1997 NHL Draft
Shawn Thornton in the 1997 NHL Draft
Toronto Maple Leafs selected Shawn Thornton 190th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 29th pick of round 7.
It was the sixth of the 8 picks Toronto Maple Leafs made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 705 games put him 17th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 190
- Round and pick
- Round 7, pick 29
- Drafting team
- TORToronto Maple Leafs
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 187–193 in the 1997 draft
- 187Chad HinzCEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 188Mathieu BenoitRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 189Jeff McKercherDDALDallas Stars
- 190Shawn ThorntonL705 GP · 102 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 191Antti LaaksonenL483 GP · 168 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 192Cam SeversonL37 GP · 3 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 193Jay KopischkeLLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1997 class
190th
of 246 players selected
108th
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
Shawn Thornton made his NHL debut on October 10, 2002, 5 years and 111 days after the draft.
705
Games
42
Goals
60
Assists
102
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Toronto Maple Leafs picks in the 1997 draft
- 57Jeff FarkasC11 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 84Adam MairC615 GP · 114 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 111Frantisek MrazekCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 138Eric GooldyLTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 165Hugo MarchandDTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 190Shawn ThorntonL705 GP · 102 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 194Russ BartlettCTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 221Jonathan HedströmR83 GP · 27 PTORToronto Maple Leafs