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The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997.

Selections by round

{| style="background:transparent;" | style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" | | = All-Star. Players are identified as a All Stars if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. |}

Round one

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pick ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Position ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="17.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | NHL team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100%" | College/junior/club team |- | 1 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Joe Thornton | Centre | | Boston Bruins | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |- | 2 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Patrick Marleau | Centre | | San Jose Sharks | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |- | 3 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Olli Jokinen | Centre | | Los Angeles Kings | HIFK (SM-liiga) |- | 4 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Roberto Luongo | Goaltender | | New York Islanders
(from TOR) | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |- | 5 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Eric Brewer | Defence | | New York Islanders | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |- | 6 | Daniel Tkaczuk | Centre | | Calgary Flames | Barrie Colts (OHL) |- | 7 | Paul Mara | Defence | | Tampa Bay Lightning | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |- | 8 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Sergei Samsonov | Left Wing | | Boston Bruins
(from CAR) | Detroit Vipers (IHL) |- | 9 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Nick Boynton | Defence | | Washington Capitals | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |- | 10 | Brad Ference | Defence | | Vancouver Canucks | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |- | 11 | Jason Ward | Right Wing | | Montreal Canadiens | Erie Otters (OHL) |- | 12 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Marian Hossa | Right Wing | | Ottawa Senators | HC Dukla Trenčín (Slovak Extraliga) |- | 13 | Daniel Cleary | Left Wing | | Chicago Blackhawks | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |- | 14 | Michel Riesen | Right Wing | | Edmonton Oilers | EHC Biel (National League A) |- | 15 | Matt Zultek | Left Wing | | Los Angeles Kings
(from STL) | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |- | 16 | Ty Jones | Left Wing | | Chicago Blackhawks
(from PHX) | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |- | 17 | Robert Dome | Right Wing | | Pittsburgh Penguins | Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) |- | 18 | Michael Holmqvist | Centre | | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Djurgårdens IF (J20 SuperElit) |- | 19 | Stefan Cherneski | Right Wing | | New York Rangers | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |- | 20 | Mike Brown | Left Wing | | Florida Panthers | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |- | 21 | Mika Noronen | Goaltender | | Buffalo Sabres | Tappara (SM-liiga) |- | 22 | Nikos Tselios | Defence | | Carolina Hurricanes
(from DET) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |- | 23 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Scott Hannan | Defence | | San Jose Sharks
(from PHI via CAR) | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |- | 24 | Jean-Francois Damphousse | Goaltender | | New Jersey Devils | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |- | 25 | bgcolor="FFCC00"| Brenden Morrow | Left Wing | | Dallas Stars | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |- | 26 | Kevin Grimes | Defence | | Colorado Avalanche | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |- |}

Round two

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pick ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Position ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="17.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | NHL team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100%" | College/junior/club team |- | 27 | Ben Clymer | Winger | | Boston Bruins | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |- | 28 | Brad DeFauw | Left Wing | | Carolina Hurricanes
(from SJ) | University of North Dakota (NCAA) |- | 29 | Scott Barney | Winger | | Los Angeles Kings | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |- | 30 | Jean-Marc Pelletier | Goaltender | | Philadelphia Flyers
(from TOR) | Cornell University (NCAA) |- | 31 | Jeff Zehr | Left Wing | | New York Islanders | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |- | 32 | Evan Lindsay | Goaltender | | Calgary Flames | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |- | 33 | Kyle Kos | Defence | | Tampa Bay Lightning | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |- | 34 | Ryan Bonni | Defence | | Vancouver Canucks
(from CAR) | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |- | 35 | Jean-Francois Fortin | Defence | | Washington Capitals | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) |- | 36 | Harold Druken | Centre | | Vancouver Canucks | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |- | 37 | Gregor Baumgartner | Right Wing | | Montreal Canadiens | Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL) |- | 38 | Stanislav Gron | Left Wing | | New Jersey Devils
(from OTT) | HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovak Extraliga) |- | 39 | Jeremy Reich | Left Wing | | Chicago Blackhawks | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |- | 40 | Tyler Rennette | Centre | | St. Louis Blues | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |- | 41 | Patrick Dovigi | Goaltender | | Edmonton Oilers | Erie Otters (OHL) |- | 42 | John Tripp | Right Wing | | Calgary Flames
(from STL) | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |- | 43 | Juha Gustafsson | Defence | | Phoenix Coyotes | Kiekko-Espoo (SM-liiga) |- | 44 | Brian Gaffaney | Centre | | Pittsburgh Penguins | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) |- | 45 | Maxim Balmochnykh | Left Wing | | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | HC Lada Togliatti (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 46 | Wes Jarvis | Defence | | New York Rangers | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |- | 47 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Kristian Huselius | Right Wing | | Florida Panthers | Färjestads BK (Elitserien) |- | 48 | Henrik Tallinder | Defence | | Buffalo Sabres | AIK Jr. (Sweden) |- | 49 | Yuri Butsayev | Left Wing | | Detroit Red Wings | HC Lada Togliatti (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 50 | Pat Kavanagh | Right Wing | | Philadelphia Flyers | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |- | 51 | Dmitry Kokorev | Defence | | Calgary Flames
(from CAR via NJ) | HC Dynamo Moscow (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 52 | Roman Lyashenko | Centre | | Dallas Stars | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 53 | Graham Belak | Left Wing | | Colorado Avalanche | Edmonton Ice (WHL) |}

