1997 NHL Draft
Brad Larsen in the 1997 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Brad Larsen 87th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 10 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 294 games put him 37th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 87
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 7
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
Ottawa Senators had already picked him in 1995, 53rd overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 84–90 in the 1997 draft
- 84Adam MairC615 GP · 114 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Petr MikaR3 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 86Didier TremblayDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 87Brad LarsenL294 GP · 48 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 88Shane WillisR174 GP · 74 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 89Curtis CruickshankGWSHWashington Capitals
- 90Chris StanleyCVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
87th
of 246 players selected
55th
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
Brad Larsen made his NHL debut on March 21, 1998, 273 days after the draft.
294
Games
19
Goals
29
Assists
48
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 1997 draft
- 26Kevin GrimesDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 53Graham BelakLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 55Rick BerryD197 GP · 15 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 78Ville NieminenL385 GP · 117 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 87Brad LarsenL294 GP · 48 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 133Aaron MiskovichCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 161David AebischerG214 GP · 106 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 217Doug SchmidtDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 243Kyle KidneyLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 245Stephen LafleurDCOLColorado Avalanche