246 selections in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Pos | Amateur Club | League | Country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 1 |  Boston Bruins | Joe Thornton | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 |  San Jose Sharks | Patrick Marleau | C | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 |  Los Angeles Kings | Olli Jokinen | C | HIFK Helsinki | FINLAND | FIN |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 |  New York Islanders | Roberto Luongo | G | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | New York Islanders | Eric Brewer | D | Prince George Cougars | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 6 | 1 |  Calgary Flames | Daniel Tkaczuk | C | Barrie Colts | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | Paul Mara | D | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | USA |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 | Boston Bruins | Sergei Samsonov | LW | Detroit Vipers | IHL | RUS |
| 1997 | 9 | 1 |  Washington Capitals | Nick Boynton | D | Ottawa 67's | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 10 | 1 |  Vancouver Canucks | Brad Ference | D | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 11 | 1 |  Montréal Canadiens | Jason Ward | RW | Erie Otters | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 12 | 1 |  Ottawa Senators | Marian Hossa | RW | Dukla Trencin | Slovak | SVK |
| 1997 | 13 | 1 |  Chicago Blackhawks | Daniel Cleary | RW | Belleville Bulls | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 14 | 1 |  Edmonton Oilers | Michel Riesen | LW | Biel | SwissA | CHE |
| 1997 | 15 | 1 | Los Angeles Kings | Matt Zultek | C | Ottawa 67's | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 16 | 1 | Chicago Blackhawks | Ty Jones | RW | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | USA |
| 1997 | 17 | 1 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | Robert Dome | LW | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | SVK |
| 1997 | 18 | 1 |  Anaheim Ducks | Michael Holmqvist | C | Djurgardens IF Stockholm | SEL | SWE |
| 1997 | 19 | 1 |  New York Rangers | Stefan Cherneski | RW | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 20 | 1 |  Florida Panthers | Mike Brown | LW | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 21 | 1 |  Buffalo Sabres | Mika Noronen | G | Tappara Tampere | FINLAND | FIN |
| 1997 | 22 | 1 |  Carolina Hurricanes | Nikos Tselios | D | Belleville Bulls | OHL | USA |
| 1997 | 23 | 1 | San Jose Sharks | Scott Hannan | D | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 24 | 1 |  New Jersey Devils | Jean-Francois Damphousse | G | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 25 | 1 |  Dallas Stars | Brenden Morrow | LW | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 26 | 1 |  Colorado Avalanche | Kevin Grimes | D | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 27 | 2 | Boston Bruins | Ben Clymer | RW | U. of Minnesota | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 28 | 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | Brad Defauw | LW | U. of North Dakota | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 29 | 2 | Los Angeles Kings | Scott Barney | C | Peterborough Petes | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 30 | 2 |  Philadelphia Flyers | Jean-Marc Pelletier | G | Cornell U. | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 31 | 2 | New York Islanders | Jeff Zehr | LW | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 32 | 2 | Calgary Flames | Evan Lindsay | G | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 33 | 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Kyle Kos | D | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 34 | 2 | Vancouver Canucks | Ryan Bonni | D | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 35 | 2 | Washington Capitals | Jean-Francois Fortin | D | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 36 | 2 | Vancouver Canucks | Harold Druken | C | Detroit Whalers | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 37 | 2 | Montréal Canadiens | Gregor Baumgartner | RW | Laval Titan College Francais | QMJHL | AUT |
| 1997 | 38 | 2 | New Jersey Devils | Stanislav Gron | C | Bratislava | Slovakia | SVK |
| 1997 | 39 | 2 | Chicago Blackhawks | Jeremy Reich | C | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 40 | 2 |  St. Louis Blues | Tyler Rennette | C | North Bay Centennials | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 41 | 2 | Edmonton Oilers | Patrick Dovigi | G | Erie Otters | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 42 | 2 | Calgary Flames | John Tripp | RW | Oshawa Generals | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 43 | 2 | PHXPhoenix Coyotes | Juha Gustafsson | D | Kiekko-Espoo | FINLAND | FIN |
| 1997 | 44 | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Brian Gaffaney | D | North Iowa Huskies | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 45 | 2 | Anaheim Ducks | Maxim Balmochnykh | LW | Tolyatti Lada | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 46 | 2 | New York Rangers | Wes Jarvis | D | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 47 | 2 | Florida Panthers | Kristian Huselius | LW | Farjestads BK Karlstad | SEL | SWE |
| 1997 | 48 | 2 | Buffalo Sabres | Henrik Tallinder | D | AIK Jr. | Sweden | SWE |
