1997 NHL Draft
Pat Kavanagh in the 1997 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Pat Kavanagh 50th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 8 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 14 games put him 82nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 50
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 24
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 47–53 in the 1997 draft
- 47Kristian HuseliusL662 GP · 451 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 48Henrik TallinderD678 GP · 142 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 49Yuri ButsayevL99 GP · 14 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 50Pat KavanaghR14 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 51Dmitri KokorevDCGYCalgary Flames
- 52Roman LyashenkoC139 GP · 23 PDALDallas Stars
- 53Graham BelakLCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
50th
of 246 players selected
30th
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
Pat Kavanagh made his NHL debut in the playoffs on April 14, 2001, 3 years and 297 days after the draft.
14
Games
2
Goals
0
Assists
2
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1997 draft
- 30Jean-Marc PelletierG7 GP · 1 WPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 50Pat KavanaghR14 GP · 2 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 62Kris MalletteDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 103Mikhail ChernovDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 158Jordon FlodellDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 164Todd FedorukL545 GP · 97 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 214Marko KauppinenDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 240Par StyfDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers