1997 NHL Draft
Johan Holmqvist in the 1997 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Johan Holmqvist 175th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 7.
He was the twelfth of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the ninth of the 12 picks New York Rangers made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 99 games put him 51st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 175
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 14
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 172–178 in the 1997 draft
- 172Ben GuiteR175 GP · 45 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 173Robin BaculROTTOttawa Senators
- 174Jerad SmithDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 175Johan HolmqvistG99 GP · 48 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 176Kevin BolibruckDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 177Ladislav NagyL435 GP · 311 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 178Tony MohagenLANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
12th
of 15 Swedes selected
14th
of 19 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 18Michael HolmqvistC156 GP · 35 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 47Kristian HuseliusL662 GP · 451 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 48Henrik TallinderD678 GP · 142 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 54Mattias KarlinCBOSBoston Bruins
- 70Erik AnderssonR12 GP · 3 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 94Jonas ElofssonDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 105Marc KristofferssonLDALDallas Stars
- 119Magnus ArvedsonL434 GP · 225 POTTOttawa Senators
- 129John WikstromDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 134Johan LindbomL38 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Johan Holmqvist made his NHL debut on October 27, 2000, 3 years and 128 days after the draft.
99
Games
48
Wins
3
Shutouts
.890
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Rangers picks in the 1997 draft
- 19Stefan CherneskiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 46Wes JarvisDNYRNew York Rangers
- 73Burke HenryD39 GP · 8 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 93Tomi KallarssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 126Jason McLeanGNYRNew York Rangers
- 134Johan LindbomL38 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 136Mike YorkL579 GP · 322 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 154Shawn DegagneGNYRNew York Rangers
- 175Johan HolmqvistG99 GP · 48 WNYRNew York Rangers
- 182Mike MottauD321 GP · 58 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 210Andrew ProskurnickiLNYRNew York Rangers
- 236Richard MillerDNYRNew York Rangers