1997 NHL Draft
Nick Smith in the 1997 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Nick Smith 74th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 3.
It was the fourth of the 10 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 80th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 74
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 21
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 71–77 in the 1997 draft
- 71Josef MelicharD349 GP · 49 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 72Jay LegaultLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 73Burke HenryD39 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 74Nick SmithC15 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 75Jeff MartinCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 77Steve GaineyL33 GP · 2 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
74th
of 246 players selected
45th
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
Nick Smith made his NHL debut on December 1, 2001, 4 years and 163 days after the draft.
15
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 1997 draft
- 20Mike BrownL34 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 47Kristian HuseliusL662 GP · 451 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 56Vratislav CechDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 74Nick SmithC15 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 95Ivan NovoseltsevR234 GP · 75 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 127Pat ParthenaisDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 155Keith DelaneyCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 183Tyler PalmerDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 211Doug SchuellerDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 237Benoit CoteCFLAFlorida Panthers