1997–98 Ottawa Senators season

1997–98 Ottawa Senators
Division	5th Northeast
Conference	8th Eastern
1997–98 record	34–33–15
Home record	18–16–7
Road record	16–17–8
Goals for	193
Goals against	200
Team information
General Manager	Pierre Gauthier
Coach	Jacques Martin
Captain	Randy Cunneyworth
Alternate captains	Daniel Alfredsson Alexei Yashin
Arena	Corel Centre
Average attendance	16,686 per game (667,454 total)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexei Yashin (33)
Assists	Alexei Yashin (39)
Points	Alexei Yashin (72)
Penalties in minutes	Denny Lambert (250)
Plus/minus	Wade Redden (+17)
Wins	Damian Rhodes (19)
Goals against average	Ron Tugnutt (2.25)
<1996–97 1998–99>

The 1997–98 Ottawa Senators season would see the Senators face the challenge of improving on their very successful 1996–97 season, when they made the playoffs for the first time in team history. The 1997–98 season would be even more successful, as Ottawa finished over .500 for the first time in club history, qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year and won their first playoff series in modern club history. The Senators defeated the top-seeded New Jersey Devils in six games before falling to the Washington Capitals in five games in the second round.

Regular season

Alexei Yashin would lead the club offensively, with 72 points (33 goals, 39 assists) in 82 games. Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt would once again perform solidly in the Senators' net, helping set a club record for fewest goals allowed (200).

The Alexandre Daigle era came to an end midway through the season, as the Senators traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Vaclav Prospal and Pat Falloon.

Final standings

Northeast Division

No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	40	24	18	228	188	98
2	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	221	194	91
3	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	29	17	211	187	89
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	37	32	13	235	208	87
5	Ottawa Senators	82	34	33	15	193	200	83
6	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	41	8	200	219	74

Eastern Conference^[1]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	New Jersey Devils	ATL	82	48	23	11	225	166	107
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	NE	82	40	24	18	228	188	98
3	Philadelphia Flyers	ATL	82	42	29	11	242	193	95
4	Washington Capitals	ATL	82	40	30	12	219	202	92
5	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	221	194	91
6	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	36	29	17	211	187	89
7	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	37	32	13	235	208	87
8	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	34	33	15	193	200	83
9	Carolina Hurricanes	NE	82	33	41	8	200	219	74
10	New York Islanders	ATL	82	30	41	11	212	225	71
11	New York Rangers	ATL	82	25	39	18	197	231	68
12	Florida Panthers	ATL	82	24	43	15	203	256	63
13	Tampa Bay Lightning	ATL	82	17	55	10	151	269	44

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 1997–98 regular season as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed. Daniel Alfredsson, who missed 27 games in the regular season due to injuries, would lead the team with nine points (seven goals, two assists) in the playoffs and the club won its first round matchup, an upset win over the New Jersey Devils

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) New Jersey Devils

On paper, the series was a big mismatch, as the Devils had finished 24 points ahead in the standings. One American newspaper covering the playoffs did not even preview the series, expecting an easy win for the Devils.^[2] The Devils were characterized as arrogant, although the Devils and the Senators had split their season series. Devil Randy McKay, when asked which player on the Senators he respected, said, "To be honest, I'd have to see their (roster) list."^[3]

The series opened in New Jersey. In Game 1, the Senators got a 1–0 lead and held onto it until 3:24 was left in the third period, when Doug Gilmour scored to tie the game. After the goal, the Devils got several penalties in a row, including some in overtime. Although the Senators went 0–6 on the power play, they managed to win the game on an overtime winner from Bruce Gardiner at 5:58.^[4] In Game 2, the Devils won the game in large part due to the offence of Doug Gilmour, who assisted on the first goal and scored the second, game-winning goal and an empty netter to tie the series.^[5]

