1997 NHL Draft

Steve Gainey in the 1997 NHL Draft

Dallas Stars selected Steve Gainey 77th overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 3.

It was the third of the 9 picks Dallas Stars made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 33 games put him 70th in the class.

Overall pick: 77
Round and pick: Round 3, pick 24
Drafting team: DALDallas Stars
Date: June 21, 1997
Age at the draft: 18 years

The picks around it

Picks 74–80 in the 1997 draft

74Nick SmithC15 GP · 0 PFLAFlorida Panthers
75Jeff MartinCBUFBuffalo Sabres
76Petr SykoraC12 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
77Steve GaineyL33 GP · 2 PDALDallas Stars
78Ville NieminenL385 GP · 117 PCOLColorado Avalanche
79Robert SchnabelD22 GP · 3 PNYINew York Islanders
80Francis LessardR115 GP · 4 PCARCarolina Hurricanes

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1997 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1997 class

77th

of 246 players selected

48th

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

The 1997 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Steve Gainey made his NHL debut on February 1, 2001, 3 years and 225 days after the draft.

Games

Goals

Assists

Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Picks 74–80 in the 1997 draft

Where he came in the 1997 class

First off the board

The road to the NHL

Dallas Stars picks in the 1997 draft