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1997 - Round: 1
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| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Player | Pos | Country | Ht | Wt | Amateur League | Amateur Team |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | BOS | Joe Thornton | C | CAN | 6' 4" | 230 | OHL | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | SJS | Patrick Marleau | C | CAN | 6' 2" | 220 | WHL | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | LAK | Olli Jokinen | C | FIN | 6' 3" | 215 | FNL | HIFK Helsinki |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | NYI | Roberto Luongo | G | CAN | 6' 3" | 217 | QMJHL | Val-d'Or Foreurs |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | NYI | Eric Brewer | D | CAN | 6' 3" | 220 | WHL | Prince George Cougars |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | CGY | Daniel Tkaczuk | C | CAN | 6' 1" | 195 | OHL | Barrie Colts |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | TBL | Paul Mara | D | USA | 6' 4" | 207 | OHL | Sudbury Wolves |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | BOS | Sergei Samsonov | L | RUS | 5' 8" | 188 | IHL | Detroit Vipers |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | WSH | Nick Boynton | D | CAN | 6' 1" | 218 | OHL | Ottawa 67's |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | VAN | Brad Ference | D | CAN | 6' 3" | 201 | WHL | Spokane Chiefs |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | MTL | Jason Ward | R | CAN | 6' 2" | 208 | OHL | Erie Otters |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | OTT | Marian Hossa | R | SVK | 6' 1" | 210 | Slovak | Dukla Trencin |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | CHI | Daniel Cleary | R | CAN | 6' 0" | 205 | OHL | Belleville Bulls |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | EDM | Michel Riesen | L | CHE | 6' 2" | 190 | SwissA | Biel |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | LAK | Matt Zultek | C | CAN | 6' 4" | 222 | OHL | Ottawa 67's |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | CHI | Ty Jones | R | USA | 6' 3" | 218 | WHL | Spokane Chiefs |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | PIT | Robert Dome | L | SVK | 6' 0" | 217 | IHL | Las Vegas Thunder |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | ANA | Michael Holmqvist | C | SWE | 6' 4" | 210 | SEL | Djurgardens IF Stockholm |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | NYR | Stefan Cherneski | R | CAN | 6' 0" | 195 | WHL | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | FLA | Mike Brown | L | CAN | 6' 4" | 225 | WHL | Red Deer Rebels |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | BUF | Mika Noronen | G | FIN | 6' 2" | 196 | FNL | Tappara Tampere |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | CAR | Nikos Tselios | D | USA | 6' 5" | 226 | OHL | Belleville Bulls |
| 1 | 23 | 23 | SJS | Scott Hannan | D | CAN | 6' 1" | 225 | WHL | Kelowna Rockets |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | NJD | Jean-Francois Damphousse | G | CAN | 6' 0" | 146 | QMJHL | Moncton Wildcats |
| 1 | 25 | 25 | DAL | Brenden Morrow | L | CAN | 6' 0" | 209 | WHL | Portland Winter Hawks |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | COL | Kevin Grimes | D | CAN | 6' 2" | 211 | OHL | Kingston Frontenacs |
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