The series now moved to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4. In Game 3, Damian Rhodes played outstanding and Alexei Yashin scored the winner, 2:47 into overtime on the power play. According to Devils' goaltender Martin Brodeur, "It's Rhodes, that's the bottom line. He has been tremendous. We're getting the puck to him, we're getting rebounds, but he closes the door every time." Devils Head Coach Jacques Lemaire refused to appear for the post-game press conference.^[6] The Senators won Game 4, 4–3, on the strength of a hat-trick by Daniel Alfredsson. The Senators had led 4–1, but late goals by Scott Stevens and Doug Gilmour, with 69 seconds left, made it a close contest.^[7]

The series now returned to New Jersey, with the Devils on the brink of elimination. In Game 5, Brodeur stopped 22 of 23 shots and even assisted on a short-handed goal as the Devils won 3–1. Gilmour scored the game-winner and the Devils staved off elimination.^[8]

In Game 6, Janne Laukkanen scored the winner, giving the Senators the lead that was solidified when Igor Kravchuk scored into an empty net to complete the series upset, 4–2, for the Senators. After the game, Scott Stevens commented, "The bottom line is that they're an average team that played great. And we're an above average team that played poorly."^[2] The headlines from other newspapers labelled the playoff win a "titanic upset"^[9] and "sensational upset."^[10]

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Attendance
1	April 22	Ottawa	2 – 1 (OT)	New Jersey	1 – 0	18,457
2	April 24	Ottawa	1 – 3	New Jersey	1 – 1	19,040
3	April 26	New Jersey	1 – 2 (OT)	Ottawa	2 – 1	18,500
4	April 28	New Jersey	3 – 4	Ottawa	3 – 1	18,500
5	April 30	Ottawa	1 – 3	New Jersey	3 – 2	19,040
6	May 2	New Jersey	1 – 3	Ottawa	4 – 2	18,500

Ottawa wins series 4–2.

Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Washington Capitals

The Senators could not capitalize on their first-round win and the Capitals took the series in five games.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Attendance
1	May 7	Ottawa	2 – 4	Washington	0 – 1	17,941
2	May 9	Ottawa	1 – 6	Washington	0 – 2	19,740
3	May 11	Washington	3 – 4	Ottawa	1 – 2	18,500
4	May 13	Washington	2 – 0	Ottawa	1 – 3	18,500
5	May 15	Ottawa	0 – 3	Washington	1 – 4	19,740

Washington wins series 4–1

Awards and records

• Molson Cup - Alexei Yashin

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance
1	T	October 1, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	0–0–1	20,673
2	L	October 3, 1997	3–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	0–1–1	19,231
3	W	October 4, 1997	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	1–1–1	18,500
4	W	October 7, 1997	1–0	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	2–1–1	16,073
5	T	October 10, 1997	1–1 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	2–1–2	17,174
6	L	October 12, 1997	4–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	2–2–2	16,005
7	W	October 15, 1997	5–1	New York Rangers (1997–98)	3–2–2	17,111
8	W	October 17, 1997	4–2	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	4–2–2	13,681
9	W	October 19, 1997	3–1	Dallas Stars (1997–98)	5–2–2	14,354
10	W	October 22, 1997	6–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	6–2–2	15,726
11	T	October 23, 1997	2–2 OT	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	6–2–3	15,168
12	L	October 25, 1997	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	6–3–3	18,500
13	W	October 29, 1997	5–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	7–3–3	10,776
14	W	October 30, 1997	5–2	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	8–3–3	14,703
15	L	November 2, 1997	1–3	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	8–4–3	16,753
16	W	November 6, 1997	4–1	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	9–4–3	13,437
17	L	November 8, 1997	3–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	9–5–3	18,500
18	L	November 9, 1997	1–4	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	9–6–3	5,551
19	L	November 11, 1997	0–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	9–7–3	19,314
20	L	November 13, 1997	2–4	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	9–8–3	18,136
21	T	November 15, 1997	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	9–8–4	14,761
22	L	November 17, 1997	2–4	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	9–9–4	15,742
23	L	November 20, 1997	0–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	9–10–4	14,097
24	L	November 22, 1997	0–1	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	9–11–4	17,113
25	L	November 26, 1997	1–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	9–12–4	19,983
26	W	November 27, 1997	3–1	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	10–12–4	13,671
27	L	November 29, 1997	2–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	10–13–4	18,251
28	W	December 2, 1997	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	11–13–4	8,141
29	W	December 4, 1997	3–2	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	12–13–4	14,108
30	W	December 6, 1997	3–0	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	13–13–4	15,285
31	L	December 11, 1997	1–2	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	13–14–4	14,961
32	L	December 13, 1997	1–3	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	13–15–4	14,290
33	W	December 15, 1997	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	14–15–4	14,155
34	L	December 16, 1997	1–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	14–16–4	7,317
35	W	December 18, 1997	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	15–16–4	14,437
36	L	December 20, 1997	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	15–17–4	20,910
37	W	December 22, 1997	4–1	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	16–17–4	10,227
38	W	December 23, 1997	4–3 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	17–17–4	18,500
39	W	December 27, 1997	3–0	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	18–17–4	17,921
40	L	December 31, 1997	0–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	18–18–4	15,636
41	T	January 1, 1998	0–0 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	18–18–5	13,714
42	L	January 3, 1998	2–7	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	18–19–5	18,500
43	L	January 5, 1998	1–4	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	18–20–5	6,055
44	W	January 7, 1998	2–0	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)	19–20–5	16,928
45	T	January 10, 1998	3–3 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	19–20–6	16,061
46	T	January 11, 1998	4–4 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	19–20–7	13,963
47	L	January 13, 1998	0–4	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	19–21–7	11,109
48	T	January 20, 1998	0–0 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	19–21–8	13,116
49	L	January 22, 1998	2–4	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	19–22–8	15,491
50	W	January 24, 1998	3–2	New York Islanders (1997–98)	20–22–8	18,327
51	W	January 26, 1998	2–1	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	21–22–8	13,804
52	L	January 27, 1998	1–6	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	21–23–8	14,183
53	T	January 29, 1998	2–2 OT	New York Rangers (1997–98)	21–23–9	18,500
54	W	January 31, 1998	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	22–23–9	21,273
55	L	February 2, 1998	0–1	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	22–24–9	15,675
56	L	February 4, 1998	0–2	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	22–25–9	15,302
57	W	February 5, 1998	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	23–25–9	18,500
58	T	February 7, 1998	2–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	23–25–10	18,500
59	L	February 25, 1998	2–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	23–26–10	16,142
60	L	February 28, 1998	4–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	23–27–10	17,233
61	L	March 1, 1998	1–2	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	23–28–10	17,463
62	W	March 5, 1998	4–2	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	24–28–10	18,500
63	W	March 7, 1998	2–1	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	25–28–10	18,036
64	W	March 11, 1998	5–3	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	26–28–10	15,539
65	W	March 14, 1998	4–0	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	27–28–10	18,500
66	L	March 16, 1998	4–5	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	27–29–10	18,200
67	T	March 18, 1998	4–4 OT	New York Islanders (1997–98)	27–29–11	17,403
68	T	March 20, 1998	1–1 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	27–29–12	18,500
69	L	March 22, 1998	2–5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	27–30–12	17,177
70	W	March 25, 1998	3–2 OT	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	28–30–12	18,200
71	L	March 27, 1998	1–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	28–31–12	19,172
72	T	March 29, 1998	1–1 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	28–31–13	14,322
73	T	April 2, 1998	3–3 OT	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	28–31–14	18,119
74	W	April 3, 1998	3–2	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	29–31–14	17,313
75	W	April 5, 1998	1–0	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	30–31–14	15,661
76	L	April 7, 1998	2–4	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	30–32–14	18,226
77	W	April 9, 1998	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	31–32–14	17,895
78	T	April 11, 1998	4–4 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	31–32–15	18,500
79	W	April 13, 1998	3–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	32–32–15	12,387
80	W	April 14, 1998	3–2	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	33–32–15	14,703
81	L	April 16, 1998	0–2	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	33–33–15	18,500
82	W	April 19, 1998	2–1	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	34–33–15	18,595