| 1997 | 49 | 2 |  Detroit Red Wings | Yuri Butsayev | LW | Tolyatti Lada | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 50 | 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | Pat Kavanagh | RW | Peterborough Petes | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 51 | 2 | Calgary Flames | Dmitri Kokorev | D | Moscow Dynamo | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 52 | 2 | Dallas Stars | Roman Lyashenko | C | Yaroslavl Torpedo | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 53 | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | Graham Belak | LW | Edmonton Ice | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 54 | 3 | Boston Bruins | Mattias Karlin | C | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik | SEL | SWE |
| 1997 | 55 | 3 | Colorado Avalanche | Rick Berry | D | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 56 | 3 | Florida Panthers | Vratislav Cech | D | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | CZE |
| 1997 | 57 | 3 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | Jeff Farkas | C | Boston College | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 58 | 3 | Ottawa Senators | Jani Hurme | G | TPS Turku | FINLAND | FIN |
| 1997 | 59 | 3 | New York Islanders | Jarrett Smith | C | Prince George Cougars | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 60 | 3 | Calgary Flames | Derek Schutz | C | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 61 | 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Matt Elich | RW | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | USA |
| 1997 | 62 | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | Kris Mallette | D | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 63 | 3 | Boston Bruins | Lee Goren | RW | U. of North Dakota | NCAA | CAN |
| 1997 | 64 | 3 | Vancouver Canucks | Kyle Freadrich | LW | Regina Pats | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 65 | 3 | Montréal Canadiens | Ilkka Mikkola | D | Karpat | Finland | FIN |
| 1997 | 66 | 3 | Ottawa Senators | Josh Langfeld | RW | Lincoln Stars | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 67 | 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Mike Souza | LW | U. of New Hampshire | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 68 | 3 | Edmonton Oilers | Sergei Yerkovich | D | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | RUS |
| 1997 | 69 | 3 | Buffalo Sabres | Maxim Afinogenov | RW | Moscow Dynamo | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 70 | 3 | Calgary Flames | Erik Andersson | RW | U. of Denver | NCAA | SWE |
| 1997 | 71 | 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Josef Melichar | D | Ceske Budejovice HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 72 | 3 | Anaheim Ducks | Jay Legault | LW | London Knights | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 73 | 3 | New York Rangers | Burke Henry | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 74 | 3 | Florida Panthers | Nick Smith | C | Barrie Colts | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 75 | 3 | Buffalo Sabres | Jeff Martin | C | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 76 | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | Petr Sykora | C | Pardubice HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 77 | 3 | Dallas Stars | Steve Gainey | LW | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 78 | 3 | Colorado Avalanche | Ville Nieminen | LW | Tappara Tampere | FINLAND | FIN |
| 1997 | 79 | 3 | New York Islanders | Robert Schnabel | D | Slavia Praha HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 80 | 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | Francis Lessard | RW | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 81 | 4 | Boston Bruins | Karol Bartanus | RW | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | SVK |
| 1997 | 82 | 4 | San Jose Sharks | Adam Colagiacomo | RW | Oshawa Generals | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 83 | 4 | Los Angeles Kings | Joe Corvo | D | Western Michigan University | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 84 | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Adam Mair | C | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 85 | 4 | New York Islanders | Petr Mika | RW | Slavia Praha HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 86 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | Didier Tremblay | D | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 87 | 4 | Colorado Avalanche | Brad Larsen | LW | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 88 | 4 | Carolina Hurricanes | Shane Willis | RW | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 89 | 4 | Washington Capitals | Curtis Cruickshank | G | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 90 | 4 | Vancouver Canucks | Chris Stanley | C | Belleville Bulls | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 91 | 4 | Montréal Canadiens | Daniel Tetrault | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 92 | 4 | Calgary Flames | Chris St. Croix | D | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | USA |
| 1997 | 93 | 4 | New York Rangers | Tomi Kallarsson | D | HPK Junior | — | FIN |
| 1997 | 94 | 4 | Edmonton Oilers | Jonas Elofsson | D | Farjestads BK Karlstad | SEL | SWE |
