NHL Draft · first round
1997 NHL Draft: the first round
Joe Thornton went first overall to Boston Bruins. Every first-round pick of 1997, with where each player was drafted from.
First-round picks24
First overallJoe ThorntonBoston Bruins · C
Countries7CAN 14 · USA 3 · FIN 2
Most fromCHL17 of 24 picks
24 picks
Team codes are the franchise that made the pick, as it was named then. Names link to player pages for players in our tables.
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