1997 NHL Draft
Jeff Farkas in the 1997 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Jeff Farkas 57th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 4th pick of round 3.
It was the first of the 8 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 11 games put him 87th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 57
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 4
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 54–60 in the 1997 draft
- 54Mattias KarlinCBOSBoston Bruins
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
57th
of 246 players selected
34th
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
Jeff Farkas made his NHL debut in the playoffs on May 3, 2000, 2 years and 317 days after the draft.
11
Games
0
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1997 draft
- 57Jeff FarkasC11 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 84Adam MairC615 GP · 114 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 111Frantisek MrazekCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 138Eric GooldyLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 165Hugo MarchandDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 190Shawn ThorntonL705 GP · 102 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 194Russ BartlettCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 221Jonathan HedströmR83 GP · 27 PTORToronto Maple Leafs