| 1997 | 95 | 4 | Florida Panthers | Ivan Novoseltsev | RW | Krylja Sovetov | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 96 | 4 | PHXPhoenix Coyotes | Scott McCallum | D | Tri-City Americans | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 97 | 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Alexandre Mathieu | C | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 98 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | Jan Horacek | D | Slavia Praha HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 99 | 4 | Los Angeles Kings | Sean Blanchard | D | Ottawa 67's | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 100 | 4 | Calgary Flames | Ryan Ready | LW | Belleville Bulls | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 101 | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | Luc Theoret | D | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 102 | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | Quintin Laing | LW | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 103 | 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | Mikhail Chernov | D | Yaroslavl Torpedo | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 104 | 4 | New Jersey Devils | Lucas Nehrling | D | Sarnia Sting | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 105 | 4 | Dallas Stars | Marc Kristoffersson | LW | Mora | Sweden | SWE |
| 1997 | 106 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | Jame Pollock | D | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 107 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | Adam Nittel | RW | Erie Otters | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 108 | 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Mark Thompson | D | Regina Pats | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 109 | 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Jan Sulc | C | Litvinov Jr. | Czech. | CZE |
| 1997 | 110 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Benjamin Simon | LW | Notre Dame | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 111 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Frantisek Mrazek | C | Ceske Budejovice HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 112 | 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Karel Betik | D | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | CZE |
| 1997 | 113 | 5 | Calgary Flames | Martin Moise | LW | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 114 | 5 | Vancouver Canucks | David Darguzas | LW | Edmonton Ice | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 115 | 5 | New York Islanders | Adam Edinger | C | Bowling Green | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 116 | 5 | Washington Capitals | Kevin Caulfield | RW | Boston College | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 117 | 5 | Vancouver Canucks | Matt Cockell | G | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 118 | 5 | Montréal Canadiens | Konstantin Sidulov | D | Chelyabinsk Mechel | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 119 | 5 | Ottawa Senators | Magnus Arvedson | LW | Farjestads BK Karlstad | SEL | SWE |
| 1997 | 120 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Peter Gardiner | RW | R.P.I. | NCAA | CAN |
| 1997 | 121 | 5 | Edmonton Oilers | Jason Chimera | LW | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 122 | 5 | Montréal Canadiens | Gennady Razin | D | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | UKR |
| 1997 | 123 | 5 | PHXPhoenix Coyotes | Curtis Suter | D | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 124 | 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Harlan Pratt | D | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 125 | 5 | Anaheim Ducks | Luc Vaillancourt | G | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 126 | 5 | New York Rangers | Jason McLean | G | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 127 | 5 | Florida Panthers | Pat Parthenais | D | Detroit Whalers | OHL | USA |
| 1997 | 128 | 5 | Buffalo Sabres | Torrey Diroberto | C | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | USA |
| 1997 | 129 | 5 | Detroit Red Wings | John Wikstrom | D | Lulea HF | SEL | SWE |
| 1997 | 130 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Kyle Calder | LW | Regina Pats | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 131 | 5 | New Jersey Devils | Jiri Bicek | RW | Kosice | Slovakia | SVK |
| 1997 | 132 | 5 | Dallas Stars | Teemo Elomo | LW | TPS Turku | FINLAND | FIN |
| 1997 | 133 | 5 | Colorado Avalanche | Aaron Miskovich | C | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 134 | 5 | New York Rangers | Johan Lindbom | LW | HV71 Jonkoping | SEL | SWE |
| 1997 | 135 | 6 | Boston Bruins | Denis Timofeev | D | CSKA Moscow | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 136 | 6 | New York Rangers | Mike York | LW | Michigan State U. | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 137 | 6 | Los Angeles Kings | Richard Seeley | D | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 138 | 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Eric Gooldy | LW | Detroit Whalers | OHL | USA |
| 1997 | 139 | 6 | New York Islanders | Bobby Leavins | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 140 | 6 | Calgary Flames | Ilja Demidov | D | Moscow Dynamo | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 141 | 6 | Edmonton Oilers | Peter Sarno | C | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 142 | 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | Kyle Dafoe | D | Owen Sound Platers | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 143 | 6 | Washington Capitals | Henrik Petre | D | Djurgarden Jr. | Sweden | SWE |
| 1997 | 144 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | Matt Cooke | LW | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 145 | 6 | Montréal Canadiens | Jonathan Desroches | D | Granby Predateurs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 146 | 6 | Ottawa Senators | Jeff Sullivan | D | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 147 | 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | Heath Gordon | LW | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 148 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | Larry Shapley | D | Welland | Jr. B | CAN |
