1997 NHL Draft
John Tripp in the 1997 NHL Draft
Calgary Flames selected John Tripp 42nd overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 16th pick of round 2.
It was the third of the 12 picks Calgary Flames made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 43 games put him 64th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 42
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 16
- Drafting team
- CGYCalgary Flames
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
Colorado Avalanche had already picked him in 1995, 77th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 39–45 in the 1997 draft
- 39Jeremy ReichC99 GP · 6 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 40Tyler RennetteCSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 41Patrick DovigiGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 42John TrippR43 GP · 9 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 43Juha GustafssonDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 44Brian GaffaneyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 45Maxim BalmochnykhL6 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
42nd
of 246 players selected
26th
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
John Tripp made his NHL debut on January 8, 2003, 5 years and 201 days after the draft.
43
Games
2
Goals
7
Assists
9
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Calgary Flames picks in the 1997 draft
- 6Daniel TkaczukC19 GP · 11 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 32Evan LindsayGCGYCalgary Flames
- 42John TrippR43 GP · 9 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 51Dmitri KokorevDCGYCalgary Flames
- 60Derek SchutzCCGYCalgary Flames
- 70Erik AnderssonR12 GP · 3 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 92Chris St. CroixDCGYCalgary Flames
- 100Ryan ReadyL7 GP · 1 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 113Martin MoiseLCGYCalgary Flames
- 140Ilja DemidovDCGYCalgary Flames
- 167Jeremy RondeauLCGYCalgary Flames
- 223Dustin PaulRCGYCalgary Flames