1997 NHL Entry Draft

246 Selections

246 Selections Table
	Round 1							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
1	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	CA	C	18	2022	Soo Greyhounds (OHL)	1714	430	1109	1539	182	1272							163.1
2	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau	CA	C	18	2021	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	1779	566	631	1197	-27	527							133.8
3	Los Angeles Kings	Olli Jokinen	FI	C	18	2015	HIFK (Finland)	1231	321	429	750	-132	1071							71.7
4	New York Islanders	Roberto Luongo	CA	G	18	2019	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)	1044	0	23	23	0	46	1044	489	392	124	.919	2.52	217.8
5	New York Islanders	Eric Brewer	CA	D	18	2015	Prince George Cougars (WHL)	1009	77	194	271	-99	792							48.7
6	Calgary Flames	Daniel Tkaczuk	CA	C	18	2001	Barrie Colts (OHL)	19	4	7	11	1	14							1.2
7	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Mara	US	D	18	2011	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)	734	64	189	253	-110	776							41.3
8	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	RU	LW	18	2011	Detroit Vipers (IHL)	888	235	336	571	11	209							61.0
9	Washington Capitals	Nick Boynton	CA	D	18	2011	Ottawa 67's (OHL)	605	34	110	144	19	862							30.0
10	Vancouver Canucks	Brad Ference	CA	D	18	2007	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)	250	4	30	34	-44	565							5.0
11	Montreal Canadiens	Jason Ward	CA	RW	18	2009	Erie Otters (OHL)	336	36	45	81	-29	171							4.2
12	Ottawa Senators	Marian Hossa	SK	RW	18	2017	HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia)	1309	525	609	1134	245	628							144.2
13	Chicago Blackhawks	Dan Cleary	CA	RW	18	2015	Belleville Bulls (OHL)	938	165	222	387	6	492							35.1
14	Edmonton Oilers	Michel Riesen	CH	RW	18	2001	EHC Biel-Bienne (Swiss-2)	12	0	1	1	2	4							0.0
15	Los Angeles Kings	Matt Zultek	CA	LW			Ottawa 67's (OHL)
16	Chicago Blackhawks	Ty Jones	US	RW	18	2004	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)	14	0	0	0	-1	19							-0.2
17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Dome	SK	RW	18	2003	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)	53	7	7	14	0	12							1.0
18	Anaheim Ducks	Michael Holmqvist	SE	C	18	2007	Djurgardens IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.)	156	18	17	35	-25	72							0.9
19	New York Rangers	Stefan Cherneski	CA	RW			Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
20	Florida Panthers	Mike Brown	CA	LW	18	2006	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	34	1	2	3	1	130							0.2
21	Buffalo Sabres	Mika Noronen	FI	G	18	2006	Tappara (Finland)	71	1	0	1	0	4	71	23	32	6	.901	2.68	8.6
22	Carolina Hurricanes	Nikos Tselios	US	D	18	2002	Belleville Bulls (OHL)	2	0	0	0	-2	6							-0.1
23	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	CA	D	18	2015	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	1055	38	179	217	2	625							50.8
24	New Jersey Devils	Jean-Francois Damphousse	CA	G	18	2002	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	3	0	.896	2.45	0.5
25	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	CA	LW	18	2015	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	991	265	310	575	107	1362							66.4
26	Colorado Avalanche	Kevin Grimes	CA	D			Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
	Round 2							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
27	Boston Bruins	Ben Clymer	US	RW	19	2007	Minnesota (WCHA)	438	52	77	129	-64	367							9.8
28	Carolina Hurricanes	Brad DeFauw	US	LW	19	2003	North Dakota (WCHA)	9	3	0	3	-2	2							0.4
29	Los Angeles Kings	Scott Barney	CA	C	18	2006	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	27	5	6	11	1	4							1.3
30	Philadelphia Flyers	Jean-Marc Pelletier	US	G	19	2004	Cornell (ECAC)	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	4	0	.857	3.90	0.0
31	New York Islanders	Jeff Zehr	CA	LW	18	2000	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	4	0	0	0	-1	2							-0.1
32	Calgary Flames	Evan Lindsay	CA	G			Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kyle Kos	CA	D			Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
34	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Bonni	CA	D	18	2000	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)	3	0	0	0	-1	0							-0.1
35	Washington Capitals	Jean-Francois Fortin	CA	D	18	2004	Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)	71	1	4	5	-4	42							1.2
36	Vancouver Canucks	Harold Druken	CA	C	18	2004	Detroit Jr. Whalers (OHL)	146	27	36	63	18	36							7.2
37	Montreal Canadiens	Gregor Baumgartner	AT	LW			Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
38	New Jersey Devils	Stanislav Gron	SK	RW	18	2001	HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)	1	0	0	0	1	0							0.0
39	Chicago Blackhawks	Jeremy Reich	CA	LW	18	2008	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	99	2	4	6	-18	161							-1.3
40	St. Louis Blues	Tyler Rennette	CA	C			North Bay Centennials (OHL)
41	Edmonton Oilers	Patrick Dovigi	CA	G			Erie Otters (OHL)
42	Calgary Flames	John Tripp	CA	RW	20	2004	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	43	2	7	9	-3	35							0.5
43	Phoenix Coyotes	Juha Gustafsson	FI	D			Kiekko Espoo Jr. (Finland Jr.)
44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brian Gaffaney	US	D			North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
45	Anaheim Ducks	Maxim Balmochnykh	RU	LW	18	2000	Lada Togliatti (Russia)	6	0	1	1	2	2							0.1
46	New York Rangers	Wes Jarvis	CA	D			Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
47	Florida Panthers	Kristian Huselius	SE	LW	18	2012	Farjestad BK (Sweden)	662	190	261	451	-16	256							48.3
48	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	SE	D	18	2014	AIK Jr. (Sweden Jr.)	678	28	114	142	8	378							34.4
49	Detroit Red Wings	Yuri Butsayev	RU	LW	18	2003	Lada Togliatti (Russia)	99	10	4	14	-13	28							0.2
50	Philadelphia Flyers	Pat Kavanagh	CA	RW	18	2006	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	14	2	0	2	0	4							0.3
51	Calgary Flames	Dmitri Kokorev	RU	D			Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
52	Dallas Stars	Roman Lyashenko	RU	C	18	2003	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)	139	14	9	23	-7	55							1.4
53	Colorado Avalanche	Graham Belak	CA	LW			Edmonton Ice (WHL)
	Round 3							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
54	Boston Bruins	Mattias Karlin	SE	C			MoDo Hockey (Sweden)
55	Colorado Avalanche	Rick Berry	CA	D	18	2004	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	197	2	13	15	-6	314							3.9
56	Florida Panthers	Vratislav Cech	CZ	D			Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
57	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jeff Farkas	US	RW	19	2003	Boston College (H-East)	11	0	2	2	-1	6							-0.1
58	Ottawa Senators	Jani Hurme	FI	G	22	2003	TPS (Finland)	76	0	0	0	0	19	76	29	25	11	.906	2.61	11.2
59	New York Islanders	Jarrett Smith	CA	C			Prince George Cougars (WHL)
60	Calgary Flames	Derek Schutz	CA	C			Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
61	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Elich	US	RW	17	2001	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	16	1	1	2	-6	0							-0.1
62	Philadelphia Flyers	Kris Mallette	CA	D			Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
63	Boston Bruins	Lee Goren	CA	RW	19	2007	North Dakota (WCHA)	67	5	4	9	-16	44							0.0
64	Vancouver Canucks	Kyle Freadrich	CA	LW	18	2001	Regina Pats (WHL)	23	0	1	1	-2	75							-0.1
65	Montreal Canadiens	Ilkka Mikkola	FI	D			Karpat (Finland-2)
66	Ottawa Senators	Josh Langfeld	US	RW	20	2008	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	143	9	23	32	8	60							2.3
67	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Souza	US	LW			New Hampshire (H-East)
68	Edmonton Oilers	Sergei Yerkovich	RU	D			Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
69	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	RU	RW	18	2010	Dynamo Moskva (Russia)	651	158	237	395	-43	486							38.9
70	Calgary Flames	Erik Andersson	SE	C	26	1998	Denver (WCHA)	12	2	1	3	-4	8							0.1
71	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	CZ	D	18	2009	HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Jr.)	349	7	42	49	-26	300							8.6
72	Anaheim Ducks	Jay Legault	CA	LW			London Knights (OHL)
73	New York Rangers	Burke Henry	CA	D	18	2004	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	39	2	6	8	-13	33							0.8
74	Florida Panthers	Nick Smith	CA	C	18	2002	Barrie Colts (OHL)	15	0	0	0	-1	0							-0.1
75	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Martin	CA	C			Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
