1997 NHL Draft
1997 NHL Draft results.
1997 NHL Draft history from the local archive. This static page lists 239 picks, including 24 first-round picks. The first overall pick was Joe Thornton by Boston Bruins.
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All 1997 picks
| Year | Pick | Player | Team | Profile | From | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #1 | Joe Thornton | Boston Bruins | C / CAN | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #2 | Patrick Marleau | San Jose Sharks | C / CAN | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #3 | Olli Jokinen | Los Angeles Kings | C / FIN | HIFK Helsinki / FINLAND | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #4 | Roberto Luongo | New York Islanders | G / CAN | Val-d'Or Foreurs / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #5 | Eric Brewer | New York Islanders | D / CAN | Prince George Cougars / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #6 | Daniel Tkaczuk | Calgary Flames | C / CAN | Barrie Colts / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #7 | Paul Mara | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / USA | Sudbury Wolves / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #8 | Sergei Samsonov | Boston Bruins | LW / RUS | Detroit Vipers / IHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #10 | Brad Ference | Vancouver Canucks | D / CAN | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #11 | Jason Ward | Montreal Canadiens | RW / CAN | Erie Otters / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #12 | Marian Hossa | Ottawa Senators | RW / SVK | Dukla Trencin / Slovak | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #13 | Daniel Cleary | Chicago Blackhawks | RW / CAN | Belleville Bulls / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #14 | Michel Riesen | Edmonton Oilers | LW / CHE | Biel / SwissA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #16 | Ty Jones | Chicago Blackhawks | RW / USA | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #17 | Robert Dome | Pittsburgh Penguins | LW / SVK | Las Vegas Thunder / IHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #18 | Michael Holmqvist | Anaheim Ducks | C / SWE | Djurgardens IF Stockholm / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #19 | Stefan Cherneski | New York Rangers | RW / CAN | Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #20 | Mike Brown | Florida Panthers | LW / CAN | Red Deer Rebels / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #21 | Mika Noronen | Buffalo Sabres | G / FIN | Tappara Tampere / FINLAND | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #22 | Nikos Tselios | Carolina Hurricanes | D / USA | Belleville Bulls / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #23 | Scott Hannan | San Jose Sharks | D / CAN | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #24 | Jean-Francois Damphousse | New Jersey Devils | G / CAN | Moncton Wildcats / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #25 | Brenden Morrow | Dallas Stars | LW / CAN | Portland Winter Hawks / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #26 | Kevin Grimes | Colorado Avalanche | D / CAN | Kingston Frontenacs / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #27 | Ben Clymer | Boston Bruins | RW / USA | U. of Minnesota / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #28 | Brad Defauw | Carolina Hurricanes | LW / USA | U. of North Dakota / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #29 | Scott Barney | Los Angeles Kings | C / CAN | Peterborough Petes / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #30 | Jean-Marc Pelletier | Philadelphia Flyers | G / USA | Cornell U. / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #31 | Jeff Zehr | New York Islanders | LW / CAN | Windsor Spitfires / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #33 | Kyle Kos | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / CAN | Red Deer Rebels / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #34 | Ryan Bonni | Vancouver Canucks | D / CAN | Saskatoon Blades / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #35 | Jean-Francois Fortin | Washington Capitals | D / CAN | Sherbrooke Faucons / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #36 | Harold Druken | Vancouver Canucks | C / CAN | Detroit Whalers / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #38 | Stanislav Gron | New Jersey Devils | C / SVK | Bratislava / Slovakia | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #39 | Jeremy Reich | Chicago Blackhawks | C / CAN | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #40 | Tyler Rennette | St. Louis Blues | C / CAN | North Bay Centennials / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #41 | Patrick Dovigi | Edmonton Oilers | G / CAN | Erie Otters / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #42 | John Tripp | Calgary Flames | RW / CAN | Oshawa Generals / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #43 | Juha Gustafsson | Phoenix Coyotes | D / FIN | Kiekko-Espoo / FINLAND | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #44 | Brian Gaffaney | Pittsburgh Penguins | D / USA | North Iowa Huskies / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #45 | Maxim Balmochnykh | Anaheim Ducks | LW / RUS | Tolyatti Lada / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #46 | Wes Jarvis | New York Rangers | D / CAN | Kitchener Rangers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #47 | Kristian Huselius | Florida Panthers | LW / SWE | Farjestads BK Karlstad / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #48 | Henrik Tallinder | Buffalo Sabres | D / SWE | AIK Jr. / Sweden | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #49 | Yuri Butsayev | Detroit Red Wings | LW / RUS | Tolyatti Lada / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #50 | Pat Kavanagh | Philadelphia Flyers | RW / CAN | Peterborough Petes / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #51 | Dmitri Kokorev | Calgary Flames | D / RUS | Moscow Dynamo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #52 | Roman Lyashenko | Dallas Stars | C / RUS | Yaroslavl Torpedo / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #53 | Graham Belak | Colorado Avalanche | LW / CAN | Edmonton Ice / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #54 | Mattias Karlin | Boston Bruins | C / SWE | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #55 | Rick Berry | Colorado Avalanche | D / CAN | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #56 | Vratislav Cech | Florida Panthers | D / CZE | Kitchener Rangers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #57 | Jeff Farkas | Toronto Maple Leafs | C / USA | Boston College / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #58 | Jani Hurme | Ottawa Senators | G / FIN | TPS Turku / FINLAND | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #59 | Jarrett Smith | New York Islanders | C / CAN | Prince George Cougars / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #60 | Derek Schutz | Calgary Flames | C / CAN | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #61 | Matt Elich | Tampa Bay Lightning | RW / USA | Windsor Spitfires / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #62 | Kris Mallette | Philadelphia Flyers | D / CAN | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #63 | Lee Goren | Boston Bruins | RW / CAN | U. of North Dakota / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #64 | Kyle Freadrich | Vancouver Canucks | LW / CAN | Regina Pats / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #65 | Ilkka Mikkola | Montreal Canadiens | D / FIN | Karpat / Finland | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #66 | Josh Langfeld | Ottawa Senators | RW / USA | Lincoln Stars / USHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #67 | Mike Souza | Chicago Blackhawks | LW / USA | U. of New Hampshire / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #68 | Sergei Yerkovich | Edmonton Oilers | D / RUS | Las Vegas Thunder / IHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #69 | Maxim Afinogenov | Buffalo Sabres | RW / RUS | Moscow Dynamo / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #70 | Erik Andersson | Calgary Flames | RW / SWE | U. of Denver / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #71 | Josef Melichar | Pittsburgh Penguins | D / CZE | Ceske Budejovice HC / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #72 | Jay Legault | Anaheim Ducks | LW / CAN | London Knights / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #73 | Burke Henry | New York Rangers | D / CAN | Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #74 | Nick Smith | Florida Panthers | C / CAN | Barrie Colts / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #75 | Jeff Martin | Buffalo Sabres | C / CAN | Windsor Spitfires / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #76 | Petr Sykora | Detroit Red Wings | C / CZE | Pardubice HC / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #77 | Steve Gainey | Dallas Stars | LW / CAN | Kamloops Blazers / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #78 | Ville Nieminen | Colorado Avalanche | LW / FIN | Tappara Tampere / FINLAND | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #80 | Francis Lessard | Carolina Hurricanes | RW / CAN | Val-d'Or Foreurs / QMJHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #81 | Karol Bartanus | Boston Bruins | RW / SVK | Drummondville Voltigeurs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #82 | Adam Colagiacomo | San Jose Sharks | RW / CAN | Oshawa Generals / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #83 | Joe Corvo | Los Angeles Kings | D / USA | Western Michigan University / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #84 | Adam Mair | Toronto Maple Leafs | C / CAN | Owen Sound