1997 NHL Draft
Brian Campbell in the 1997 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Brian Campbell 156th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 6.
It was the seventh of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 5 of them have played more games than his 1082, and only 6 have scored more points than his 504.
- Overall pick
- 156
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 22
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 153–159 in the 1997 draft
- 153Andrei SkopintsevD40 GP · 6 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 154Shawn DegagneGNYRNew York Rangers
- 155Keith DelaneyCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 156Brian CampbellD1082 GP · 504 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 157B.J. YoungR1 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 158Jordon FlodellDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 159Sascha GocD22 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
156th
of 246 players selected
56th
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
Brian Campbell made his NHL debut on October 2, 1999, 2 years and 103 days after the draft.
1082
Games
87
Goals
417
Assists
504
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1997 draft
- 21Mika NoronenG71 GP · 23 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 48Henrik TallinderD678 GP · 142 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 69Maxim AfinogenovR651 GP · 395 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 75Jeff MartinCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 101Luc TheoretDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 128Torrey DirobertoCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 156Brian CampbellD1082 GP · 504 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 184Jeremy AdduonoRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 212Kamil PirosR28 GP · 8 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 238Dylan KempDBUFBuffalo Sabres