Round three

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Team |- | 54 | Mattias Karlin (Centre) | | Boston Bruins | Modo Hockey (Elitserien) |- | 55 | Rick Berry (Defence) | | Colorado Avalanche
(from San Jose Sharks through St. Louis Blues) | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |- | 56 | Vratislav Cech (Defence) | | Florida Panthers
(from Los Angeles Kings) | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |- | 57 | Jeff Farkas (Centre) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Boston College (NCAA) |- | 58 | Jani Hurme (Goaltender) | | Ottawa Senators
(from New Jersey Devils) | TPS (SM-liiga) |- | 59 | Jarrett Smith (Centre) | | New York Islanders | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |- | 60 | Derek Schutz (Centre) | | Calgary Flames | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |- | 61 | Matt Elich (Right Wing) | | Tampa Bay Lightning | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |- | 62 | Kris Mallette (Defence) | | Philadelphia Flyers
(from Carolina Hurricanes) | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |- | 63 | Lee Goren (Right Wing) | | Boston Bruins
(from Washington Capitals) | University of North Dakota (NCAA) |- | 64 | Kyle Freadrich (Left Wing) | | Vancouver Canucks | Regina Pats (WHL) |- | 65 | Ilkka Mikkola (Defence) | | Montreal Canadiens | Kärpät (SM-liiga) |- | 66 | Josh Langfeld (Right Wing) | | Ottawa Senators
(from Washington Capitals) | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |- | 67 | Mike Souza (Left Wing) | | Chicago Blackhawks | University of New Hampshire (NCAA) |- | 68 | Sergei Yerkovich (Defence) | | Edmonton Oilers | Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) |- | 69 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Maxim Afinogenov (Right Wing) | | Buffalo Sabres
(from St. Louis Blues) | HC Dynamo Moscow (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 70 | Erik Andersson (Left Wing) | | Calgary Flames
(from Phoenix Coyotes) | University of Denver (NCAA) |- | 71 | Josef Melichar (Defence) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Extraliga) |- | 72 | Jay Legault (Right Wing) | | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | London Knights (OHL) |- | 73 | Burke Henry (Defence) | | New York Rangers | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |- | 74 | Nick Smith (Centre) | | Florida Panthers | Barrie Colts (OHL) |- | 75 | Jeff Martin (Forward) | | Buffalo Sabres | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |- | 76 | Petr Sykora (Centre) | | Detroit Red Wings | HC Pardubice (Czech Extraliga) |- | 77 | Steve Gainey (Left Wing) | | Dallas Stars
(from Philadelphia Flyers) | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |- | 78 | Ville Nieminen (Left Wing) | | Colorado Avalanche
(from New Jersey Devils through St. Louis Blues) | Tappara (SM-liiga) |- | 79 | Robert Schnabel (Defence) | | New York Islanders | HC Slavia Praha (Czech Extraliga) |- | 80 | Francis Lessard (Defence) | | Carolina Hurricanes
(from Colorado Avalanche through New York Islanders and Calgary Flames) | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |}

