1997 NLL Draft

The 1997 NLL Draft composed of nine rounds where 72 lacrosse players.

1st Round

 ⁺  Denotes player who played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick #	NLL Team	Player	Position	Club/College
1	Baltimore Thunder	Matt Shearer+	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

 *  Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Pro Team and had won at least one NLL Award
 ⁺  Denotes player who 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	Berigin 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

 ^x  Denotes player who won at least one NLL Award
 ⁺  Denotes player who 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

 ⁺  Denotes player who 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

 ⁺  Denotes player who 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 Couvegan		Syracuse University

6th Round

 ^x  Denotes player who won at least one NLL Award
 ⁺  Denotes player who 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

 ⁺  Denotes player who 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

 ⁺  Denotes player who played in the NLL regular season or playoffs

Pick #	NLL Team	Player	Position	Club/College
49	Baltimore Thunder	M. Marchant		Mount Washington College
50	Boston Blazers	Steve Rogie		Michigan State University
51	Ontario Raiders	Kris Bryde+	F	Coquitlam Adanacs (WLA)
52	Syracuse Smash	Jim Roberts		Brooklin Redmen (MSL)
53	New York Saints	Craig Kahoun		Butler University
54	Philadelphia Wings	Werner Krueger+	F	Johns Hopkins University
55	Buffalo Bandits	Chris Levis+	G	Six Nations Chiefs (MSL)
56	Rochester Knighthawks	Rory Thorpe		Syracuse University