1997 NHL Draft
Brenden Morrow in the 1997 NHL Draft
Dallas Stars selected Brenden Morrow 25th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 10 of them have played more games than his 991, and only 4 have scored more points than his 575.
- Overall pick
- 25
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 25
- Drafting team
- DALDallas Stars
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 22–28 in the 1997 draft
- 22Nikos TseliosD2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 23Scott HannanD1055 GP · 217 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
25th
of 246 players selected
16th
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
Brenden Morrow made his NHL debut on November 18, 1999, 2 years and 150 days after the draft.
991
Games
265
Goals
310
Assists
575
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Dallas Stars picks in the 1997 draft
- 25Brenden MorrowL991 GP · 575 PDALDallas Stars
- 52Roman LyashenkoC139 GP · 23 PDALDallas Stars
- 77Steve GaineyL33 GP · 2 PDALDallas Stars
- 105Marc KristofferssonLDALDallas Stars
- 132Teemo ElomoLDALDallas Stars
- 160Alexei TimkinLDALDallas Stars
- 189Jeff McKercherDDALDallas Stars
- 216Alexei KomarovDDALDallas Stars
- 242Brett McLeanC385 GP · 162 PDALDallas Stars