The 1997 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 21, 1997 at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . In the 35th edition of the NHL Entry Draft , the teams of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected a total of 246 players in nine rounds. As a first overall draft pick , the Canadian center Joe Thornton was selected by the Boston Bruins . Patrick Marleau for the San Jose Sharks and Olli Jokinen for the Los Angeles Kings followed in second and third .
As one of the stronger vintages of the 1990s, the Entry Draft 1997 was characterized by the fact that many players in the first round of voting were able to meet the expectations placed in them. Among them are Thornton, Marleau and Marián Hossa, three players with 1000 points as well as Roberto Luongo , Eric Brewer , Sergei Samsonow , Daniel Cleary , Scott Hannan and Brenden Morrow . Notable players in the further rounds include Henrik Tallinder , Maxim Afinogenow , Jason Chimera , Brian Campbell , David Aebischer , Shawn Thornton and Andrew Ference . No actor has yet been considered in the Hockey Hall of Fame . There were also twelve additional voting rights among the 246 picks that were given to teams that had lost certain players through the Free Agency in the summer of 1996 under the Collective Bargaining Agreement .
Draft order
lottery
The draft lottery introduced in 1995 continued with the same modalities. The Boston Bruins won this as the weakest team of the past 1996/97 season , so there was no change in the order. This corresponded to the reversed final table of the previous season, but it was only the turn of all teams that had missed the playoffs. This was followed by all playoff teams, also according to their score and not influenced by the success in the post-season .
Transfer of first-round voting rights
| Pick
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date
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From
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To
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Modalities
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| 4th
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March 13, 1996
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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New York Islanders
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The Maple Leafs sent Darby Hendrickson , Sean Haggerty , Kenny Jönsson and their first-round voting rights to New York and received Wendel Clark , Mathieu Schneider and DJ Smith in return .
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| 8th
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August 26, 1994
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Carolina Hurricanes
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Boston Bruins
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The Hurricanes (or at that time the Whalers ) sent their first round suffrage and one first round suffrage in the 1995 and 1996 drafts to Boston and received Glen Wesley in return .
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| 15th
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July 28, 1995
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St. Louis Blues
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Edmonton Oilers
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The Blues had to give up their first-round voting rights in the 1996 and 1997 drafts as compensation for the commitment of free agent Shayne Corson to the Oilers.
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| 4th August 1995
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Edmonton Oilers
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St. Louis Blues
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The Oilers sent the two voting rights back to the Blues a little later and received Curtis Joseph and the rights to Mike Grier .
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| February 27, 1996
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St. Louis Blues
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Los Angeles Kings
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The Blues sent Craig Johnson , Patrice Tardif , Roman Vopat , their first-round suffrage and a five-round suffrage in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft to Los Angeles and received Wayne Gretzky .
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| 16
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August 16, 1996
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Phoenix Coyotes
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Chicago Blackhawks
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The Coyotes sent Alexei Schamnow , Craig Mills and their first-round voting rights to Chicago and received Jeremy Roenick in return .
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| 22nd
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October 9, 1996
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Detroit Red Wings
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Carolina Hurricanes
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The Red Wings sent Paul Coffey , Keith Primeau and their first round suffrage to Carolina (or at that time Hartford ) and received Brendan Shanahan and Brian Glynn .
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| 23
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December 15, 1996
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Philadelphia Flyers
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Carolina Hurricanes
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The Flyers sent Kevin Haller , their first round suffrage and a seventh round suffrage in this draft to Carolina (or at that time still Hartford ) and received Paul Coffey and a third round suffrage in this draft.
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| June 21, 1997
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Carolina Hurricanes
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San Jose Sharks
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The Hurricanes sent the first-round suffrage of the Hurricanes to San Jose and received a second-round suffrage in this draft and a third-round suffrage in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft .
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Draft result
Abbreviations:
position with C = center , LW = left wing , RW = right wing , D = defender , G = goalkeeper
Round 1
round 2
Note 1The St. Louis Blues were given an additional vote to compensate for
Wayne Gretzky leaving the team as a free agent.
Round 3
Note 2The New Jersey Devils were given an extra vote to compensate for
Phil Housley leaving the team as a free agent.
Round 4
Round 5
Note 3The Chicago Blackhawks were given an extra vote in return for
Joe Murphy leaving the team as a free agent.
Note 4The New York Rangers were given an extra vote in return for
Jari Kurri leaving the team as a free agent.
Round 6
Note 5The Los Angeles Kings were given an extra vote in return for
Tony Granato leaving the team as a free agent.
Round 7
Note 6The New York Rangers were given an extra vote in return for
Kevin Lowe leaving the team as a free agent.
Note 7The Boston Bruins were given an additional vote in return for
Dave Reid leaving the team as a free agent.
Note 8The Tampa Bay Lightning were given an additional vote to compensate for
Michel Petit leaving the team as a free agent.
Round 8
Note 9The Carolina Hurricanes were given an additional vote in return for
Brad McCrimmon leaving the team as a free agent.
Round 9
Note 10The St. Louis Blues were given an additional vote in return for
Charlie Huddy leaving the team as a free agent.
Note 11The Boston Bruins were given an extra vote to compensate for
Joe Mullen leaving the team as a free agent.
Note 12The Colorado Avalanche received an additional right to vote in return for
Dave Hannan leaving the team as a free agent.
statistics
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by position
| rank
|
position
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number
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| 1. |
defender |
91
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| 2. |
left winger |
54
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| 3. |
right winger |
42
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| 4th |
center |
40
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| 5. |
goalkeeper |
19th
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review
Except for Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau , all players of this year have finished their NHL careers. The tables show the five best players in the categories of games, goals, assists and scorer points, as well as the five goalkeepers with the most wins in the NHL. Thornton and Marleau stats are correct at the end of the 2018/19 season. In addition, 101 of the 246 selected players (approx. 41%) have played at least one NHL game.
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