Draft
Actual 1997 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
22 Team LogoHurricanes Nikos Tselios D Inactive 0
28 Team LogoHurricanes Brad Defauw LW Inactive 1
80 Team LogoHurricanes Francis Lessard RW Inactive 0
88 Team LogoHurricanes Shane Willis RW Inactive 25
142 Team LogoHurricanes Kyle Dafoe D Inactive
169 Team LogoHurricanes Andrew Merrick C Inactive
195 Team LogoHurricanes Niklas Nordgren LW Inactive 1
199 Team LogoHurricanes Randy Fitzgerald LW Inactive
246 players drafted
1997 RedraftPowered by CORE
A redraft of the 1997 NHL Draft class according to each player's career impact so far:
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Difference Career Impact
22 Team LogoHurricanes Andrew Ference D Inactive 186 83
28 Team LogoHurricanes Brett McLean C Inactive 214 53
80 Team LogoHurricanes Kyle Freadrich LW Inactive 16 0
88 Team LogoHurricanes Karel Betik D Inactive 24 0
97 Team LogoPenguins 88
142 Team LogoHurricanes Mark Thompson D Inactive 34
169 Team LogoHurricanes Jonathan Desroches D Inactive 24
199 Team LogoHurricanes Samuel St. Pierre RW Inactive 14
Team Draft SuccessPowered by CORE
Most successful Teams in the 1997 Draft according to the players they drafted, versus the players they could have drafted instead:
Team Career Impact Draft Capital Difference
Team LogoSenators 824 145 679
Team LogoSabres 512 94 418
Team LogoStars 300 83 217
Team LogoAvalanche 191 63 128
Team LogoPanthers 223 99 124
Team LogoBlues 135 18 117
Team LogoRangers 192 99 93
Team LogoMaple Leafs 60 2 58
Team LogoBruins 1’050 1’032 18
Team LogoRed Wings 7 6 1
Team LogoPHX 7 12 -5
Team LogoOilers 139 152 -13
Team LogoDevils 82 105 -23
Team LogoCapitals 0 24 -24
Team LogoFlyers 23 52 -29
Team LogoPenguins 99 136 -37
Team LogoBlackhawks 242 293 -51
Team LogoCanucks 158 219 -61
Team LogoIslanders 823 903 -80
Team LogoDucks 10 117 -107
Team LogoHurricanes 27 136 -109
Team LogoCanadiens 35 162 -127
Team LogoSharks 648 793 -145
Team LogoKings 487 650 -163
Team LogoLightning 89 272 -183
Team LogoFlames 7 312 -305
Team Logo 0 391 -391