1997 NHL Draft
Rick Berry in the 1997 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Rick Berry 55th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 10 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 197 games put him 42nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 55
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 2
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 52–58 in the 1997 draft
- 52Roman LyashenkoC139 GP · 23 PDALDallas Stars
- 53Graham BelakLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 54Mattias KarlinCBOSBoston Bruins
- 55Rick BerryD197 GP · 15 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 56Vratislav CechDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 57Jeff FarkasC11 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 58Jani HurmeG76 GP · 29 WOTTOttawa Senators
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
55th
of 246 players selected
16th
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
Rick Berry made his NHL debut on January 7, 2001, 3 years and 200 days after the draft.
197
Games
2
Goals
13
Assists
15
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 1997 draft
- 26Kevin GrimesDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 53Graham BelakLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 55Rick BerryD197 GP · 15 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 78Ville NieminenL385 GP · 117 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 87Brad LarsenL294 GP · 48 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 133Aaron MiskovichCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 161David AebischerG214 GP · 106 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 217Doug SchmidtDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 243Kyle KidneyLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 245Stephen LafleurDCOLColorado Avalanche