1997 NHL Draft
Shane Willis in the 1997 NHL Draft
Carolina Hurricanes selected Shane Willis 88th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 8th pick of round 4.
It was the fourth 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 174 games put him 45th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 88
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CARCarolina Hurricanes
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
Tampa Bay Lightning had already picked him in 1995, 56th overall, but he went unsigned and re-entered the draft.
The picks around it
Picks 85–91 in the 1997 draft
- 85Petr MikaR3 GP · 0 PNYINew York Islanders
- 86Didier TremblayDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 87Brad LarsenL294 GP · 48 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 88Shane WillisR174 GP · 74 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 89Curtis CruickshankGWSHWashington Capitals
- 90Chris StanleyCVANVancouver Canucks
- 91Daniel TetraultDMTLMontréal Canadiens
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
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
Shane Willis made his NHL debut on February 5, 1999, 1 year and 229 days after the draft.
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