Round four

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Team |- | 81 | Karol Bartanus (Right Wing) | | Boston Bruins | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |- | 82 | Adam Colagiacomo (Right Wing) | | San Jose Sharks
(from New York Rangers) | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |- | 83 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Joe Corvo (Defence) | | Los Angeles Kings | Western Michigan University (NCAA) |- | 84 | Adam Mair (Right Wing) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |- | 85 | Petr Mika (Right Wing) | | New York Islanders | HC Slavia Praha (Czech Extraliga) |- | 86 | Didier Tremblay (Defence) | | St. Louis Blues
(from Calgary Flames) | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |- | 87 | Brad Larsen (Left Wing) | | Colorado Avalanche
(from Tampa Bay Lightning) | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |- | 88 | Shane Willis (Winger) | | Carolina Hurricanes | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |- | 89 | Curtis Cruickshank (Goaltender) | | Washington Capitals | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |- | 90 | Chris Stanley (Centre) | | Vancouver Canucks | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |- | 91 | Daniel Tetrault (Defence) | | Montreal Canadiens | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |- | 92 | Chris St. Croix (Defence) | | Calgary Flames
(from Ottawa Senators) | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |- | 93 | Tomi Kallarsson (Defence) | | New York Rangers
(from Chicago Blackhawks through San Jose Sharks) | HPK Jr. (Finland) |- | 94 | Jonas Elofsson (Defence) | | Edmonton Oilers | Färjestads BK (Elitserien) |- | 95 | Ivan Novoseltsev (Right Wing) | | Florida Panthers
(from St. Louis Blues) | Krylja Sovetov (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 96 | Scott McCallum (Defence) | | Phoenix Coyotes | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |- | 97 | Alexander Mathieu (Centre) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |- | 98 | Jan Horacek (Defence) | | St. Louis Blues
(from Mighty Ducks of Anaheim through Colorado Avalanche) | HC Slavia Praha (Czech Extraliga) |- | 99 | Sean Blanchard (Defence) | | Los Angeles Kings
(from New York Rangers) | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |- | 100 | Ryan Ready (Left Wing) | | Calgary Flames
(from Florida Panthers) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |- | 101 | Luc Theoret (Defence) | | Buffalo Sabres | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |- | 102 | Quintin Laing (Left Wing) | | Detroit Red Wings | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |- | 103 | Mikhail Chernov (Defence) | | Philadelphia Flyers | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 104 | Lucas Nehrling (Defence) | | New Jersey Devils | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |- | 105 | Marc Kristoffersson (Left Wing) | | Dallas Stars | Mora IK (SEL) |- | 106 | Jame Pollock (Right Wing) | | St. Louis Blues
(from Colorado Avalanche) | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |}

Round five

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Team |- | 107 | Adam Nittel (Defence) | | San Jose Sharks
(from Boston Bruins) | Erie Otters (OHL) |- | 108 | Mark Thompson (Defence) | | Tampa Bay Lightning
(from San Jose Sharks) | Regina Pats (WHL) |- | 109 | Jan Sulc (Centre) | | Tampa Bay Lightning
(from Los Angeles Kings) | Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic) |- | 110 | Ben Simon (Centre) | | Chicago Blackhawks | University of Notre Dame (NCAA) |- | 111 | Frank Mrazek (Left Wing) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Extraliga) |- | 112 | Karel Betik (Defence) | | Tampa Bay Lightning
(from New York Islanders) | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |- | 113 | Martin Moise (Right Wing) | | Calgary Flames | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |- | 114 | David Darguzas (Left Wing) | | Vancouver Canucks
(from Tampa Bay Lighting) | Edmonton Ice (WHL) |- | 115 | Adam Edinger (Centre) | | New York Islanders
(from Carolina Hurricanes) | Bowling Green State University (NCAA) |- | 116 | Kevin Caulfield (Forward) | | Washington Capitals | Boston College (NCAA) |- | 117 | Matt Cockell (Goaltender) | | Vancouver Canucks | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |- | 118 | Konstantin Sidulov (Defence) | | Montreal Canadiens | Chelyabinsk Mechel (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 119 | Magnus Arvedson (Left Wing) | | Ottawa Senators | Färjestads BK (Elitserien) |- | 120 | Pete Gardiner (Forward) | | Chicago Blackhawks | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA) |- | 121 | Jason Chimera (Left Wing) | | Edmonton Oilers | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |- | 122 | Gennady Razin (Defence) | | Montreal Canadiens
(from St. Louis Blues) | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |- | 123 | Curtis Suter (Defence) | | Phoenix Coyotes | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |- | 124 | Harlan Pratt (Defence) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |- | 125 | Luc Vaillancourt (Goaltender) | | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |- | 126 | Jason McLean (Goaltender) | | New York Rangers | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |- | 127 | Pat Parthenais (Defence) | | Florida Panthers | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |- | 128 | Torrey DiRoberto (Left Wing) | | Buffalo Sabres | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |- | 129 | John Wikstrom (Defence) | | Detroit Red Wings | Luleå HF (Elitserien) |- | 130 | bgcolor="FFCC00"| Kyle Calder (Left Wing) | | Chicago Blackhawks
(from Philadelphia Flyers) | Regina Pats (WHL) |- | 131 | Jiri Bicek (Left Wing) | | New Jersey Devils | HC Košice (Slovak Extraliga) |- | 132 | Teemu Elomo (Left Wing) | | Dallas Stars | TPS (SM-liiga) |- | 133 | Aaron Miskovich (Winger) | | Colorado Avalanche | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |- | 134 | Johan Lindbom (Right Wing) | | New York Rangers | HV 71 Jönköping (SEL) |}

