1997 NHL Draft
Ben Clymer in the 1997 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Ben Clymer 27th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 12 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 438 games put him 27th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 27
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 24–30 in the 1997 draft
- 24Jean-Francois DamphousseG6 GP · 1 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 25Brenden MorrowL991 GP · 575 PDALDallas Stars
- 26Kevin GrimesDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 27Ben ClymerR438 GP · 129 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 28Brad DefauwL9 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 29Scott BarneyC27 GP · 11 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 30Jean-Marc PelletierG7 GP · 1 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
27th
of 246 players selected
17th
of 136 forwards 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
Ben Clymer made his NHL debut on October 16, 1999, 2 years and 117 days after the draft.
438
Games
52
Goals
77
Assists
129
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 1997 draft
- 1Joe ThorntonC1714 GP · 1539 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 8Sergei SamsonovL888 GP · 571 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 27Ben ClymerR438 GP · 129 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 54Mattias KarlinCBOSBoston Bruins
- 63Lee GorenR67 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 81Karol BartanusRBOSBoston Bruins
- 135Denis TimofeevDBOSBoston Bruins
- 162Joel TrottierRBOSBoston Bruins
- 180Jim BaxterDBOSBoston Bruins
- 191Antti LaaksonenL483 GP · 168 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 218Eric Van AckerDBOSBoston Bruins
- 246Jay HendersonL33 GP · 4 PBOSBoston Bruins