1997 NHL Draft
Olli Jokinen in the 1997 NHL Draft
Los Angeles Kings selected Olli Jokinen 3rd overall in the 1997 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 12 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 9 picks Los Angeles Kings made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 3 of them have played more games than his 1231, and only 3 have scored more points than his 750.
- Overall pick
- 3
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 3
- Drafting team
- LAKLos Angeles Kings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–6 in the 1997 draft
- 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
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
1st
of 12 Finns selected
3rd
of 136 forwards 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
Olli Jokinen made his NHL debut on October 1, 1997, 102 days after the draft.
1231
Games
321
Goals
429
Assists
750
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Los Angeles Kings picks in the 1997 draft
- 3Olli JokinenC1231 GP · 750 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 15Matt ZultekCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 29Scott BarneyC27 GP · 11 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 83Joe CorvoD708 GP · 310 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 99Sean BlanchardDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 137Richard SeeleyDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 150Jeff KatcherDLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 193Jay KopischkeLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 220Konrad BrandDLAKLos Angeles Kings