1997 NHL Draft
Burke Henry in the 1997 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Burke Henry 73rd overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 20th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 39 games put him 66th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 73
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 20
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 70–76 in the 1997 draft
- 70Erik AnderssonR12 GP · 3 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 71Josef MelicharD349 GP · 49 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 72Jay LegaultLANAAnaheim Ducks
- 73Burke HenryD39 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 74Nick SmithC15 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 75Jeff MartinCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
73rd
of 246 players selected
22nd
of 91 defensemen 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
Burke Henry made his NHL debut on February 20, 2003, 5 years and 244 days after the draft.
39
Games
2
Goals
6
Assists
8
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1997 draft
- 19Stefan CherneskiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 46Wes JarvisDNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Burke HenryD39 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 93Tomi KallarssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 126Jason McLeanGNYRNew York Rangers
- 134Johan LindbomL38 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 136Mike YorkL579 GP · 322 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 154Shawn DegagneGNYRNew York Rangers
- 175Johan HolmqvistG99 GP · 48 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 182Mike MottauD321 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 210Andrew ProskurnickiLNYRNew York Rangers
- 236Richard MillerDNYRNew York Rangers