1997 NHL Draft
Scott Clemmensen in the 1997 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Scott Clemmensen 215th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 25th pick of round 8.
It was the seventh of the 8 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 191 games put him 43rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 215
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 25
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 212–218 in the 1997 draft
- 212Kamil PirosR28 GP · 8 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 213Steve WilejtoCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 214Marko KauppinenDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 215Scott ClemmensenG191 GP · 73 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 216Alexei KomarovDDALDallas Stars
- 217Doug SchmidtDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 218Eric Van AckerDBOSBoston Bruins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
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
Scott Clemmensen made his NHL debut on October 6, 2001, 4 years and 107 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1997 draft
- 24Jean-Francois DamphousseG6 GP · 1 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 38Stanislav GronC1 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 104Lucas NehrlingDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 131Jiri BicekR62 GP · 13 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 159Sascha GocD22 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 188Mathieu BenoitRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 215Scott ClemmensenG191 GP · 73 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 241Jan SrdinkoDNJDNew Jersey Devils