1997 NHL Draft
Johan Lindbom in the 1997 NHL Draft
New York Rangers selected Johan Lindbom 134th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 5.
He was the tenth of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the sixth 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 38 games put him 67th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 134
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 28
- Drafting team
- NYRNew York Rangers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 25 years
The picks around it
Picks 131–137 in the 1997 draft
- 131Jiri BicekR62 GP · 13 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 132Teemo ElomoLDALDallas Stars
- 133Aaron MiskovichCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 134Johan LindbomL38 GP · 4 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 135Denis TimofeevDBOSBoston Bruins
- 136Mike YorkL579 GP · 322 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 137Richard SeeleyDLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
10th
of 15 Swedes selected
79th
of 136 forwards 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 Lindbom made his NHL debut on November 12, 1997, 144 days after the draft.
38
Games
1
Goals
3
Assists
4
Points
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