Platers / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #85 | Petr Mika | New York Islanders | RW / CZE | Slavia Praha HC / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #86 | Didier Tremblay | St. Louis Blues | D / CAN | Halifax Mooseheads / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #87 | Brad Larsen | Colorado Avalanche | LW / CAN | Swift Current Broncos / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #88 | Shane Willis | Carolina Hurricanes | RW / CAN | Lethbridge Hurricanes / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #89 | Curtis Cruickshank | Washington Capitals | G / CAN | Kingston Frontenacs / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #90 | Chris Stanley | Vancouver Canucks | C / CAN | Belleville Bulls / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #91 | Daniel Tetrault | Montreal Canadiens | D / CAN | Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #92 | Chris St. Croix | Calgary Flames | D / USA | Kamloops Blazers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #93 | Tomi Kallarsson | New York Rangers | D / FIN | HPK Junior | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #94 | Jonas Elofsson | Edmonton Oilers | D / SWE | Farjestads BK Karlstad / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #95 | Ivan Novoseltsev | Florida Panthers | RW / RUS | Krylja Sovetov / Russia | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #96 | Scott McCallum | Phoenix Coyotes | D / CAN | Tri-City Americans / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #97 | Alexandre Mathieu | Pittsburgh Penguins | C / CAN | Halifax Mooseheads / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #98 | Jan Horacek | St. Louis Blues | D / CZE | Slavia Praha HC / Czech | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #99 | Sean Blanchard | Los Angeles Kings | D / CAN | Ottawa 67's / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #100 | Ryan Ready | Calgary Flames | LW / CAN | Belleville Bulls / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #101 | Luc Theoret | Buffalo Sabres | D / CAN | Lethbridge Hurricanes / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #102 | Quintin Laing | Detroit Red Wings | LW / CAN | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #103 | Mikhail Chernov | Philadelphia Flyers | D / RUS | Yaroslavl Torpedo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #104 | Lucas Nehrling | New Jersey Devils | D / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #105 | Marc Kristoffersson | Dallas Stars | LW / SWE | Mora / Sweden | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #106 | Jame Pollock | St. Louis Blues | D / CAN | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #107 | Adam Nittel | San Jose Sharks | RW / CAN | Erie Otters / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #108 | Mark Thompson | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / CAN | Regina Pats / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #109 | Jan Sulc | Tampa Bay Lightning | C / CZE | Litvinov Jr. / Czech. | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #110 | Benjamin Simon | Chicago Blackhawks | LW / USA | Notre Dame / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #111 | Frantisek Mrazek | Toronto Maple Leafs | C / CZE | Ceske Budejovice HC / Czech | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #112 | Karel Betik | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / CZE | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #113 | Martin Moise | Calgary Flames | LW / CAN | Beauport Harfangs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #114 | David Darguzas | Vancouver Canucks | LW / CAN | Edmonton Ice / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #115 | Adam Edinger | New York Islanders | C / USA | Bowling Green / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #116 | Kevin Caulfield | Washington Capitals | RW / USA | Boston College / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #117 | Matt Cockell | Vancouver Canucks | G / CAN | Saskatoon Blades / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #118 | Konstantin Sidulov | Montreal Canadiens | D / RUS | Chelyabinsk Mechel / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #119 | Magnus Arvedson | Ottawa Senators | LW / SWE | Farjestads BK Karlstad / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #120 | Peter Gardiner | Chicago Blackhawks | RW / CAN | R.P.I. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #121 | Jason Chimera | Edmonton Oilers | LW / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #122 | Gennady Razin | Montreal Canadiens | D / UKR | Kamloops Blazers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #123 | Curtis Suter | Phoenix Coyotes | D / CAN | Spokane Chiefs / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #124 | Harlan Pratt | Pittsburgh Penguins | D / CAN | Prince Albert Raiders / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #125 | Luc Vaillancourt | Anaheim Ducks | G / CAN | Beauport Harfangs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #126 | Jason McLean | New York Rangers | G / CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #127 | Pat Parthenais | Florida Panthers | D / USA | Detroit Whalers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #128 | Torrey Diroberto | Buffalo Sabres | C / USA | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #129 | John Wikstrom | Detroit Red Wings | D / SWE | Lulea HF / SEL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #130 | Kyle Calder | Chicago Blackhawks | LW / CAN | Regina Pats / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #131 | Jiri Bicek | New Jersey Devils | RW / SVK | Kosice / Slovakia | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #132 | Teemo Elomo | Dallas Stars | LW / FIN | TPS Turku / FINLAND | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #133 | Aaron Miskovich | Colorado Avalanche | C / USA | Green Bay Gamblers / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #134 | Johan Lindbom | New York Rangers | LW / SWE | HV71 Jonkoping / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #135 | Denis Timofeev | Boston Bruins | D / RUS | CSKA Moscow / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #136 | Mike York | New York Rangers | LW / USA | Michigan State U. / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #137 | Richard Seeley | Los Angeles Kings | D / CAN | Prince Albert Raiders / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #138 | Eric Gooldy | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW / USA | Detroit Whalers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #139 | Bobby Leavins | New York Islanders | LW / CAN | Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #140 | Ilja Demidov | Calgary Flames | D / RUS | Moscow Dynamo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #141 | Peter Sarno | Edmonton Oilers | C / CAN | Windsor Spitfires / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #142 | Kyle Dafoe | Carolina Hurricanes | D / CAN | Owen Sound Platers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #143 | Henrik Petre | Washington Capitals | D / SWE | Djurgarden Jr. / Sweden | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #144 | Matt Cooke | Vancouver Canucks | LW / CAN | Windsor Spitfires / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #145 | Jonathan Desroches | Montreal Canadiens | D / CAN | Granby Predateurs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #146 | Jeff Sullivan | Ottawa Senators | D / CAN | Halifax Mooseheads / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #147 | Heath Gordon | Chicago Blackhawks | LW / USA | Green Bay Gamblers / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #148 | Larry Shapley | Vancouver Canucks | D / CAN | Welland / Jr. B | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #149 | Nicholas Bilotto | St. Louis Blues | D / CAN | Beauport Harfangs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #150 | Jeff Katcher | Los Angeles Kings | D / CAN | Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #151 | Robert Francz | Phoenix Coyotes | LW / DEU | Peterborough Petes / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #152 | Petr Havelka | Pittsburgh Penguins | LW / CZE | Sparta Praha / Czech | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #153 | Andrei Skopintsev | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / RUS | TPS Turku / FINLAND | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #154 | Shawn Degagne | New York Rangers | G / CAN | Kitchener Rangers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #155 | Keith Delaney | Florida Panthers | C / CAN | Barrie Colts / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #156 | Brian Campbell | Buffalo Sabres | D / CAN | Ottawa 67's / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #157 | B.J. Young | Detroit Red Wings | RW / USA | Red Deer Rebels / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #158 | Jordon Flodell | Philadelphia Flyers | D / CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #159 | Sascha Goc | New Jersey Devils | D / DEU | Schwenningen Wild Wings / DEL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #160 | Alexei Timkin | Dallas Stars | LW / RUS | Yaroslavl Torpedo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #161 | David Aebischer | Colorado Avalanche | G / CHE | Fribourg-Gotteron / SwissA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #162 | Joel Trottier | Boston Bruins | RW / CAN | Ottawa 67's / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #163 | Joe Dusbabek | San Jose Sharks | RW / USA | Notre Dame / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #164 | Todd Fedoruk | Philadelphia Flyers | LW / CAN | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #165 | Hugo Marchand | Toronto Maple Leafs | D / CAN | Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #166 | Kris Knoblauch | New York Islanders | LW / CAN | Edmonton Ice / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #167 | Jeremy Rondeau | Calgary Flames | LW / CAN | Swift Current Broncos / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #168 | Justin Jack | Tampa Bay Lightning | RW / CAN | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #169 | Andrew Merrick | Carolina Hurricanes | C / USA | U. of Michigan / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #170 | Eero Somervuori | Tampa Bay Lightning | RW / FIN | Jokerit Helsinki / FINLAND | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #171 | Rod Leroux | Vancouver Canucks | D / CAN | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #172 | Ben Guite | Montreal Canadiens | C / CAN | U. of Maine / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #173 | Robin Bacul | Ottawa Senators | RW / CZE | Slavia Praha HC / Czech | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #174 | Jerad Smith | Chicago Blackhawks | D / CAN | Portland Winter Hawks / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #175 | Johan Holmqvist | New York Rangers | G / SWE | Brynas IF Gavle / SEL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #176 | Kevin Bolibruck | Edmonton Oilers | D / CAN | Peterborough Petes / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #177 | Ladislav Nagy | St. Louis Blues | LW / SVK | Kosice / Slovakia | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #178 | Tony Mohagen | Anaheim Ducks | LW / CAN | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #179 | Mark Moore | Pittsburgh Penguins | D / CAN | Harvard U. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #181 | Mat Snesrud | Anaheim Ducks | D / USA | North Iowa Huskies / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #182 | Mike Mottau | New York Rangers | D / USA | Boston College / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #183 | Tyler Palmer | Florida Panthers | D / CAN | Lake Superior State U. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #184 | Jeremy Adduono | Buffalo Sabres | RW / CAN | Sudbury Wolves / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #185 | Samuel St. Pierre | Tampa Bay Lightning | RW / CAN | Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #186 | Mike Laceby | Detroit Red Wings | C / CAN | Kingston Frontenacs / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #187 | Chad Hinz | Edmonton Oilers | C / CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #188 | Mathieu Benoit | New Jersey Devils | RW / CAN | Chicoutimi Sagueneens / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #189 | Jeff McKercher | Dallas Stars | D / CAN | Barrie Colts / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #190 | Shawn Thornton | Toronto Maple Leafs | LW / CAN | Peterborough Petes / OHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #191 | Antti Laaksonen | Boston Bruins | LW / FIN | U. of Denver / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #192 | Cam Severson | San Jose Sharks | LW / CAN | Prince Albert Raiders / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #193 | Jay Kopischke | Los Angeles Kings | LW / USA | North Iowa Huskies / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #194 | Russ Bartlett | Toronto Maple Leafs | C / USA | Phillips-Exeter Academy / N.H. | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #195 | Niklas Nordgren | Carolina Hurricanes | LW / SWE | Modo Jrs. / Sweden | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #196 | Jeremy Symington | New York Islanders | G / CAN | Petrolia Jr. B / Ontario | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #197 | Petr Kubos | Montreal Canadiens | D / CZE | Vsetin HC / Czech | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #198 | Shawn Skolney | Tampa Bay Lightning | D / CAN | Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #199 | Randy Fitzgerald | Carolina Hurricanes | LW / CAN | Detroit Whalers / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #200 | Pierre-Luc Therrien | Washington Capitals | G / CAN | Drummondville Voltigeurs / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #201 | Denis Martynyuk | Vancouver Canucks | LW / RUS | CSKA Moscow / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #202 | Andrei Sidyakin | Montreal Canadiens | RW / RUS | Salavat Yulaev / CIS | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #203 | Nick Gillis | Ottawa Senators | RW / USA | Cushing Academy / HIGH-MA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #204 | Sergei Shikhanov | Chicago Blackhawks | RW / RUS | Tolyatti Lada / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #205 | Chris Kerr | Edmonton Oilers | D / CAN | Sudbury Wolves / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #206 | Bobby Haglund | St. Louis Blues | LW / USA | Des Moines