1997 NHL Draft
Henrik Tallinder in the 1997 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Henrik Tallinder 48th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 22nd pick of round 2.
He was the third of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 678 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 48
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 22
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 45–51 in the 1997 draft
- 45Maxim BalmochnykhL6 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 46Wes JarvisDNYRNew York Rangers
- 47Kristian HuseliusL662 GP · 451 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 48Henrik TallinderD678 GP · 142 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 49Yuri ButsayevL99 GP · 14 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 50Pat KavanaghR14 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 51Dmitri KokorevDCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
3rd
of 15 Swedes selected
14th
of 91 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 18Michael HolmqvistC156 GP · 35 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 47Kristian HuseliusL662 GP · 451 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 48Henrik TallinderD678 GP · 142 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 54Mattias KarlinCBOSBoston Bruins
- 70Erik AnderssonR12 GP · 3 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 94Jonas ElofssonDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 105Marc KristofferssonLDALDallas Stars
- 119Magnus ArvedsonL434 GP · 225 POTTOttawa Senators
- 129John WikstromDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 134Johan LindbomL38 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Henrik Tallinder made his NHL debut on April 12, 2002, 4 years and 295 days after the draft.
678
Games
28
Goals
114
Assists
142
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1997 draft
- 21Mika NoronenG71 GP · 23 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 48Henrik TallinderD678 GP · 142 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 69Maxim AfinogenovR651 GP · 395 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 75Jeff MartinCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 101Luc TheoretDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 128Torrey DirobertoCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 156Brian CampbellD1082 GP · 504 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 184Jeremy AdduonoRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 212Kamil PirosR28 GP · 8 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 238Dylan KempDBUFBuffalo Sabres