1997 NHL Draft
Jean-Francois Fortin in the 1997 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Jean-Francois Fortin 35th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 71 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 9
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 1997 draft
- 32Evan LindsayGCGYCalgary Flames
- 33Kyle KosDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 34Ryan BonniD3 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 35Jean-Francois FortinD71 GP · 5 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 36Harold DrukenC146 GP · 63 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 37Gregor BaumgartnerRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 38Stanislav GronC1 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
35th
of 246 players selected
10th
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
Jean-Francois Fortin made his NHL debut on January 9, 2002, 4 years and 202 days after the draft.
71
Games
1
Goals
4
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 1997 draft
- 9Nick BoyntonD605 GP · 144 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 35Jean-Francois FortinD71 GP · 5 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 89Curtis CruickshankGWSHWashington Capitals
- 116Kevin CaulfieldRWSHWashington Capitals
- 143Henrik PetreDWSHWashington Capitals
- 200Pierre-Luc TherrienGWSHWashington Capitals
- 226Matt OikawaRWSHWashington Capitals