Buccaneers / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #207 | Alex Andreyev | Phoenix Coyotes | D / LVA | Weyburn Red Wings / SJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #208 | Andrew Ference | Pittsburgh Penguins | D / CAN | Portland Winter Hawks / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #209 | Rene Stussi | Anaheim Ducks | C / CHE | Thurgau / SwissB | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #210 | Andrew Proskurnicki | New York Rangers | LW / CAN | Sarnia Sting / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #211 | Doug Schueller | Florida Panthers | D / USA | Twin City Vulcans / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #212 | Kamil Piros | Buffalo Sabres | RW / CZE | Litvinov Jr. / Czech. | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #213 | Steve Wilejto | Detroit Red Wings | C / CAN | Prince Albert Raiders / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #214 | Marko Kauppinen | Philadelphia Flyers | D / FIN | JyP HT Juniors | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #215 | Scott Clemmensen | New Jersey Devils | G / USA | Des Moines Buccaneers / USHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #216 | Alexei Komarov | Dallas Stars | D / RUS | Yaroslavl Torpedo / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #217 | Doug Schmidt | Colorado Avalanche | D / USA | Waterloo Black Hawks / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #218 | Eric Van Acker | Boston Bruins | D / CAN | Chicoutimi Sagueneens / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #219 | Mark Smith | San Jose Sharks | C / CAN | Lethbridge Hurricanes / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #220 | Konrad Brand | Los Angeles Kings | D / CAN | Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #221 | Jonathan Hedstrom | Toronto Maple Leafs | RW / SWE | Skelleftea / Sweden | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #222 | Ryan Clark | New York Islanders | D / CAN | Lincoln Stars / USHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #223 | Dustin Paul | Calgary Flames | RW / CAN | Moose Jaw Warriors / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #224 | Paul Comrie | Tampa Bay Lightning | C / CAN | U. of Denver / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #226 | Matt Oikawa | Washington Capitals | RW / CAN | St. Lawrence University / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #227 | Peter Brady | Vancouver Canucks | G / CAN | Powell River Paper Kings / BCJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #228 | Jarl-Espen Ygranes | Montreal Canadiens | D / NOR | Furuset / Norway | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #229 | Karel Rachunek | Ottawa Senators | D / CZE | Zlin ZPS HC / Czech | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #230 | Chris Feil | Chicago Blackhawks | D / USA | Ohio State U. / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #231 | Alexandre Fomitchev | Edmonton Oilers | G / RUS | St. Albert Saints / AJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #232 | Dmitri Plekhanov | St. Louis Blues | D / RUS | Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik / Russia | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #233 | Wyatt Smith | Phoenix Coyotes | C / USA | U. of Minnesota / NCAA | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #234 | Eric Lind | Pittsburgh Penguins | D / USA | Avon Old Farms H.S. / Conn. | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #235 | Tommi Degerman | Anaheim Ducks | C / FIN | Boston University / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #236 | Richard Miller | New York Rangers | D / USA | Providence College / NCAA | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #237 | Benoit Cote | Florida Panthers | C / CAN | Shawinigan Cataractes / QMJHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #238 | Dylan Kemp | Buffalo Sabres | D / CAN | Lethbridge Hurricanes / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #239 | Greg Willers | Detroit Red Wings | D / CAN | Kingston Frontenacs / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #240 | Par Styf | Philadelphia Flyers | D / SWE | Modo Jrs. / Sweden | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #241 | Jan Srdinko | New Jersey Devils | D / CZE | Czech Republic | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #242 | Brett McLean | Dallas Stars | C / CAN | Kelowna Rockets / WHL | Former NHL |
| 1997 | #243 | Kyle Kidney | Colorado Avalanche | LW / USA | Salisbury School / HIGH-CT | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #244 | Marek Ivan | St. Louis Blues | LW / CZE | Lethbridge Hurricanes / WHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #245 | Stephen Lafleur | Colorado Avalanche | D / CAN | Belleville Bulls / OHL | No NHL games |
| 1997 | #246 | Jay Henderson | Boston Bruins | LW / CAN | Edmonton Ice / WHL | Former NHL |