Round six

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Team |- | 135 | Denis Timofeyev (Defence) | | Boston Bruins | HC CSKA Moscow (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 136 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Mike York (Centre) | | New York Rangers
(from San Jose Sharks) | Michigan State University (NCAA) |- | 137 | Richard Seeley (Defence) | | Los Angeles Kings | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |- | 138 | Eric Gooldy (Left Wing) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |- | 139 | Bobby Leavins (Centre) | | New York Islanders | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |- | 140 | Ilja Demidov (Defence) | | Calgary Flames
(from New York Islanders) | HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |- | 141 | Peter Sarno (Centre) | | Edmonton Oilers
(from Tampa Bay Lightning) | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |- | 142 | Kyle Dafoe (Defence) | | Carolina Hurricanes | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |- | 143 | Henrik Petre (Defence) | | Washington Capitals | Djurgården Junior (Sweden) |- | 144 | Matt Cooke (Left Wing) | | Vancouver Canucks | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |- | 145 | Jonathan Desroches (Defence) | | Montreal Canadiens | Granby Prédateurs (QMJHL) |- | 146 | Jeffrey Sullivan (Defence) | | Ottawa Senators | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |- | 147 | Heath Gordon (Left Wing) | | Chicago Blackhawks | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |- | 148 | Larry Shapley (Right Wing) | | Vancouver Canucks
(from Edmonton Oilers) | Welland (Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League) |- | 149 | Nicholas Bilotto (Defence) | | St. Louis Blues | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |- | 150 | Jeff Katcher (Defence) | | Los Angeles Kings | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |- | 151 | Robert Francz (Left Wing) | | Phoenix Coyotes | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |- | 152 | Petr Havelka (Left Wing) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga) |- | 153 | Andrei Skopintsev (Defence) | | Tampa Bay Lightning
(from Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) | TPS (SM-liiga) |- | 154 | Shawn Degagne (Goaltender) | | New York Rangers | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |- | 155 | Keith Delaney (Centre) | | Florida Panthers | Barrie Colts (OHL) |- | 156 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Brian Campbell (Defence) | | Buffalo Sabres | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |- | 157 | B. J. Young (Right Wing) | | Detroit Red Wings | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |- | 158 | Jordon Flodell (Defence) | | Philadelphia Flyers | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |- | 159 | Sascha Goc (Defence) | | New Jersey Devils | Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL) |- | 160 | Alexei Timkin (Winger) | | Dallas Stars | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 161 | David Aebischer (Goaltender) | | Colorado Avalanche | Fribourg-Gottéron (Nationalliga A) |}

