1997 NHL Draft
Magnus Arvedson in the 1997 NHL Draft
Ottawa Senators selected Magnus Arvedson 119th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 13th pick of round 5.
He was the eighth of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the fourth 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 434 games put him 29th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 119
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 13
- Drafting team
- OTTOttawa Senators
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 25 years
The picks around it
Picks 116–122 in the 1997 draft
- 116Kevin CaulfieldRWSHWashington Capitals
- 117Matt CockellGVANVancouver Canucks
- 118Konstantin SidulovDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 119Magnus ArvedsonL434 GP · 225 POTTOttawa Senators
- 120Peter GardinerRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 121Jason ChimeraL1107 GP · 415 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 122Gennady RazinDMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
8th
of 15 Swedes selected
71st
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
Magnus Arvedson made his NHL debut on October 1, 1997, 102 days after the draft.
434
Games
100
Goals
125
Assists
225
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