1997 NHL Draft
Andrew Ference in the 1997 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Andrew Ference 208th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 18th pick of round 8.
It was the eighth of the 9 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 907 games put him 13th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 208
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 18
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 205–211 in the 1997 draft
- 205Chris KerrDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 206Bobby HaglundLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 207Alex AndreyevDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 208Andrew FerenceD907 GP · 225 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 209Rene StussiCANAAnaheim Ducks
- 210Andrew ProskurnickiLNYRNew York Rangers
- 211Doug SchuellerDFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
208th
of 246 players selected
73rd
of 91 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Joe ThorntonC1714 GP · 1539 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 2Patrick MarleauC1779 GP · 1197 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3Olli JokinenC1231 GP · 750 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 4Roberto LuongoG1044 GP · 489 WNYINew York Islanders
- 5Eric BrewerD1009 GP · 271 PNYINew York Islanders
- 6Daniel TkaczukC19 GP · 11 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Paul MaraD734 GP · 253 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 8Sergei SamsonovL888 GP · 571 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 9Nick BoyntonD605 GP · 144 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 10Brad FerenceD250 GP · 34 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 236 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Andrew Ference made his NHL debut on October 1, 1999, 2 years and 102 days after the draft.
907
Games
43
Goals
182
Assists
225
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1997 draft
- 17Robert DomeL53 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 44Brian GaffaneyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 71Josef MelicharD349 GP · 49 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 97Alexandre MathieuCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 124Harlan PrattDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 152Petr HavelkaLPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 179Mark MooreDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 208Andrew FerenceD907 GP · 225 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 234Eric LindDPITPittsburgh Penguins