1997 NHL Draft
Ivan Novoseltsev in the 1997 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Ivan Novoseltsev 95th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 15th pick of round 4.
He was the seventh of the 19 Russians selected that year. It was the fifth of the 10 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 234 games put him 39th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 95
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 15
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 92–98 in the 1997 draft
- 92Chris St. CroixDCGYCalgary Flames
- 93Tomi KallarssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 94Jonas ElofssonDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 95Ivan NovoseltsevR234 GP · 75 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 96Scott McCallumDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 97Alexandre MathieuCPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 98Jan HoracekDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
7th
of 19 Russians selected
58th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 8Sergei SamsonovL888 GP · 571 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 45Maxim BalmochnykhL6 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 49Yuri ButsayevL99 GP · 14 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 51Dmitri KokorevDCGYCalgary Flames
- 52Roman LyashenkoC139 GP · 23 PDALDallas Stars
- 69Maxim AfinogenovR651 GP · 395 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 95Ivan NovoseltsevR234 GP · 75 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 103Mikhail ChernovDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 118Konstantin SidulovDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 135Denis TimofeevDBOSBoston Bruins
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Ivan Novoseltsev made his NHL debut on October 13, 1999, 2 years and 114 days after the draft.
234
Games
31
Goals
44
Assists
75
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 1997 draft
- 20Mike BrownL34 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 47Kristian HuseliusL662 GP · 451 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 56Vratislav CechDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 74Nick SmithC15 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 95Ivan NovoseltsevR234 GP · 75 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 127Pat ParthenaisDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 155Keith DelaneyCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 183Tyler PalmerDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 211Doug SchuellerDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 237Benoit CoteCFLAFlorida Panthers