1997 NHL Draft
Mika Noronen in the 1997 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Mika Noronen 21st overall in the 1997 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 10 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 71 games put him 58th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1997 draft
- 18Michael HolmqvistC156 GP · 35 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 19Stefan CherneskiRNYRNew York Rangers
- 20Mike BrownL34 GP · 3 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 21Mika NoronenG71 GP · 23 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 22Nikos TseliosD2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 23Scott HannanD1055 GP · 217 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 24Jean-Francois DamphousseG6 GP · 1 WNJDNew Jersey Devils
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
2nd
of 12 Finns selected
2nd
of 19 goaltenders selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Olli JokinenC1231 GP · 750 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 21Mika NoronenG71 GP · 23 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 43Juha GustafssonDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 58Jani HurmeG76 GP · 29 WOTTOttawa Senators
- 65Ilkka MikkolaDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 78Ville NieminenL385 GP · 117 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 93Tomi KallarssonDNYRNew York Rangers
- 132Teemo ElomoLDALDallas Stars
- 170Eero SomervuoriRTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 191Antti LaaksonenL483 GP · 168 PBOSBoston Bruins
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mika Noronen made his NHL debut on October 5, 2000, 3 years and 106 days after the draft.
71
Games
23
Wins
3
Shutouts
.901
Save %
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1997 draft
- 21Mika NoronenG71 GP · 23 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 48Henrik TallinderD678 GP · 142 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 69Maxim AfinogenovR651 GP · 395 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 75Jeff MartinCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 101Luc TheoretDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 128Torrey DirobertoCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 156Brian CampbellD1082 GP · 504 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 184Jeremy AdduonoRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 212Kamil PirosR28 GP · 8 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 238Dylan KempDBUFBuffalo Sabres