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 |
| 271. | St. Michael's | Trent Baumgarten | D |
Gloucester Rangers (COJHL) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 272. | London | Ryan Simpson | D | Winchester
Hawks (OHA Jr. B) | Winchester, Ontario |
| 273. | North Bay | Joel Bergeron | RW |
Kapuskasing Midgets (OMHA Midget) |
Smooth Rock Falls |
| 274. | Sudbury | Richard Mantha | LW | Elliot
Lake Vikings (NOJHL) | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 275. | Belleville | Mike Gryp | LW | Aylmer
Aces (OHA Jr. B) | London, Ontario |
| 276. | Erie | Phil Osaer | G |
Detroit Little Caesars (Mich. AAA) |
Livonia, Michigan |
| 277. | Kingston | Yan Martel | G | Gloucester
Rangers (COJHL) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 278. | Owen Sound | Ryan Wilcox | C | Aylmer
Aces (OHA Jr. B) | London, Ontario |
| 279. | Plymouth | Milan Sloboda | LW |
Waterloo Siskins (OHA Jr. B) |
Mississauga, Ontario |
| 280. | Windsor | Curtis Watson | RW | Quinte
Midgets (OMHA Midget) | Foxboro, Ontario |
| 281. | Barrie | Jon Westover | LW |
Stoney Creek Warriors (OHA Jr. B) |
Burlington, Ontario |
| 282. | Guelph | Chris Welch | RW | Niagara
Scenic (MTJHL) | Tonawanda, N.Y. |
| 283. | Sarnia | Rod Upshall | LW |
West Newfoundland Mid. (Nfld. Midget) |
Corner Brook, Nfld. |
| 284. | Kitchener | Christian Brunet | C |
Hawkesbury Hawks (COJHL) | Hawkesbury,
Ontario |
| 285. | Peterborough | Rob Gordon | LW |
Lindsay Muskies (OPJHL) | Peterborough,
Ont. |
| 286. | Oshawa | Nathan Woods | D |
Woolwich Midgets (OMHA Midget) |
Woolwich, Ontario |
| 287. | Ottawa | Steve McFarlane | G | Hamilton
Kilty B's (OPJHL) | Hamilton, Ontario |