76	Detroit Red Wings	Petr Sykora	CZ	C	18	2006	HC Pardubice (Czech)	12	2	2	4	-1	6							0.3
77	Dallas Stars	Steve Gainey	CA	LW	18	2006	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)	33	0	2	2	-3	34							-0.3
78	Colorado Avalanche	Ville Nieminen	FI	LW	20	2007	Tappara (Finland)	385	48	69	117	-28	333							8.4
79	New York Islanders	Robert Schnabel	CZ	D	18	2004	HC Slavia Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.)	22	0	3	3	6	34							1.2
80	Carolina Hurricanes	Francis Lessard	CA	RW	18	2011	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)	115	1	3	4	-6	346							-0.2
	Round 4							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
81	Boston Bruins	Karol Bartanus	SK	RW			Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
82	San Jose Sharks	Adam Colagiacomo	CA	RW			Oshawa Generals (OHL)
83	Los Angeles Kings	Joe Corvo	US	D	20	2014	Western Michigan (CCHA)	708	92	218	310	25	241							55.3
84	Toronto Maple Leafs	Adam Mair	CA	C	18	2011	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)	615	38	76	114	-26	829							5.5
85	New York Islanders	Petr Mika	CZ	LW	18	2000	HC Slavia Praha (Czech)	3	0	0	0	-1	0							-0.1
86	St. Louis Blues	Didier Tremblay	CA	D			Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
87	Colorado Avalanche	Brad Larsen	CA	LW	20	2008	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)	294	19	29	48	-23	134							0.6
88	Carolina Hurricanes	Shane Willis	CA	RW	20	2004	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	174	31	43	74	-16	77							6.8
89	Washington Capitals	Curtis Cruickshank	CA	G			Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
90	Vancouver Canucks	Chris Stanley	CA	C			Belleville Bulls (OHL)
91	Montreal Canadiens	Daniel Tetrault	CA	D			Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
92	Calgary Flames	Chris St. Croix	US	D			Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
93	New York Rangers	Tomi Kallarsson	FI	D			HPK Jr. (Finland Jr.)
94	Edmonton Oilers	Jonas Elofsson	SE	D			Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
95	Florida Panthers	Ivan Novoseltsev	RU	RW	18	2004	Krylia Sovetov Moskva (Russia)	234	31	44	75	-47	112							4.6
96	Phoenix Coyotes	Scott McCallum	CA	D			Tri-City Americans (WHL)
97	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alexandre Mathieu	CA	LW			Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
98	St. Louis Blues	Jan Horacek	CZ	D			HC Slavia Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.)
99	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Blanchard	CA	D			Ottawa 67's (OHL)
100	Calgary Flames	Ryan Ready	CA	LW	18	2006	Belleville Bulls (OHL)	7	0	1	1	0	0							0.0
101	Buffalo Sabres	Luc Theoret	CA	D			Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
102	Detroit Red Wings	Quintin Laing	CA	LW	18	2010	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	79	3	8	11	8	31							0.1
103	Philadelphia Flyers	Mikhail Chernov	RU	D			Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
104	New Jersey Devils	Lucas Nehrling	CA	D			Sarnia Sting (OHL)
105	Dallas Stars	Marcus Kristoffersson	SE	LW			Mora IK (Sweden-2)
106	St. Louis Blues	Jame Pollock	CA	D	18	2004	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	9	0	0	0	-1	6							0.1
	Round 5							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
107	San Jose Sharks	Adam Nittel	CA	RW			Erie Otters (OHL)
108	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Thompson	CA	D			Regina Pats (WHL)
109	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jan Sulc	CZ	C			HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Jr.)
110	Chicago Blackhawks	Ben Simon	US	LW	19	2006	Notre Dame (CCHA)	81	3	1	4	-13	47							-0.7
111	Toronto Maple Leafs	Frantisek Mrazek	CZ	LW			HC Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Jr.)
112	Tampa Bay Lightning	Karel Betik	CZ	D	18	1999	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	3	0	2	2	-3	2							0.0
113	Calgary Flames	Martin Moise	CA	LW			Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
114	Vancouver Canucks	David Darguzas	CA	C			Edmonton Ice (WHL)
115	New York Islanders	Adam Edinger	US	C			Bowling Green (CCHA)
116	Washington Capitals	Kevin Caulfield	US	RW			Boston College (H-East)
117	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cockell	CA	G			Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
118	Montreal Canadiens	Konstantin Sidulov	RU	D			Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
119	Ottawa Senators	Magnus Arvedson	SE	LW	25	2004	Farjestad BK (Sweden)	434	100	125	225	109	241							26.4
120	Chicago Blackhawks	Peter Gardiner	CA	RW			RPI (ECAC)
121	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Chimera	CA	LW	18	2018	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	1107	186	229	415	-31	892							37.9
122	Montreal Canadiens	Gennady Razin	UA	D			Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
123	Phoenix Coyotes	Curtis Suter	CA	LW			Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
124	Pittsburgh Penguins	Harlan Pratt	CA	D			Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
125	Anaheim Ducks	Luc Vaillancourt	CA	G			Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
126	New York Rangers	Jason McLean	CA	G			Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
127	Florida Panthers	Pat Parthenais	US	D			Detroit Jr. Whalers (OHL)
128	Buffalo Sabres	Torrey DiRoberto	US	C			Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
129	Detroit Red Wings	John Wikstrom	SE	D			Lulea HF (Sweden)
130	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	CA	LW	18	2010	Regina Pats (WHL)	590	114	180	294	-71	309							24.6
131	New Jersey Devils	Jiri Bicek	SK	RW	18	2004	HC Kosice (Slovakia)	62	6	7	13	6	29							1.1
132	Dallas Stars	Teemu Elomo	FI	LW			TPS (Finland)
133	Colorado Avalanche	Aaron Miskovich	US	C			Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
134	New York Rangers	Johan Lindbom	SE	LW	26	1998	HV71 (Sweden)	38	1	3	4	4	28							-0.2
	Round 6							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
135	Boston Bruins	Denis Timofeev	RU	D			CSKA Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
136	New York Rangers	Mike York	US	LW	19	2009	Michigan State (CCHA)	579	127	195	322	-34	135							27.6
137	Los Angeles Kings	Richard Seeley	CA	D			Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
138	Toronto Maple Leafs	Eric Gooldy	US	LW			Detroit Jr. Whalers (OHL)
139	New York Islanders	Bobby Leavins	CA	LW			Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
140	Calgary Flames	Ilja Demidov	RU	D			Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
141	Edmonton Oilers	Peter Sarno	CA	C	18	2006	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	7	1	0	1	2	2							0.2
142	Carolina Hurricanes	Kyle Dafoe	CA	D			Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
143	Washington Capitals	Henrik Petre	SE	D			Djurgardens IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
144	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	CA	C	19	2015	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	1046	167	231	398	61	1135							36.9
145	Montreal Canadiens	Jonathan Desroches	CA	D			Granby Predateurs (QMJHL)
146	Ottawa Senators	Jeff Sullivan	CA	D			Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
147	Chicago Blackhawks	Heath Gordon	US	RW			Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
148	Vancouver Canucks	Larry Shapley	CA	D			Welland (GHL)
149	St. Louis Blues	Nicholas Bilotto	CA	D			Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
150	Los Angeles Kings	Jeff Katcher	CA	D			Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
151	Phoenix Coyotes	Robert Francz	DE	LW			Peterborough Petes (OHL)
152	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Havelka	CZ	LW			HC Sparta Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.)
153	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrei Skopintsev	RU	D	25	2001	TPS (Finland)	40	2	4	6	-10	32							0.7
154	New York Rangers	Shawn Degagne	CA	G			Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
155	Florida Panthers	Keith Delaney	CA	C			Barrie Colts (OHL)
156	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	CA	D	18	2017	Ottawa 67's (OHL)	1082	87	417	504	63	277							89.7
157	Detroit Red Wings	B.J. Young	CA	RW	20	2000	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	1	0	0	0	0	0							0.0
158	Philadelphia Flyers	Jordon Flodell	CA	D			Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
159	New Jersey Devils	Sascha Goc	DE	D	18	2002	SERC Wild Wings (DEL)	22	0	0	0	5	4							0.6
160	Dallas Stars	Alexei Timkin	RU	RW			Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
161	Colorado Avalanche	David Aebischer	CH	G	19	2008	HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Swiss)	214	0	5	5	0	30	214	106	74	17	.912	2.52	39.1
	Round 7							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
162	Boston Bruins	Joel Trottier	CA	RW			Ottawa 67's (OHL)
163	San Jose Sharks	Joe Dusbabek	US	RW			Notre Dame (CCHA)
164	Philadelphia Flyers	Todd Fedoruk	CA	LW	18	2010	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	545	32	65	97	-27	1050							4.7
165	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hugo Marchand	CA	D			Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
166	New York Islanders	Kris Knoblauch	CA	LW			Edmonton Ice (WHL)
167	Calgary Flames	Jeremy Rondeau	CA	LW			Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
168	Tampa Bay Lightning	Justin Jack	CA	RW			Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
169	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrew Merrick	US	C			Michigan (CCHA)
170	Tampa Bay Lightning	Eero Somervuori	FI	RW			Jokerit (Finland)
171	Vancouver Canucks	Rod Leroux	CA	D			Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
172	Montreal Canadiens	Ben Guite	CA	RW	19	2010	Maine (H-East)	175	19	26	45	-4	97							2.7
173	Ottawa Senators	Robin Bacul	CZ	RW			HC Slavia Praha Jr. (Czech Jr.)
174	Chicago Blackhawks	Jerad Smith	CA	D			Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
175	New York Rangers	Johan Holmqvist	SE	G	19	2008	Brynas IF (Sweden)	99	0	4	4	0	6	99	48	34	9	.890	2.99	10.1
176	Edmonton Oilers	Kevin Bolibruck	CA	D			Peterborough Petes (OHL)
177	St. Louis Blues	Ladislav Nagy	SK	LW	18	2008	HC Kosice Jr. (Slovakia Jr.)	435	115	196	311	35	358							34.1
178	Anaheim Ducks	Tony Mohagen	CA	LW			Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
179	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Moore	CA	D			Harvard (ECAC)
180	Boston Bruins	Jim Baxter	CA	D			Oshawa Generals (OHL)
181	Anaheim Ducks	Mat Snesrud	US	D			North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
182	New York Rangers	Mike Mottau	US	D	19	2014	Boston College (H-East)	321	7	51	58	-16	164							12.4
183	Florida Panthers	Tyler Palmer	US	D			Lake Superior State (CCHA)
184	Buffalo Sabres	Jeremy Adduono	CA	RW			Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
185	Tampa Bay Lightning	Samuel St-Pierre	CA	RW			Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
186	Detroit Red Wings	Mike Laceby	CA	C			Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
187	Edmonton Oilers	Chad Hinz	CA	C			Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
188	New Jersey Devils	Mathieu Benoit	CA	RW			Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
189	Dallas Stars	Jeff McKercher	CA	D			Barrie Colts (OHL)
190	Toronto Maple Leafs	Shawn Thornton	CA	RW	20	2017	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	705	42	60	102	-33	1103							3.0
	Round 8							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
191	Boston Bruins	Antti Laaksonen	FI	LW	23	2007	Denver (WCHA)	483	81	87	168	-11	152							14.5
192	San Jose Sharks	Cam Severson	CA	LW	19	2006	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	37	3	0	3	-3	63							0.2
193	Los Angeles Kings	Jay Kopischke	US	LW			North Iowa Huskies (USHL)
194	Toronto Maple Leafs	Russ Bartlett	US	C			Phillps-Exeter Academy (High-NH)
195	Carolina Hurricanes	Niklas Nordgren	SE	LW	18	2006	MoDo Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.)	58	4	2	6	-8	34							-0.1
196	New York Islanders	Jeremy Symington	CA	G			Petrolia (WOHL)
197	Montreal Canadiens	Petr Kubos	CZ	D			HC Vsetin (Czech)
198	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shawn Skolney	CA	D			Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
199	Carolina Hurricanes	Randy Fitzgerald	CA	LW			Detroit Jr. Whalers (OHL)
200	Washington Capitals	Pierre-Luc Therrien	CA	G			Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
201	Vancouver Canucks	Denis Martynyuk	RU	LW			CSKA Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
202	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Sidyakin	RU	RW			Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Russia)
203	Ottawa Senators	Nick Gillis	US	RW			Cushing Academy (High-MA)
204	Chicago Blackhawks	Sergei Shikhanov	RU	RW			Lada Togliatti (Russia)
205	Edmonton Oilers	Chris Kerr	CA	D			Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
206	St. Louis Blues	Bobby Haglund	US	LW			Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
207	Phoenix Coyotes	Alexander Andreyev	LV	D			Weyburn (SJHL)
208	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	CA	D	18	2016	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	907	43	182	225	-33	753							43.5
