1997 NHL Draft
Nikos Tselios in the 1997 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Nikos Tselios 22nd overall in the 1997 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 2 games put him 99th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 22
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 22
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 19–25 in the 1997 draft
- 19Stefan CherneskiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 20Mike BrownL34 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 21Mika NoronenG71 GP · 23 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 22Nikos TseliosD2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 23Scott HannanD1055 GP · 217 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 24Jean-Francois DamphousseG6 GP · 1 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Brenden MorrowL991 GP · 575 PDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
22nd
of 246 players selected
5th
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
Nikos Tselios made his NHL debut on April 12, 2002, 4 years and 295 days after the draft.
2
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 1997 draft
- 22Nikos TseliosD2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 28Brad DefauwL9 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 80Francis LessardR115 GP · 4 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 88Shane WillisR174 GP · 74 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 142Kyle DafoeDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 169Andrew MerrickCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 195Niklas NordgrenL58 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 199Randy FitzgeraldLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 225Kent McDonellR32 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes