1997 OHL Priority Selection
| ROUND: 1 |
2 | 3 |
4 | 5 |
6 | 7 |
8 | 9 |
10 | 11 |
12 | 13 |
14 | 15 |
16 | 17 |
18 | 19 |
20-24 |
1997 NHL Draft |
|
| 1. | St. Michael's | Charlie Stephens | C |
Leamington Flyers (OHA Jr. B) | Nilestown,
Ontario |
| 2. | London | John Erskine | D | Quinte Hawks
(MTJHL) | Ajax, Ontario |
| 3. | North Bay | Brett Angel | D | Kingston
Voyageurs (OPJHL) | Kingston, Ontario |
| 4. | Sudbury | Taylor Pyatt | LW |
Thunder Bay Bantams (OMHA Bantam) |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 5. | Belleville | Jonathan Cheechoo | RW |
Kitchener Dutchmen (OHA Jr. B) | Moose
Factory, Ont. |
| 6. | Erie | Tim Connolly | C | Syracuse Jr.
Crunch (MTJHL) | Baldwinsville, N.Y. |
| 7. | Kingston | Jamie Young | C |
Thunder Bay Bantams (OMHA Bantam) |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 8. | Owen Sound | Dave Stephenson | D |
Cambridge Winterhawks (OHA Jr. B) |
Woodstock, Ontario |
| 9. | Plymouth | David Legwand | C | Detroit
Compuware (NAHL) | Grosse Pte. Woods, Mi. |
| 10. | Windsor | Mike Rupp | LW | Lakewood St.
Edward (Ohio HS) | Brunswick, Ohio |
| 11. | Barrie | Adam DeLeeuw | LW | Brampton
Capitals (OPJHL) | Brampton, Ontario |
| 12. | Guelph | Dusty Jamieson | LW | St.
Thomas Stars (OHA Jr. B) | Forest, Ontario |
| 13. | Sarnia | Robb Palahnuk | LW | Elmira
Sugar Kings (OHA Jr. B) | Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont. |
| 14. | Kitchener | Barry Graham | D |
Thunder Bay Bantams (OMHA Bantam) |
Murillo, Ontario |
| 15. | Peterborough | Preston Mizzi | C |
Newmarket 87's (OPJHL) | Sault Ste. Marie,
Ont. |
| 16. | Sault Ste. Marie | Cory Pecker | RW |
Lac St. Louis Lions (Que. Midget) |
North York, Ontario |
| 17. | Oshawa | Brad Ralph | LW | Kanata Valley
Lasers (COJHL) | Richmond, Ontario |
| 18. | Ottawa | Jon Zion | D | Nepean Raiders
(COJHL) | Nepean, Ontario |
