1997 NHL Draft
Jason Ward in the 1997 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected Jason Ward 11th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 11 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 336 games put him 35th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 11
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 11
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 8–14 in the 1997 draft
- 8Sergei SamsonovL888 GP · 571 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 9Nick BoyntonD605 GP · 144 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 10Brad FerenceD250 GP · 34 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 11Jason WardR336 GP · 81 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 12Marian HossaR1309 GP · 1134 POTTOttawa Senators
- 13Daniel ClearyR938 GP · 387 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 14Michel RiesenL12 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
11th
of 246 players selected
6th
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
Jason Ward made his NHL debut on December 3, 1999, 2 years and 165 days after the draft.
336
Games
36
Goals
45
Assists
81
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 1997 draft
- 11Jason WardR336 GP · 81 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 37Gregor BaumgartnerRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 65Ilkka MikkolaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 91Daniel TetraultDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 118Konstantin SidulovDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 122Gennady RazinDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 145Jonathan DesrochesDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 172Ben GuiteR175 GP · 45 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 197Petr KubosDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 202Andrei SidyakinRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 228Jarl-Espen YgranesDMTLMontréal Canadiens