Round seven

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Team |- | 162 | Joel Trottier (Right Wing) | | Boston Bruins | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |- | 163 | Joe Dusbabek (Right Wing) | | San Jose Sharks | University of Notre Dame (NCAA) |- | 164 | Todd Fedoruk (Left Wing) | | Philadelphia Flyers
(from Los Angeles Kings) | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |- | 165 | Hugo Marchand (Defence) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |- | 166 | Kris Knoblauch (Winger) | | New York Islanders | Edmonton Ice (WHL) |- | 167 | Jeremy Rondeau (Left Wing) | | Calgary Flames | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |- | 168 | Justin Jack (Right Wing) | | Tampa Bay Lightning | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |- | 169 | Andrew Merrick (Left Wing) | | Chicago Blackhawks
(from Philadelphia Flyers) | University of Michigan (NCAA) |- | 170 | Eero Somervuori (Right Wing) | | Tampa Bay Lightning
(from Washington Capitals) | Jokerit (SM-liiga) |- | 171 | Rod Leroux (Defence) | | Vancouver Canucks | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |- | 172 | Ben Guite (Centre) | | Montreal Canadiens | University of Maine (NCAA) |- | 173 | Robin Bacul (Forward) | | Ottawa Senators | HC Slavia Praha (Czech Extraliga) |- | 174 | Jared Smith (Defence) | | Chicago Blackhawks | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |- | 175 | Johan Holmqvist (Goaltender) | | New York Rangers | Brynäs IF (Elitserien) |- | 176 | Kevin Bolibruck (Defence) | | Edmonton Oilers | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |- | 177 | Ladislav Nagy (Centre) | | St. Louis Blues | HC Košice (Slovak Extraliga) |- | 178 | Tony Mohagen (Left Wing) | | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
(from Phoenix Coyotes through Philadelphia Flyers) | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |- | 179 | Mark Moore (Defence) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | Harvard University (NCAA) |- | 180 | Jim Baxter (Defence) | | Boston Bruins | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |- | 181 | Mat Snesrud (Defence) | | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) |- | 182 | Mike Mottau (Defence) | | New York Rangers | Boston College (NCAA) |- | 183 | Tyler Palmer (Defence) | | Florida Panthers | Lake Superior State University (NCAA) |- | 184 | Jeremy Adduono (Left Wing) | | Buffalo Sabres | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |- | 185 | Samuel St. Pierre (Right Wing) | | Tampa Bay Lightning | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |- | 186 | Mike Laceby (Centre) | | Detroit Red Wings | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |- | 187 | Chad Hinz (Centre) | | Edmonton Oilers
(from Philadelphia Flyers) | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |- | 188 | Mathieu Benoit (Right Wing) | | New Jersey Devils | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |- | 189 | Jeff McKercher (Defence) | | Dallas Stars | Barrie Colts (OHL) |- | 190 | Shawn Thornton (Right Wing) | | Toronto Maple Leafs
(from Colorado Avalanche) | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |}

Round eight

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Team |- | 191 | Antti Laaksonen (Left Wing) | | Boston Bruins | University of Denver (NCAA) |- | 192 | Cam Severson (Centre) | | San Jose Sharks | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |- | 193 | Jay Kopischke (Left Wing) | | Los Angeles Kings | North Iowa Huskies (USHL) |- | 194 | Russ Bartlett (Centre) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Phillips Exeter Academy (US prep school) |- | 195 | Niklas Nordgren (Left Wing) | | Carolina Hurricanes | MODO Juniors (Sweden) |- | 196 | Jeremy Symington (Goaltender) | | New York Islanders | Petrolia Jets (Western Junior B Hockey League) |- | 197 | Petr Kubos (Defence) | | Montreal Canadiens
(from Calgary Flames) | Vsetínská Hokejová (Czech Extraliga) |- | 198 | Shawn Skolney (Defence) | | Tampa Bay Lightning | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |- | 199 | Randy Fitzgerald (Left Wing) | | Carolina Hurricanes | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |- | 200 | Pierre-Luc Therrien (Goaltender) | | Washington Capitals | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |- | 201 | Denis Martynyuk (Left Wing) | | Vancouver Canucks | CSKA Moscow (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 202 | Andrei Sidyakin (Right Wing) | | Montreal Canadiens | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 203 | Nick Gillis (Forward) | | Ottawa Senators | Cushing Academy (US boarding school) |- | 204 | Sergei Shikhanov (Forward) | | Chicago Blackhawks | HC Lada Togliatti (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 205 | Chris Kerr (Defence) | | Edmonton Oilers | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |- | 206 | Bob Haglund (Forward) | | St. Louis Blues | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |- | 207 | Alex Andreyev (Defence) | | Phoenix Coyotes | Weyurn (Tier II) |- | 208 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Andrew Ference (Defence) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |- | 209 | Rene Stussi (Centre) | | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Thurgau (National League B) |- | 210 | Andrew Proskurnicki (Left Wing) | | New York Rangers | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |- | 211 | Doug Schueller (Defence) | | Florida Panthers | Twin Cities Vulcans (USHL) |- | 212 | Kamil Piros (Centre) | | Buffalo Sabres | Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic) |- | 213 | Steve Wilento (Centre) | | Detroit Red Wings | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |- | 214 | Marko Kauppinen (Defence) | | Philadelphia Flyers | JYP (Finland) |- | 215 | Scott Clemmensen (Goaltender) | | New Jersey Devils | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |- | 216 | Alexei Komarov (Defence) | | Dallas Stars | Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 217 | Doug Schmidt (Defence) | | Colorado Avalanche | Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) |}

