hockey League 1997 Draft History

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National Hockey League - 1997 Round 1 Draft History

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

1997 Round 2 Draft Results

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

1997 Round 3 Draft Results

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

1997 Round 4 Draft Results

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

1997 Round 5 Draft Results

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

1997 Round 6 Draft Results

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

1997 Round 7 Draft Results

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

1997 Round 8 Draft Results

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

1997 Round 9 Draft Results

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

National Hockey League 1997 Draft History

National Hockey League - 1997 Round 1 Draft History

1997 Round 2 Draft Results

1997 Round 3 Draft Results

1997 Round 4 Draft Results

1997 Round 5 Draft Results

1997 Round 6 Draft Results

1997 Round 7 Draft Results

1997 Round 8 Draft Results

1997 Round 9 Draft Results

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