1997 NLL Draft

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

1st Round

 ^#  Denotes player who never 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 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	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
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

 ⁺  Denotes player who 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