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Yashin, AlexeiAlexei Yashin	C	82	33	39	72	24	6	5	0	6
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern	RW	81	24	24	48	42	1	8	2	4
Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson	RW	55	17	28	45	18	7	7	0	7
Kravchuk, IgorIgor Kravchuk	D	81	8	27	35	8	-19	3	1	1
Dackell, AndreasAndreas Dackell	RW	82	15	18	33	24	-11	3	2	2
Arvedson, MagnusMagnus Arvedson	LW	61	11	15	26	36	2	0	1	0
Zholtok, SergeiSergei Zholtok	C	78	10	13	23	16	-7	7	0	1
Redden, WadeWade Redden	D	80	8	14	22	27	17	3	0	2
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen	D	60	4	17	21	64	-15	2	0	2
Lambert, DennyDenny Lambert	LW	72	9	10	19	250	4	0	0	1
Van Allen, ShaunShaun Van Allen	C	80	4	15	19	48	4	0	0	0
Gardiner, BruceBruce Gardiner	RW	55	7	11	18	50	2	0	0	0
Bonk, RadekRadek Bonk	C	65	7	9	16	16	-13	1	0	0
Daigle, AlexandreAlexandre Daigle	C	38	7	9	16	8	-7	4	0	2
Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips	D	72	5	11	16	38	2	2	0	2
York, JasonJason York	D	73	3	13	16	62	8	0	0	0
Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth	LW	71	2	11	13	63	-14	1	0	0
Pitlick, LanceLance Pitlick	D	69	2	7	9	50	8	0	0	0
Murray, ChrisChris Murray	RW	46	5	3	8	96	1	0	0	2
Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal	C	15	1	6	7	4	-1	0	0	0
Falloon, PatPat Falloon	RW	28	3	3	6	8	-11	2	0	0
Neckar, StanStan Neckar	D	60	2	2	4	31	-14	0	0	0
Crowe, PhilPhil Crowe	LW	9	3	0	3	24	3	0	0	1
Armstrong, DerekDerek Armstrong	C	9	2	0	2	9	1	0	0	1
Hill, SeanSean Hill	D	13	1	1	2	6	-3	0	0	0
Gustafsson, PerPer Gustafsson	D	9	0	1	1	6	3	0	0	0
Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa	RW	7	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0
Rhodes, DamianDamian Rhodes	G	50	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bicanek, RadimRadim Bicanek	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ciernik, IvanIvan Ciernik	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt	G	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vial, DennisDennis Vial	D/LW	19	0	0	0	45	0	0	0	0
Zent, JasonJason Zent	LW	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Rhodes, DamianDamian Rhodes	2743	50	19	19	7	107	2.34	5	1148	1041	.907
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt	2236	42	15	14	8	84	2.25	3	882	798	.905
Team:	4979	82	34	33	15	191	2.30	8	2030	1839	.906

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson	RW	11	7	2	9	20	-4	2	1	1
Yashin, AlexeiAlexei Yashin	C	11	5	3	8	8	-6	3	0	2
Kravchuk, IgorIgor Kravchuk	D	11	2	3	5	4		0	0	0
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen	D	11	2	2	4	8	-3	1	0	1
Gardiner, BruceBruce Gardiner	RW	11	1	3	4	2	-2	0	0	1
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern	RW	11	0	4	4	8	-6	0	0	0
Dackell, AndreasAndreas Dackell	RW	11	1	1	2	2	-4	1	0	0
York, JasonJason York	D	7	1	1	2	7	-2	1	0	0
Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips	D	11	0	2	2	2	-2	0	0	0
Redden, WadeWade Redden	D	9	0	2	2	2	-5	0	0	0
Zholtok, SergeiSergei Zholtok	C	11	0	2	2	0	-1	0	0	0
Murray, ChrisChris Murray	RW	11	1	0	1	8	-2	0	0	0
Arvedson, MagnusMagnus Arvedson	LW	11	0	1	1	6	-6	0	0	0
Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth	LW	6	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0
Pitlick, LanceLance Pitlick	D	11	0	1	1	17	-3	0	0	0
Van Allen, ShaunShaun Van Allen	C	11	0	1	1	10	-3	0	0	0
Bonk, RadekRadek Bonk	C	5	0	0	0	2	-3	0	0	0
Falloon, PatPat Falloon	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gustafsson, PerPer Gustafsson	D	1	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Lambert, DennyDenny Lambert	LW	11	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0
Neckar, StanStan Neckar	D	9	0	0	0	2	-4	0	0	0
Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal	C	6	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Rhodes, DamianDamian Rhodes	G	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Rhodes, DamianDamian Rhodes	590	10	5	5	21	2.14	0	236	215	.911
Tugnutt, RonRon Tugnutt	74	2	0	1	6	4.86	0	25	19	.760
Team:	664	11	5	6	27	2.44	0	261	234	.897

