1997 NHL Draft
Michel Riesen in the 1997 NHL Draft
Edmonton Oilers selected Michel Riesen 14th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 3 Swiss players selected that year. It was the first of the 10 picks Edmonton Oilers made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 12 games put him 84th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 14
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 14
- Drafting team
- EDMEdmonton Oilers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 11–17 in the 1997 draft
- 11Jason WardR336 GP · 81 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 12Marian HossaR1309 GP · 1134 POTTOttawa Senators
- 13Daniel ClearyR938 GP · 387 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 14Michel RiesenL12 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 15Matt ZultekCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 16Ty JonesR14 GP · 0 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 17Robert DomeL53 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
1st
of 3 Swiss players selected
9th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swiss players selected
- 14Michel RiesenL12 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 161David AebischerG214 GP · 106 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 209Rene StussiCANAAnaheim Ducks
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Michel Riesen made his NHL debut on October 6, 2000, 3 years and 107 days after the draft.
12
Games
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Edmonton Oilers picks in the 1997 draft
- 14Michel RiesenL12 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 41Patrick DovigiGEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 68Sergei YerkovichDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 94Jonas ElofssonDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 121Jason ChimeraL1107 GP · 415 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 141Peter SarnoC7 GP · 1 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 176Kevin BolibruckDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 187Chad HinzCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 205Chris KerrDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 231Alexandre FomitchevGEDMEdmonton Oilers