Round nine

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="2.75%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22.0%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16.5%" | Nationality ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="24.0%" | NHL Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club Team |- | 218 | Eric van Acker (Defence) | | Boston Bruins | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |- | 219 | Mark Smith (Centre) | | San Jose Sharks | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |- | 220 | Konrad Brand (Defence) | | Los Angeles Kings | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |- | 221 | Jonathan Hedstrom (Left Wing) | | Toronto Maple Leafs | Skellefteå AIK (Allsvenskan) |- | 222 | Ryan Clark (Defence) | | New York Islanders | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |- | 223 | Dustin Paul (Right Wing) | | Calgary Flames | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |- | 224 | Paul Comrie (Centre) | | Tampa Bay Lightning | University of Denver (NCAA) |- | 225 | Kent McDonell (Right Wing) | | Carolina Hurricanes | Guelph Storm (OHL) |- | 226 | Matt Oikawa (Forward) | | Washington Capitals | Saint Lawrence University (NCAA) |- | 227 | Peter Brady (Goaltender) | | Vancouver Canucks | Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL) |- | 228 | Jarl Espen Ygranes (Defence) | | Montreal Canadiens | Furuset (Norway) |- | 229 | Karel Rachunek (Defence) | | Ottawa Senators | HC Zlín (Czech Extraliga) |- | 230 | Chris Feil (Defence) | | Chicago Blackhawks | Ohio State University (NCAA) |- | 231 | Alexander Fomitchev (Goaltender) | | Edmonton Oilers | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) |- | 232 | Dmitri Plekhanov (Defence) | | St. Louis Blues | HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russian Pro Hockey League) |- | 233 | Wyatt Smith (Centre) | | Phoenix Coyotes | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |- | 234 | Eric Lind (Defence) | | Pittsburgh Penguins | Avon Old Farms (US boarding school) |- | 235 | Tommi Degerman (Forward) | | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Boston University (NCAA) |- | 236 | Richard Miller (Defence) | | New York Rangers | Providence College (NCAA) |- | 237 | Benoit Cote (Forward) | | Florida Panthers | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |- | 238 | Dylan Kemp (Defence) | | Buffalo Sabres | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |- | 239 | Greg Willers (Defence) | | Detroit Red Wings | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |- | 240 | Par Styf (Defence) | | Philadelphia Flyers | MODO Juniors (Sweden) |- | 241 | Jan Srdinko (Defence) | | New Jersey Devils | HC Petra Vsetin (Czech Extraliga) |- | 242 | Brett McLean (Centre) | | Dallas Stars | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |- | 243 | Kyle Kidney (Left Wing) | | Colorado Avalanche | Salisbury School (US prep school) |- | 244 | Marek Ivan (Centre) | | St. Louis Blues | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |- | 245 | Steve Lafleur (Defence) | | Colorado Avalanche
(from Boston Bruins) | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |- | 246 | Jay Henderson (Left Wing) | | Boston Bruins
(from Colorado Avalanche) | Edmonton Ice (WHL) |}

See also

• 1997–98 NHL season
• List of NHL first overall draft choices
• List of NHL players

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