1997 NHL Draft
Josh Langfeld in the 1997 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Josh Langfeld 66th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 3.
It was the third of the 8 picks Ottawa Senators made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 143 games put him 48th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 66
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 13
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 63–69 in the 1997 draft
- 63Lee GorenR67 GP · 9 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 64Kyle FreadrichL23 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 65Ilkka MikkolaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 66Josh LangfeldR143 GP · 32 POTTOttawa Senators
- 67Mike SouzaLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 68Sergei YerkovichDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 69Maxim AfinogenovR651 GP · 395 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
66th
of 246 players selected
40th
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
Josh Langfeld made his NHL debut on March 30, 2002, 4 years and 282 days after the draft.
143
Games
9
Goals
23
Assists
32
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Ottawa Senators picks in the 1997 draft
- 12Marian HossaR1309 GP · 1134 POTTOttawa Senators
- 58Jani HurmeG76 GP · 29 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 66Josh LangfeldR143 GP · 32 POTTOttawa Senators
- 119Magnus ArvedsonL434 GP · 225 POTTOttawa Senators
- 146Jeff SullivanDOTTOttawa Senators
- 173Robin BaculROTTOttawa Senators
- 203Nick GillisROTTOttawa Senators
- 229Karel RachunekD371 GP · 140 POTTOttawa Senators