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 |
| 37. | St. Michael's | Ryan Walsh | RW |
Cumberland Grads (COJHL) | Orleans, Ontario |
| 38. | London | Krys Barch | LW | Georgetown
Raiders (OPJHL) | Guelph, Ontario |
| 39. | North Bay | Alex Auld | G |
Thunder Bay Bantams (OMHA Bantam) |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 40. | Sudbury | Ryan Barnes | LW | Quinte
Hawks (MTJHL) | Dunnville, Ontario |
| 41. | Belleville | Brent Mulder | LW |
Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) | Brampton,
Ontario |
| 42. | Erie | Sean Dixon | D | Waterloo Midgets
(OMHA Midget) | Waterloo, Ontario |
| 43. | Kingston | Sean Griffin | D | Cumberland
Grads (COJHL) | Orleans, Ontario |
| 44. | Owen Sound | Randy Davidson | C | Ajax
Axemen (OPJHL) | Whitby, Ontario |
| 45. | Plymouth | Andy Burnham | RW |
New Liskeard Midgets (OMHA Midget) |
New Liskeard, Ont. |
| 46. | Owen Sound | Ryan Crane | D | Caledon
Canadians (MTJHL) | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 47. | Barrie | Jason Pinizzotto | RW |
Oakville Blades (OPJHL) | Mississauga,
Ontario |
| 48. | Windsor | Robin Boucher | C |
North Bay Midgets (OMHA Midget) |
Corbeil, Ontario |
| 49. | Erie | Jeff Kapitanchuk | RW |
Niagara Falls Canucks (OHA Jr. B) |
Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| 50. | Kitchener | Ryan Held | C | St. Thomas
Stars (OHA Jr. B) | Lambeth, Ontario |
| 51. | Peterborough | Mark Phibbs | LW |
Welland Cougars (OHA Jr. B) | Townsend,
Ontario |
| 52. | Oshawa | Richard Spence | D |
Oshawa Bantams (OMHA Bantam) |
Oshawa, Ontario |
| 53. | Oshawa | Drew Bucktooth | RW | Syracuse
Jr. Crunch (MTJHL) | Nedrow, N.Y. |
| 54. | Ottawa | Ian Jacobs | RW | Chatham
Maroons (OHA Jr. B) | Walpole Island, Ont. |