1997 NHL Draft
Quintin Laing in the 1997 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected Quintin Laing 102nd overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 4.
It was the third of the 8 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 79 games put him 56th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 102
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 22
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 99–105 in the 1997 draft
- 99Sean BlanchardDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 100Ryan ReadyL7 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 101Luc TheoretDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 102Quintin LaingL79 GP · 11 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 103Mikhail ChernovDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 104Lucas NehrlingDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 105Marc KristofferssonLDALDallas Stars
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
102nd
of 246 players selected
61st
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
Quintin Laing made his NHL debut on February 29, 2004, 6 years and 253 days after the draft.
79
Games
3
Goals
8
Assists
11
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1997 draft
- 49Yuri ButsayevL99 GP · 14 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 102Quintin LaingL79 GP · 11 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 129John WikstromDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 157B.J. YoungR1 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 186Mike LacebyCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 213Steve WilejtoCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 239Greg WillersDDETDetroit Red Wings