209	Anaheim Ducks	Rene Stussi	CH	C			HC Thurgau (Swiss-2)
210	New York Rangers	Andrew Proskurnicki	CA	LW			Sarnia Sting (OHL)
211	Florida Panthers	Doug Schueller	US	D			Twin City Vulcans (USHL)
212	Buffalo Sabres	Kamil Piros	CZ	C	18	2004	HC Chemopetrol (Czech)	28	4	4	8	-2	10							0.7
213	Detroit Red Wings	Steve Willejto	CA	C			Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
214	Philadelphia Flyers	Marko Kauppinen	FI	D			JYP Jr. (Finland Jr.)
215	New Jersey Devils	Scott Clemmensen	US	G	20	2015	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	191	0	3	3	0	4	191	73	59	24	.905	2.79	26.4
216	Dallas Stars	Alexei Komarov	RU	D			Dynamo Moskva 2 (Russia-3)
217	Colorado Avalanche	Doug Schmidt	US	D			Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
	Round 9							NHL Scoring Stats						NHL Goalie Stats
Overall	Team	Player	Nat.	Pos	Age	To	Amateur Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	GP	W	L	T/O	SV%	GAA	PS
218	Boston Bruins	Eric Van Acker	CA	D			Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
219	San Jose Sharks	Mark Smith	CA	C	19	2008	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	377	23	47	70	-10	457							3.2
220	Los Angeles Kings	Konrad Brand	CA	D			Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
221	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jonathan Hedstrom	SE	RW	19	2006	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden-2)	83	13	14	27	1	48							1.6
222	New York Islanders	Ryan Clark	CA	D			Lincoln Stars (USHL)
223	Calgary Flames	Dustin Paul	CA	RW			Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
224	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Comrie	CA	C	20	2000	Denver (WCHA)	15	1	2	3	-2	4							0.1
225	Carolina Hurricanes	Kent McDonell	CA	RW	18	2004	Guelph Storm (OHL)	32	1	2	3	-8	36							-0.3
226	Washington Capitals	Matt Oikawa	CA	RW			St. Lawrence (ECAC)
227	Vancouver Canucks	Peter Brady	CA	G			Powell River (BCHL)
228	Montreal Canadiens	Jarl Espen Ygranes	NO	D			Furuset (Norway)
229	Ottawa Senators	Karel Rachunek	CZ	D	18	2008	HC Ziln Jr. (Czech Jr.)	371	22	118	140	49	227							28.0
230	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Feil	US	D			Ohio State (CCHA)
231	Edmonton Oilers	Alexander Fomichev	RU	G			St. Albert (AJHL)
232	St. Louis Blues	Dmitri Plekhanov	RU	D			Neftekhimik Nishnekamsk (Russia)
233	Phoenix Coyotes	Wyatt Smith	US	C	20	2008	Minnesota (WCHA)	211	10	22	32	-18	65							-0.2
234	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Lind	US	D			Avon Old Farms School (High-CT)
235	Anaheim Ducks	Tommi Degerman	FI	LW			Boston University (H-East)
236	New York Rangers	Richard Miller	US	D			Providence (H-East)
237	Florida Panthers	Benoit Cote	CA	C			Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
238	Buffalo Sabres	Dylan Kemp	CA	D			Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
239	Detroit Red Wings	Greg Willers	CA	D			Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
240	Philadelphia Flyers	Par Styf	SE	D			MoDo Hockey Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
241	New Jersey Devils	Jan Srdinko	CZ	D			HC Vsetin (Czech)
242	Dallas Stars	Brett McLean	CA	C	19	2009	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	385	56	106	162	-28	204							12.0
243	Colorado Avalanche	Kyle Kidney	US	LW			Salisbury School (High-CT)
244	St. Louis Blues	Marek Ivan	CZ	C			Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
245	Colorado Avalanche	Stephen Lafleur	CA	D			Belleville Bulls (OHL)
246	Boston Bruins	Jay Henderson	CA	LW	18	2001	Edmonton Ice (WHL)	33	1	3	4	-1	37							0.2

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