1997 Draft Choices Round 6 - Tampa Bay Lightning

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1997 Draft Choices Round 6

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Boston Bruins
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	1	135	BOS	Denis Timofeev	D	RUS	6' 6"	190	Russia	CSKA Moscow
Buffalo Sabres
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	22	156	BUF	Brian Campbell	D	CAN	6' 0"	189	OHL	Ottawa 67's
Carolina Hurricanes
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	8	142	CAR	Kyle Dafoe	D	CAN	6' 6"	225	OHL	Owen Sound Platers
Calgary Flames
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	6	140	CGY	Ilja Demidov	D	RUS	6' 3"	193	Russia	Moscow Dynamo
Chicago Blackhawks
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	13	147	CHI	Heath Gordon	L	USA	6' 1"	192	USHL	Green Bay Gamblers
Colorado Avalanche
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	27	161	COL	David Aebischer	G	CHE	6' 1"	187	SwissA	Fribourg-Gotteron
Dallas Stars
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	26	160	DAL	Alexei Timkin	L	RUS	6' 2"	194	Russia	Yaroslavl Torpedo
Detroit Red Wings
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	23	157	DET	B.J. Young	R	CAN	5' 10"	178	WHL	Red Deer Rebels
Edmonton Oilers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	7	141	EDM	Peter Sarno	C	CAN	5' 11"	185	OHL	Windsor Spitfires
Florida Panthers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	21	155	FLA	Keith Delaney	C	CAN	6' 1"	196	OHL	Barrie Colts
Los Angeles Kings
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	3	137	LAK	Richard Seeley	D	CAN	6' 2"	217	WHL	Prince Albert Raiders
6	16	150	LAK	Jeff Katcher	D	CAN	6' 4"	195	WHL	Brandon Wheat Kings
Montréal Canadiens
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	11	145	MTL	Jonathan Desroches	D	CAN	6' 0"	206	QMJHL	Granby Predateurs
New Jersey Devils
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	25	159	NJD	Sascha Goc	D	DEU	6' 2"	225	DEL	Schwenningen Wild Wings
New York Islanders
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	5	139	NYI	Bobby Leavins	L	CAN	6' 1"	190	WHL	Brandon Wheat Kings
New York Rangers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	2	136	NYR	Michael York	L	USA	5' 10"	185	NCAA	Michigan State University
6	20	154	NYR	Shawn Degagne	G	CAN	5' 11"	164	OHL	Kitchener Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	12	146	OTT	Jeff Sullivan	D	CAN	6' 1"	185	QMJHL	Halifax Mooseheads
Philadelphia Flyers
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	24	158	PHI	Jordon Flodell	D	CAN	6' 2"	198	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors
Phoenix Coyotes
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	17	151	PHX	Robert Francz	L	DEU	6' 1"	194	OHL	Peterborough Petes
Pittsburgh Penguins
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	18	152	PIT	Petr Havelka	L	CZE	6' 2"	187	Czech	Sparta Praha
St. Louis Blues
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	15	149	STL	Nicholas Bilotto	D	CAN	6' 2"	200	QMJHL	Beauport Harfangs
Tampa Bay Lightning
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	19	153	TBL	Andrei Skopintsev	D	RUS	6' 0"	185	FNL	TPS Turku
Toronto Maple Leafs
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	4	138	TOR	Eric Gooldy	L	USA	6' 2"	200	OHL	Detroit Whalers
Vancouver Canucks
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	10	144	VAN	Matt Cooke	L	CAN	5' 11"	205	OHL	Windsor Spitfires
6	14	148	VAN	Larry Shapley	D	CAN	6' 6"	215	Jr. B	Welland
Washington Capitals
Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Pos	Country	Ht	Wt	Amateur League	Amateur Team
6	9	143	WSH	Henrik Petre	D	SWE	6' 1"	187	Sweden	Djurgarden Jr.

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