| 1997 | 149 | 6 | St. Louis Blues | Nicholas Bilotto | D | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 150 | 6 | Los Angeles Kings | Jeff Katcher | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 151 | 6 | PHXPhoenix Coyotes | Robert Francz | LW | Peterborough Petes | OHL | DEU |
| 1997 | 152 | 6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Petr Havelka | LW | Sparta Praha | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 153 | 6 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Andrei Skopintsev | D | TPS Turku | FINLAND | RUS |
| 1997 | 154 | 6 | New York Rangers | Shawn Degagne | G | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 155 | 6 | Florida Panthers | Keith Delaney | C | Barrie Colts | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 156 | 6 | Buffalo Sabres | Brian Campbell | D | Ottawa 67's | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 157 | 6 | Detroit Red Wings | B.J. Young | RW | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | USA |
| 1997 | 158 | 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | Jordon Flodell | D | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 159 | 6 | New Jersey Devils | Sascha Goc | D | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | DEU |
| 1997 | 160 | 6 | Dallas Stars | Alexei Timkin | LW | Yaroslavl Torpedo | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 161 | 6 | Colorado Avalanche | David Aebischer | G | Fribourg-Gotteron | SwissA | CHE |
| 1997 | 162 | 7 | Boston Bruins | Joel Trottier | RW | Ottawa 67's | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 163 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | Joe Dusbabek | RW | Notre Dame | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 164 | 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | Todd Fedoruk | LW | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 165 | 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hugo Marchand | D | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 166 | 7 | New York Islanders | Kris Knoblauch | LW | Edmonton Ice | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 167 | 7 | Calgary Flames | Jeremy Rondeau | LW | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 168 | 7 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Justin Jack | RW | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 169 | 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | Andrew Merrick | C | U. of Michigan | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 170 | 7 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Eero Somervuori | RW | Jokerit Helsinki | FINLAND | FIN |
| 1997 | 171 | 7 | Vancouver Canucks | Rod Leroux | D | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 172 | 7 | Montréal Canadiens | Ben Guite | C | U. of Maine | NCAA | CAN |
| 1997 | 173 | 7 | Ottawa Senators | Robin Bacul | RW | Slavia Praha HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 174 | 7 | Chicago Blackhawks | Jerad Smith | D | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 175 | 7 | New York Rangers | Johan Holmqvist | G | Brynas IF Gavle | SEL | SWE |
| 1997 | 176 | 7 | Edmonton Oilers | Kevin Bolibruck | D | Peterborough Petes | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 177 | 7 | St. Louis Blues | Ladislav Nagy | LW | Kosice | Slovakia | SVK |
| 1997 | 178 | 7 | Anaheim Ducks | Tony Mohagen | LW | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 179 | 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Mark Moore | D | Harvard U. | NCAA | CAN |
| 1997 | 180 | 7 | Boston Bruins | Jim Baxter | D | Oshawa Generals | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 181 | 7 | Anaheim Ducks | Mat Snesrud | D | North Iowa Huskies | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 182 | 7 | New York Rangers | Mike Mottau | D | Boston College | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 183 | 7 | Florida Panthers | Tyler Palmer | D | Lake Superior State U. | NCAA | CAN |
| 1997 | 184 | 7 | Buffalo Sabres | Jeremy Adduono | RW | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 185 | 7 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Samuel St. Pierre | RW | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 186 | 7 | Detroit Red Wings | Mike Laceby | C | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 187 | 7 | Edmonton Oilers | Chad Hinz | C | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 188 | 7 | New Jersey Devils | Mathieu Benoit | RW | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 189 | 7 | Dallas Stars | Jeff McKercher | D | Barrie Colts | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 190 | 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Shawn Thornton | LW | Peterborough Petes | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 191 | 8 | Boston Bruins | Antti Laaksonen | LW | U. of Denver | NCAA | FIN |
| 1997 | 192 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | Cam Severson | LW | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 193 | 8 | Los Angeles Kings | Jay Kopischke | LW | North Iowa Huskies | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 194 | 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Russ Bartlett | C | Phillips-Exeter Academy | N.H. | USA |
| 1997 | 195 | 8 | Carolina Hurricanes | Niklas Nordgren | LW | Modo Jrs. | Sweden | SWE |
