1997 NHL Draft - First Round (Part 1 of 3)

First Round of the 1997 NHL Draft as shown on ESPN2

[@MrTommyg024]

16:57 "And now, hockey fans, let's have a ROUSING Pittsburgh welcome for National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman!" BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....

[@bradmarchand8646]

I spit out my coffee onto my phone because of you.

[@MrTommyg024]

@@bradmarchand8646 You're welcome! 😬

[@v4v819]

i am not a fogurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Chrisman77]

Funny to think that Sidney Crosby was only 9 years old during this draft

[@Davidjon1946]

Isn't it crazy ??? Now he is in the twilight of his career crazy yet scary how fast time moves past us

[@allenjd4lifeproductions916]

Daniel Tkaczak a future captain lol

[@dwm8199]

Supposed to be the next Ron Francis... Nope.

[@chefgaingoblin6380]

I know, what ever happened to him? Injury?

[@v4v819]

He's not completely wrong...

[@RetepAdam]

54:55 Holy shit, that caught me off-guard lol. That’s my hometown.

[@dereksoutar9320]

Lol when Brewer hands his jacket to Bettman

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Sergei Samsonov was my Favorite player when I was a kid!

[@v4v819]

NOOOO!!!!

[@molotok1726]

I'm so sorry that Thornton and Marleau are still without the Cup and I hope they'll get it!

[@Davidjon1946]

Never happened 😔

[@molotok1726]

@@Davidjon1946 sad but truth...

[@Realistic316]

agreed…but it’s a team sport, it’s not on them….cuz all 3 of them were definitely good enough on their own.

[@donovanjd3]

Daniel Tkaczuk ... a future captian.....good one :)

[@v4v819]

He was not completely wrong...

[@antfbi]

2021 3 players are still playing from this draft

[@SanchezKirby]

Who is the other one???????

[@williamspence2079]

It sucks that Thornton, Marleau and Luongo will likely never win it all.

[@gfals2130]

Agreed, Marleau one of my all time favorites.. all 3 are hall of famers though and don't need a cup to be labeled great

[@bobsmith962]

They all made it to the cup finals and lost.

[@Realistic316]

agreed…but it’s a team sport, it’s not on them….cuz all 3 of them were definitely good enough on their own.

[@v4v819]

i am not a fogurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robins5798]

33:40 Haha, John Spano. I'd almost forgotten about that con artist.

[@v4v819]

Explain yourself, woman!

[@southpaw788]

I still remember watching Thorton playing for the Soo Greyhounds in the OHL. I still remember at the time some were comparing him to the next Gretzky.

[@v4v819]

He's a hall of famer!

[@masterchief1992HHQ]

Looking at Luongo’s Junior highlights, his gear reminds me of Patrick Roy, not sure if it’s the gear itself during that time or if maybe he looked up to him back then

[@poopsockeater]

who would've known that Dean Lombardi would have Dave Taylor's job years later after they were both interviewed back to back? 😏

[@oopopp]

The Attitude Era!!

[@adzwild]

7:44 it amazes me that Adidas and US soccer thought it was a good image to portray the 'arrogant American" in their '98 world cup of soccer commercial.

[@adzwild]

Calgary picks another Tkachuk albeit different spelling at 6th overall 19 years later.

[@v4v819]

i am not a fogurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RetepAdam]

4:00 - Wait, is that Chris Jericho’s original WCW theme playing in the background?

[@v4v819]

i am not a fogurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@caghockey]

7:47 yikes he’s still annoying

[@Davidjon1946]

Darcy reghier made some great high reward trades here Buffalo bringing in the likes of Satan Sanderson Gilmore grosek drafting could have gone a bit better but the nhl draft is so unpredictable what these players will do. The are drafted at like 18 years of age some of them will never ever see the Nhl he did good here in Buffalo.

[@flyingnimbus9012]

It's weird seeing Mike Milbury make the right call. What happened?

[@malcolmholmes2596]

The pick originally belong to the leafs...

[@v4v819]

noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@v4v819]

i am not a fogurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kulba21]

How did Samsonov slip to 8th in this draft? LOL

[@sittlerbaby]

Matt Baker he did win the Calder trophy

[@J.Sandhu2]

he was 5 8

[@v4v819]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dannyscoremore10]

Joe Thornton - My favorite bruin of all time :(