1997 NHL Draft
Jani Hurme in the 1997 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Jani Hurme 58th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 3.
He was the fourth of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 76 games put him 57th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 58
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 5
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 22 years
The picks around it
Picks 55–61 in the 1997 draft
- 55Rick BerryD197 GP · 15 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 56Vratislav CechDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 57Jeff FarkasC11 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 58Jani HurmeG76 GP · 29 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 59Jarrett SmithCNYINew York Islanders
- 60Derek SchutzCCGYCalgary Flames
- 61Matt ElichR16 GP · 2 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
4th
of 12 Finns selected
7th
of 19 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Olli JokinenC1231 GP · 750 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 21Mika NoronenG71 GP · 23 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Juha GustafssonDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 58Jani HurmeG76 GP · 29 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 65Ilkka MikkolaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 78Ville NieminenL385 GP · 117 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 93Tomi KallarssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 132Teemo ElomoLDALDallas Stars
- 170Eero SomervuoriRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 191Antti LaaksonenL483 GP · 168 PBOSBoston Bruins
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Jani Hurme made his NHL debut on April 9, 2000, 2 years and 293 days after the draft.
76
Games
29
Wins
6
Shutouts
.906
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 1997 draft
- 12Marian HossaR1309 GP · 1134 POTTOttawa Senators
- 58Jani HurmeG76 GP · 29 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 66Josh LangfeldR143 GP · 32 POTTOttawa Senators
- 119Magnus ArvedsonL434 GP · 225 POTTOttawa Senators
- 146Jeff SullivanDOTTOttawa Senators
- 173Robin BaculROTTOttawa Senators
- 203Nick GillisROTTOttawa Senators
- 229Karel RachunekD371 GP · 140 POTTOttawa Senators