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Transactions

Trades

August 25, 1997	To St. Louis Blues Steve Duchesne	To Ottawa Senators Igor Kravchuk
November 18, 1997	To Carolina Hurricanes Sean Hill	To Ottawa Senators Chris Murray
January 17, 1998	To Philadelphia Flyers Alexandre Daigle	To Ottawa Senators Vaclav Prospal Pat Falloon Dallas' second-round pick 1998 Entry Draft (Chris Bala)
March 9, 1998	To Edmonton Oilers Frank Musil	To Ottawa Senators Scott Ferguson
March 17, 1998	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa's eighth-round pick 1998 Entry Draft (Dwight Wolfe)	To Ottawa Senators Per Gustafsson

Waivers

September 28, 1997

To New York Islanders Tom Chorske

Source: Ottawa Senators 2008–09 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2008. p. 188.

Free agents

Player	Former team
Marc Labelle	Dallas Stars
Clayton Beddoes	Boston Bruins
Derek Armstrong	New York Islanders

Roster

1997-98 Ottawa Senators
Goaltenders 1 – Damian Rhodes  31 – Ron Tugnutt		Defensemen 2 – Lance Pitlick  3 – Per Gustafsson  4 – Chris Phillips  5 – Sean Hill  6 – Wade Redden  21 – Dennis Vial  23 – Radim Bicanek  24 – Stan Neckar  27 – Janne Laukkanen  29 – Igor Kravchuk  33 – Jason York		Wingers 7 – Randy Cunneyworth  - C 10 – Andreas Dackell  11 – Daniel Alfredsson  - A 12 – Pat Falloon  15 – Shawn McEachern  17 – Chris Murray  18 – Marian Hossa  20 – Magnus Arvedson  25 – Bruce Gardiner  26 – Phil Crowe  28 – Denny Lambert  38 – Jason Zent  48 – Ivan Ciernik		Centres 9 – Alexandre Daigle  13 – Vaclav Prospal  14 – Radek Bonk  16 – Sergei Zholtok  19 – Alexei Yashin  - A 22 – Shaun Van Allen  42 – Derek Armstrong  GM: Pierre Gauthier Coach: Jacques Martin

Sources:

• "NHL.com - Player Search". NHL. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-09.

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	12	Marian Hossa	Slovakia	Dukla Trencin (Slovak Extraliga)
3	58	Jani Hurme	Finland	TPS (SM-liiga)
3	66	Josh Langfeld	United States	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5	119	Magnus Arvedson	Sweden	Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
6	146	Jeffrey Sullivan	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
7	173	Robin Bacul	Czech Republic	Slavia Prague (Czech Extraliga)
8	203	Nick Gillis	United States	Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)
9	229	Karel Rachunek	Czech Republic	Zlin ZPS (Czech Extraliga)

Farm teams

• Worcester IceCats (American Hockey League)
• Raleigh IceCaps (East Coast Hockey League)

See also

• 1997–98 NHL season

References

• Garrioch, Bruce (1998), "Ottawa Senators 1992–93 to Date", Total Hockey
• Ottawa Senators staff (2006). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007. Ottawa Senators.
• The Internet Hockey Database
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

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