1997 NHL Draft
Mike Brown in the 1997 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Mike Brown 20th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft.
It was the first 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 34 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 20
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 20
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 17–23 in the 1997 draft
- 17Robert DomeL53 GP · 14 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
20th
of 246 players selected
15th
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
Mike Brown made his NHL debut on November 21, 2000, 3 years and 153 days after the draft.
34
Games
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
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