1997 NHL Draft
Niklas Nordgren in the 1997 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Niklas Nordgren 195th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 8.
He was the 13th of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the seventh of the 9 picks Carolina Hurricanes made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 58 games put him 62nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 195
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 192–198 in the 1997 draft
- 192Cam SeversonL37 GP · 3 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 193Jay KopischkeLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 194Russ BartlettCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 195Niklas NordgrenL58 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 196Jeremy SymingtonGNYINew York Islanders
- 197Petr KubosDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 198Shawn SkolneyDTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
13th
of 15 Swedes selected
113th
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
Niklas Nordgren made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 8 years and 106 days after the draft.
58
Games
4
Goals
2
Assists
6
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Carolina Hurricanes picks in the 1997 draft
- 22Nikos TseliosD2 GP · 0 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 28Brad DefauwL9 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 80Francis LessardR115 GP · 4 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 88Shane WillisR174 GP · 74 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 142Kyle DafoeDCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 169Andrew MerrickCCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 195Niklas NordgrenL58 GP · 6 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 199Randy FitzgeraldLCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 225Kent McDonellR32 GP · 3 PCARCarolina Hurricanes