1997 NHL Draft
Daniel Cleary in the 1997 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Daniel Cleary 13th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 938 games put him 12th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 1997 draft
- 10Brad FerenceD250 GP · 34 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 11Jason WardR336 GP · 81 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 12Marian HossaR1309 GP · 1134 POTTOttawa Senators
- 13Daniel ClearyR938 GP · 387 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 14Michel RiesenL12 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 15Matt ZultekCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 16Ty JonesR14 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
13th
of 246 players selected
8th
of 136 forwards 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
Daniel Cleary made his NHL debut on October 1, 1997, 102 days after the draft.
938
Games
165
Goals
222
Assists
387
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 1997 draft
- 13Daniel ClearyR938 GP · 387 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 16Ty JonesR14 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 39Jeremy ReichC99 GP · 6 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 67Mike SouzaLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 110Benjamin SimonL81 GP · 4 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 120Peter GardinerRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 130Kyle CalderL590 GP · 294 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 147Heath GordonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 174Jerad SmithDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 204Sergei ShikhanovRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 230Chris FeilDCHIChicago Blackhawks