1997 NHL Draft
Matt Cooke in the 1997 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Matt Cooke 144th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 6.
It was the eighth of the 12 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 1046, and only 9 have scored more points than his 398.
- Overall pick
- 144
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 10
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 141–147 in the 1997 draft
- 141Peter SarnoC7 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 142Kyle DafoeDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 143Henrik PetreDWSHWashington Capitals
- 144Matt CookeL1046 GP · 398 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 145Jonathan DesrochesDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 146Jeff SullivanDOTTOttawa Senators
- 147Heath GordonLCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
144th
of 246 players selected
84th
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
Matt Cooke made his NHL debut on October 14, 1998, 1 year and 115 days after the draft.
1046
Games
167
Goals
231
Assists
398
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1997 draft
- 10Brad FerenceD250 GP · 34 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 34Ryan BonniD3 GP · 0 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 36Harold DrukenC146 GP · 63 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 64Kyle FreadrichL23 GP · 1 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 90Chris StanleyCVANVancouver Canucks
- 114David DarguzasLVANVancouver Canucks
- 117Matt CockellGVANVancouver Canucks
- 144Matt CookeL1046 GP · 398 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 148Larry ShapleyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 171Rod LerouxDVANVancouver Canucks
- 201Denis MartynyukLVANVancouver Canucks
- 227Peter BradyGVANVancouver Canucks