1997 NHL Draft

Kristian Huselius in the 1997 NHL Draft

Florida Panthers selected Kristian Huselius 47th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 2.

He was the second of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 10 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 662 games put him 19th in the class, but only 7 have scored more points than his 451.

Overall pick: 47
Round and pick: Round 2, pick 21
Drafting team: FLAFlorida Panthers
Date: June 21, 1997
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 44–50 in the 1997 draft

44Brian GaffaneyDPITPittsburgh Penguins
45Maxim BalmochnykhL6 GP · 1 PANAAnaheim Ducks
46Wes JarvisDNYRNew York Rangers
47Kristian HuseliusL662 GP · 451 PFLAFlorida Panthers
48Henrik TallinderD678 GP · 142 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
49Yuri ButsayevL99 GP · 14 PDETDetroit Red Wings
50Pat KavanaghR14 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1997 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1997 class

2nd

of 15 Swedes selected

28th

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

Every Swede in the 1997 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Kristian Huselius made his NHL debut on October 4, 2001, 4 years and 105 days after the draft.

662

Games

190

Goals

261

Assists

451

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Florida Panthers picks in the 1997 draft

20Mike BrownL34 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
47Kristian HuseliusL662 GP · 451 PFLAFlorida Panthers
56Vratislav CechDFLAFlorida Panthers
74Nick SmithC15 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
95Ivan NovoseltsevR234 GP · 75 PFLAFlorida Panthers
127Pat ParthenaisDFLAFlorida Panthers
155Keith DelaneyCFLAFlorida Panthers
183Tyler PalmerDFLAFlorida Panthers
211Doug SchuellerDFLAFlorida Panthers
237Benoit CoteCFLAFlorida Panthers