1997 Draft Choices Round 3 - Tampa Bay Lightning

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1997 Draft Choices Round 3

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Barrie Colts
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	21	74	FLA	Nick Smith	C	CAN	6' 2"	207	OHL	Barrie Colts
Boston College
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	4	57	TOR	Jeff Farkas	C	USA	6' 0"	174	NCAA	Boston College
Brandon Wheat Kings
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	20	73	NYR	Larry (Burke) Henry	D	CAN	6' 3"	206	WHL	Brandon Wheat Kings
Ceske Budejovice HC
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	18	71	PIT	Josef Melichar	D	CZE	6' 2"	220	Czech	Ceske Budejovice HC
Kamloops Blazers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	24	77	DAL	Steve Gainey	L	CAN	6' 1"	192	WHL	Kamloops Blazers
Karpat
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	12	65	MTL	Ilkka Mikkola	D	FIN	6' 0"	189	Finland	Karpat
Kelowna Rockets
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	9	62	PHI	Kris Mallette	D	CAN	6' 3"	220	WHL	Kelowna Rockets
Kitchener Rangers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	3	56	FLA	Vratislav Cech	D	CZE	6' 3"	196	OHL	Kitchener Rangers
Las Vegas Thunder
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	15	68	EDM	Sergei Yerkovich	D	RUS	6' 0"	210	IHL	Las Vegas Thunder
Lincoln Stars
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	13	66	OTT	Josh Langfeld	R	USA	6' 3"	215	USHL	Lincoln Stars
London Knights
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	19	72	ANA	Jay Legault	L	CAN	6' 4"	192	OHL	London Knights
Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	1	54	BOS	Mattias Karlin	C	SWE	5' 11"	183	SEL	Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik
Moscow Dynamo
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	16	69	BUF	Maxim Afinogenov	R	RUS	6' 0"	190	Russia	Moscow Dynamo
Pardubice HC
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	23	76	DET	Petr Sykora	C	CZE	6' 3"	206	Czech	Pardubice HC
Prince George Cougars
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	6	59	NYI	Jarrett Smith	C	CAN	6' 1"	190	WHL	Prince George Cougars
Regina Pats
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	11	64	VAN	Kyle Freadrich	L	CAN	6' 7"	260	WHL	Regina Pats
Seattle Thunderbirds
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	2	55	COL	Rick Berry	D	CAN	6' 2"	213	WHL	Seattle Thunderbirds
Slavia Praha HC
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	26	79	NYI	Robert Schnabel	D	CZE			Czech	Slavia Praha HC
Spokane Chiefs
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	7	60	CGY	Derek Schutz	C	CAN	6' 2"	185	WHL	Spokane Chiefs
Tappara Tampere
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	25	78	COL	Ville Nieminen	L	FIN	6' 1"	211	FNL	Tappara Tampere
TPS Turku
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	5	58	OTT	Jani Hurme	G	FIN	6' 0"	195	FNL	TPS Turku
U. of Denver
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	17	70	CGY	Erik Andersson	R	SWE	6' 3"	210	NCAA	U. of Denver
U. of New Hampshire
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	14	67	CHI	Mike Souza	L	USA	6' 1"	190	NCAA	U. of New Hampshire
U. of North Dakota
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	10	63	BOS	Lee Goren	R	CAN	6' 3"	215	NCAA	U. of North Dakota
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	27	80	CAR	Francis Lessard	R	CAN	6' 2"	235	QMJHL	Val-d'Or Foreurs
Windsor Spitfires
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
3	8	61	TBL	Matt Elich	R	USA	6' 2"	200	OHL	Windsor Spitfires
3	22	75	BUF	Jeff Martin	C	CAN	6' 1"	177	OHL	Windsor Spitfires

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