| 1997 | 196 | 8 | New York Islanders | Jeremy Symington | G | Petrolia Jr. B | Ontario | CAN |
| 1997 | 197 | 8 | Montréal Canadiens | Petr Kubos | D | Vsetin HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 198 | 8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Shawn Skolney | D | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 199 | 8 | Carolina Hurricanes | Randy Fitzgerald | LW | Detroit Whalers | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 200 | 8 | Washington Capitals | Pierre-Luc Therrien | G | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 201 | 8 | Vancouver Canucks | Denis Martynyuk | LW | CSKA Moscow | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 202 | 8 | Montréal Canadiens | Andrei Sidyakin | RW | Salavat Yulaev | CIS | RUS |
| 1997 | 203 | 8 | Ottawa Senators | Nick Gillis | RW | Cushing Academy | HIGH-MA | USA |
| 1997 | 204 | 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | Sergei Shikhanov | RW | Tolyatti Lada | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 205 | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | Chris Kerr | D | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 206 | 8 | St. Louis Blues | Bobby Haglund | LW | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 207 | 8 | PHXPhoenix Coyotes | Alex Andreyev | D | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | LVA |
| 1997 | 208 | 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Andrew Ference | D | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 209 | 8 | Anaheim Ducks | Rene Stussi | C | Thurgau | SwissB | CHE |
| 1997 | 210 | 8 | New York Rangers | Andrew Proskurnicki | LW | Sarnia Sting | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 211 | 8 | Florida Panthers | Doug Schueller | D | Twin City Vulcans | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 212 | 8 | Buffalo Sabres | Kamil Piros | RW | Litvinov Jr. | Czech. | CZE |
| 1997 | 213 | 8 | Detroit Red Wings | Steve Wilejto | C | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 214 | 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | Marko Kauppinen | D | JyP HT Juniors | — | FIN |
| 1997 | 215 | 8 | New Jersey Devils | Scott Clemmensen | G | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 216 | 8 | Dallas Stars | Alexei Komarov | D | Yaroslavl Torpedo | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 217 | 8 | Colorado Avalanche | Doug Schmidt | D | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | USA |
| 1997 | 218 | 9 | Boston Bruins | Eric Van Acker | D | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 219 | 9 | San Jose Sharks | Mark Smith | C | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 220 | 9 | Los Angeles Kings | Konrad Brand | D | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 221 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Jonathan Hedstrom | RW | Skelleftea | Sweden | SWE |
| 1997 | 222 | 9 | New York Islanders | Ryan Clark | D | Lincoln Stars | USHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 223 | 9 | Calgary Flames | Dustin Paul | RW | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 224 | 9 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Paul Comrie | C | U. of Denver | NCAA | CAN |
| 1997 | 225 | 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | Kent McDonell | RW | Guelph Storm | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 226 | 9 | Washington Capitals | Matt Oikawa | RW | St. Lawrence University | NCAA | CAN |
| 1997 | 227 | 9 | Vancouver Canucks | Peter Brady | G | Powell River Paper Kings | BCJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 228 | 9 | Montréal Canadiens | Jarl-Espen Ygranes | D | Furuset | Norway | NOR |
| 1997 | 229 | 9 | Ottawa Senators | Karel Rachunek | D | Zlin ZPS HC | Czech | CZE |
| 1997 | 230 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chris Feil | D | Ohio State U. | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 231 | 9 | Edmonton Oilers | Alexandre Fomitchev | G | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | RUS |
| 1997 | 232 | 9 | St. Louis Blues | Dmitri Plekhanov | D | Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik | Russia | RUS |
| 1997 | 233 | 9 | PHXPhoenix Coyotes | Wyatt Smith | C | U. of Minnesota | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 234 | 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Eric Lind | D | Avon Old Farms H.S. | Conn. | USA |
| 1997 | 235 | 9 | Anaheim Ducks | Tommi Degerman | C | Boston University | NCAA | FIN |
| 1997 | 236 | 9 | New York Rangers | Richard Miller | D | Providence College | NCAA | USA |
| 1997 | 237 | 9 | Florida Panthers | Benoit Cote | C | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 238 | 9 | Buffalo Sabres | Dylan Kemp | D | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 239 | 9 | Detroit Red Wings | Greg Willers | D | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 240 | 9 | Philadelphia Flyers | Par Styf | D | Modo Jrs. | Sweden | SWE |
| 1997 | 241 | 9 | New Jersey Devils | Jan Srdinko | D | — | Czech Republic | CZE |
| 1997 | 242 | 9 | Dallas Stars | Brett McLean | C | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 243 | 9 | Colorado Avalanche | Kyle Kidney | LW | Salisbury School | HIGH-CT | USA |
| 1997 | 244 | 9 | St. Louis Blues | Marek Ivan | LW | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | CZE |
| 1997 | 245 | 9 | Colorado Avalanche | Stephen Lafleur | D | Belleville Bulls | OHL | CAN |
| 1997 | 246 | 9 | Boston Bruins | Jay Henderson | LW | Edmonton Ice | WHL | CAN |
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