The 1997 NLL Draft composed of nine rounds where 72 lacrosse players were selected. The draft was completed on a conference call with all the teams coaches.[1]

1st round

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 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
1 Baltimore Thunder Matt Shearer[1] F Loyola College
2 Boston Blazers Brenden Glass# University of Massachusetts
3 Ontario Raiders Ken Millin F Six Nations Chiefs (MSL)
4 Syracuse Smash Jim Rankin G Western Canada
5 New York Saints Tom Wreggitt# Peterborough Lakers (MSL)
6 Philadelphia Wings Rusty Kruger F Orangeville, Ontario
7 Buffalo Bandits Casey Zaph F Peterborough Lakers (MSL)
8 Buffalo Bandits Marty O'Brien F Whitby Warriors (OLL Jr. A)

2nd round

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 *  Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Pro Team and had won at least one NLL Award
 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
9 Baltimore Thunder Michael Watson# F University of Virginia
10 Boston Blazers Mike Tughan# Scarborough, Ontario
11 Ontario Raiders Derek Malawsky F New Westminster Salmonbellies (WLA)
12 Syracuse Smash John Wilson F Burnaby, British Columbia
13 New York Saints Danen Reisig D Victoria Shamrocks (WLA)
14 Philadelphia Wings Verigin Tutty# Vancouver, British Columbia
15 Buffalo Bandits Bob Henry F Six Nations Chiefs (MSL)
16 Rochester Knighthawks Josh Sanderson* F Orangeville Northmen (OLL Jr. A)

3rd round

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 x  Denotes player who won at least one NLL Award
 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
17 Baltimore Thunder Andrew Ross F United States Naval Academy
18 Boston Blazers Cam Woodsx D Brooklin Redmen (MSL)
19 Ontario Raiders Chris Langdale D Ontario
20 Syracuse Smash Jason Johnson# Six Nations Chiefs (MSL)
21 New York Saints Jeff Gombar# G North Shore Indians (WLA)
22 Philadelphia Wings Brad Downey# Coquitlam Adanacs (WLA)
23 Buffalo Bandits Gary Scott F Orangeville, Ontario
24 Rochester Knighthawks Kevin Dance F Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)

4th round

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 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
25 Baltimore Thunder Billy Evans# Johns Hopkins University
26 Boston Blazers Scott Ronson# Niagara Falls Gamblers (MSL)
27 Ontario Raiders Glenn Clark D Brooklin Redmen (MSL)
28 Syracuse Smash Brent Rothfuss F Nazareth College
29 New York Saints John Gagliardi F Johns Hopkins University
30 Philadelphia Wings Dave Stilley D Duke University
31 Buffalo Bandits Clay Hill D Six Nations Chiefs (MSL)
32 Rochester Knighthawks Bob Fisher F St. Catharines Athletics (MSL)

5th round

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 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
33 Baltimore Thunder Doug Knight F University of Virginia
34 Boston Blazers Jason Fivek# Colgate University
35 Ontario Raiders R. Phillips# G Peterborough Lakers (MSL)
36 Syracuse Smash Ryan Kells F Niagara Falls Gamblers (MSL)
37 New York Saints Jason Osier# Princeton University
38 Philadelphia Wings Jake Bergey F Salisbury State University
39 Buffalo Bandits Sean Howe# St. Catharines Athletics (MSL)
40 Rochester Knighthawks Pat Cougevan Syracuse University

6th round

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 x  Denotes player who won at least one NLL Award
 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
41 Baltimore Thunder Jason Wade# University of North Carolina
42 Boston Blazers Paul Judge# Hofstra University
43 Ontario Raiders Steve Tollx D Niagara Falls Gamblers (MSL)
44 Syracuse Smash Warren Blackwell F Victoria Shamrocks (WLA)
45 New York Saints Jim Gonnella# Duke University
46 Philadelphia Wings G. Atterbury# Washington College
47 Buffalo Bandits Cort Knodel# Canisius College
48 Rochester Knighthawks Dan Garrett# D Nazareth College

7th round

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 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
49 Baltimore Thunder David Curry# University of Virginia
50 Boston Blazers B. Proefrock# Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
51 Ontario Raiders Pat Jones D Whitby Warriors (OLL Jr. A)
52 Syracuse Smash Tony Henderson F Niagara Falls Gamblers (MSL)
53 New York Saints Chris Grande# University of Massachusetts
54 Philadelphia Wings Jude Collins F University of North Carolina
55 Buffalo Bandits Chris Clark F Michigan State University
56 Rochester Knighthawks Phil Sanderson D Orangeville Northmen (OLL Jr. A)

8th round

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 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
57 Baltimore Thunder M. Marchant# Mount Washington College
58 Boston Blazers Steve Rogie# Michigan State University
59 Ontario Raiders Kris Bryde F Coquitlam Adanacs (WLA)
60 Syracuse Smash Jim Roberts# Brooklin Redmen (MSL)
61 New York Saints Craig Kahoun# Butler University
62 Philadelphia Wings Werner Krueger F Johns Hopkins University
63 Buffalo Bandits Chris Levis G Six Nations Chiefs (MSL)
64 Rochester Knighthawks Rory Thorpe# Syracuse University

9th round

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 #  Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick # NLL team Player Position Club/college
65 Baltimore Thunder Brian Volpe# Loyola College
66 Boston Blazers Alex Nephew# Denison University
67 Ontario Raiders Chad Squire F Six Nations Chiefs (MSL)
68 Syracuse Smash Bill Genie# Six Nations Chiefs (MSL)
69 New York Saints Brian Kuczma# Johns Hopkins University
70 Philadelphia Wings Tim Lucky# Mount Washington College
71 Buffalo Bandits Jeff Hanson F Burnaby Lakers (MSL)
72 Rochester Knighthawks Matt Kerwick F Hobart and William Smith Colleges

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pro Lacrosse Timeline". NLL. Retrieved August 15, 2019.


Preceded by National Lacrosse League Entry Draft
1997
Succeeded by