Draft
Actual 1997 DraftPowered by CORE
Pick Draft Team Name Pos Current Team Career Impact
26 Team LogoAvalanche Kevin Grimes D Inactive
53 Team LogoAvalanche Graham Belak LW Inactive
55 Team LogoAvalanche Rick Berry D Inactive 3
78 Team LogoAvalanche Ville Nieminen LW Inactive 35
87 Team LogoAvalanche Brad Larsen LW Inactive 11
133 Team LogoAvalanche Aaron Miskovich C Inactive
161 Team LogoAvalanche David Aebischer G Inactive 142
217 Team LogoAvalanche Doug Schmidt D Inactive
243 Team LogoAvalanche Kyle Kidney LW Inactive
245 Team LogoAvalanche Stephen Lafleur D 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
26 Team LogoAvalanche Antti Laaksonen LW Inactive 165 56
53 Team LogoAvalanche Yuri Butsayev LW Inactive 4 4
55 Team LogoAvalanche Rick Berry D Inactive 3
78 Team LogoAvalanche Pat Kavanagh RW Inactive 28 0
87 Team LogoAvalanche Ryan Ready LW Inactive 13 0
133 Team LogoAvalanche Scott McCallum D Inactive 37
161 Team LogoAvalanche Aaron Miskovich C Inactive 28
217 Team LogoAvalanche Alex Andreyev D Inactive 10
243 Team LogoAvalanche Jan Srdinko D Inactive 2
245 Team LogoAvalanche Marek Ivan LW Inactive 1
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