1997 NHL Draft
Petr Mika in the 1997 NHL Draft
New York Islanders selected Petr Mika 85th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 5th pick of round 4.
He was the fifth of the 16 Czechs selected that year. It was the sixth of the 11 picks New York Islanders made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 96th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 85
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 5
- Drafting team
- NYINew York Islanders
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 82–88 in the 1997 draft
- 82Adam ColagiacomoRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 83Joe CorvoD708 GP · 310 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 84Adam MairC615 GP · 114 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 85Petr MikaR3 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 86Didier TremblayDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 87Brad LarsenL294 GP · 48 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 88Shane WillisR174 GP · 74 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
5th
of 16 Czechs selected
54th
of 136 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Czechs selected
- 56Vratislav CechDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 71Josef MelicharD349 GP · 49 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 79Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 85Petr MikaR3 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 98Jan HoracekDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 109Jan SulcCTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 111Frantisek MrazekCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 112Karel BetikD3 GP · 2 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 152Petr HavelkaLPITPittsburgh Penguins
+ 6 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Petr Mika made his NHL debut on March 21, 2000, 2 years and 274 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New York Islanders picks in the 1997 draft
- 4Roberto LuongoG1044 GP · 489 WNYINew York Islanders
- 5Eric BrewerD1009 GP · 271 PNYINew York Islanders
- 31Jeff ZehrL4 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 59Jarrett SmithCNYINew York Islanders
- 79Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
- 85Petr MikaR3 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 115Adam EdingerCNYINew York Islanders
- 139Bobby LeavinsLNYINew York Islanders
- 166Kris KnoblauchLNYINew York Islanders
- 196Jeremy SymingtonGNYINew York Islanders
- 222Ryan ClarkDNYINew York Islanders