1997 NHL Draft
Karel Rachunek in the 1997 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Karel Rachunek 229th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 9.
He was the 14th of the 16 Czechs selected that year. It was the eighth and last 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 371 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 229
- Round and pick
- Round 9, pick 12
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 226–232 in the 1997 draft
- 226Matt OikawaRWSHWashington Capitals
- 227Peter BradyGVANVancouver Canucks
- 228Jarl-Espen YgranesDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 229Karel RachunekD371 GP · 140 POTTOttawa Senators
- 230Chris FeilDCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 231Alexandre FomitchevGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 232Dmitri PlekhanovDSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
14th
of 16 Czechs selected
82nd
of 91 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 56Vratislav CechDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 71Josef MelicharD349 GP · 49 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 79Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 85Petr MikaR3 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 98Jan HoracekDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 109Jan SulcCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 111Frantisek MrazekCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 112Karel BetikD3 GP · 2 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 152Petr HavelkaLPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Karel Rachunek made his NHL debut on October 31, 1999, 2 years and 132 days after the draft.
371
Games
22
Goals
118
Assists
140
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