1997 NHL Draft
Joe Corvo in the 1997 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Joe Corvo 83rd overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 3rd pick of round 4.
It was the fourth of the 9 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 708 games put him 16th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 83
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 3
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 80–86 in the 1997 draft
- 80Francis LessardR115 GP · 4 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 81Karol BartanusRBOSBoston Bruins
- 82Adam ColagiacomoRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 83Joe CorvoD708 GP · 310 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 84Adam MairC615 GP · 114 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Petr MikaR3 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 86Didier TremblayDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
83rd
of 246 players selected
24th
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
Joe Corvo made his NHL debut on December 14, 2002, 5 years and 176 days after the draft.
708
Games
92
Goals
218
Assists
310
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1997 draft
- 3Olli JokinenC1231 GP · 750 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 15Matt ZultekCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 29Scott BarneyC27 GP · 11 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 83Joe CorvoD708 GP · 310 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 99Sean BlanchardDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 137Richard SeeleyDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 150Jeff KatcherDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 193Jay KopischkeLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 220Konrad BrandDLAKLos Angeles Kings