Entry Draft

Draft

246 selections CAN 24 RUS 13 CZE 12 FIN 11

Draft 1997

All R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7

#

Prospect

Pos

Birthplace

Drafted by

Amateur club

Nat

Round 1 Picks 1-26

1

193 cm · 106 kg

C

London, CAN

Boston Bruins

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

CAN

2

Patrick Marleau

-

-

San Jose Sharks

-

-

3

188 cm · 90 kg

C

Kuopio, FIN

Los Angeles Kings

HIFK Helsinki

FIN

4

Roberto Luongo

-

-

New York Islanders

-

-

5

Eric Brewer

-

-

New York Islanders

-

-

6

188 cm · 93 kg

C

Toronto, CAN

Calgary Flames

Barrie Colts

CAN

7

Paul Mara

-

-

Tampa Bay Lightning

-

-

8

Sergei Samsonov

-

-

Boston Bruins

-

-

9

Nick Boynton

-

-

Washington Capitals

-

-

10

Brad Ference

-

-

Vancouver Canucks

-

-

11

Jason Ward

-

-

Montréal Canadiens

-

-

12

191 cm · 90 kg

RW

Stara Lubovna, SVK

Ottawa Senators

Dukla Trencin

SVK

13

185 cm · 93 kg

LW

Carbonear, NL

Chicago Blackhawks

Belleville Bulls

-

14

188 cm · 88 kg

RW

Oberbalm, CHE

Edmonton Oilers

Biel

CHE

15

Matt Zultek

-

-

Los Angeles Kings

-

-

16

Ty Jones

-

-

Chicago Blackhawks

-

-

17

183 cm · 93 kg

C

Skalica, SVK

Pittsburgh Penguins

Las Vegas Thunder

SVK

18

Michael Holmqvist

191 cm · 94 kg

C

SWE

Anaheim Ducks

Djurgardens IF Stockholm

SWE

19

Stefan Cherneski

-

-

New York Rangers

-

-

20

Mike Brown

-

-

Florida Panthers

-

-

21

185 cm · 89 kg

G

Tampere, FIN

Buffalo Sabres

Tappara Tampere

FIN

22

Nikos Tselios

-

-

Carolina Hurricanes

-

-

23

Scott Hannan

-

-

San Jose Sharks

-

-

24

Jean-Francois Damphousse

-

-

New Jersey Devils

-

-

25

Brenden Morrow

-

-

Dallas Stars

-

-

26

Kevin Grimes

-

-

Colorado Avalanche

-

-

Round 1 Picks 1-26

1

C London, CAN

BOS

CAN

2

Patrick Marleau

- -

SJS

-

3

C Kuopio, FIN

LAK

FIN

4

Roberto Luongo

- -

NYI

-

5

Eric Brewer

- -

NYI

-

6

C Toronto, CAN

CGY

CAN

7

Paul Mara

- -

TBL

-

8

Sergei Samsonov

- -

BOS

-

9

Nick Boynton

- -

WSH

-

10

Brad Ference

- -

VAN

-

11

Jason Ward

- -

MTL

-

12

RW Stara Lubovna, SVK

OTT

SVK

13

LW Carbonear, NL

CHI

-

14

RW Oberbalm, CHE

EDM

CHE

15

Matt Zultek

- -

LAK

-

16

Ty Jones

- -

CHI

-

17

C Skalica, SVK

PIT

SVK

18

Michael Holmqvist

C SWE

ANA

SWE

19

Stefan Cherneski

- -

NYR

-

20

Mike Brown

- -

FLA

-

21

G Tampere, FIN

BUF

FIN

22

Nikos Tselios

- -

CAR

-

23

Scott Hannan

- -

SJS

-

24

Jean-Francois Damphousse

- -

NJD

-

25

Brenden Morrow

- -

DAL

-

26

Kevin Grimes

- -

COL

-