1997–98 Ottawa Senators season

1997–98 Ottawa Senators
Division5th Northeast
Conference8th Eastern
1997–98 record34–33–15
Home record18–16–7
Road record16–17–8
Goals for193
Goals against200
Team information
General managerPierre Gauthier
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainRandy Cunneyworth
Alternate captainsDaniel Alfredsson
Alexei Yashin
ArenaCorel Centre
Average attendance16,686 (667,454 total)
Minor league affiliate(s)Worcester IceCats
Raleigh IceCaps
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Yashin (33)
AssistsAlexei Yashin (39)
PointsAlexei Yashin (72)
Penalty minutesDenny Lambert (250)
Plus/minusWade Redden (+17)
WinsDamian Rhodes (19)
Goals against averageRon Tugnutt (2.25)

The 1997–98 Ottawa Senators season was the sixth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The season saw the Senators face the challenge of improving on their very successful 1996–97 season, when they made the playoffs for the first time in team history. The 1997–98 season was even more successful, as Ottawa finished over .500 for the first time in club history, qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year, and won their first playoff series in modern club history. The Senators defeated the top-seeded New Jersey Devils in six games in the first round before falling to the Washington Capitals in five games in the second round.

Regular season

Northeast Division Teams

Alexei Yashin led the club offensively, with 72 points (33 goals, 39 assists) in 82 games. Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt once again performed solidly in the Senators' net, helping set a club record for fewest goals allowed (200).

The Alexandre Daigle era came to an end midway through the season, as the Senators traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Václav Prospal and Pat Falloon.

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 40 24 18 228 188 98
2 5 Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 221 194 91
3 6 Buffalo Sabres 82 36 29 17 211 187 89
4 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 37 32 13 235 208 87
5 8 Ottawa Senators 82 34 33 15 193 200 83
6 9 Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 41 8 200 219 74
Eastern Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 48 23 11 225 166 107
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 40 24 18 228 188 98
3 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 42 29 11 242 193 95
4 Washington Capitals ATL 82 40 30 12 219 202 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 221 194 91
6 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 36 29 17 211 187 89
7 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 37 32 13 235 208 87
8 Ottawa Senators NE 82 34 33 15 193 200 83
9 Carolina Hurricanes NE 82 33 41 8 200 219 74
10 New York Islanders ATL 82 30 41 11 212 225 71
11 New York Rangers ATL 82 25 39 18 197 231 68
12 Florida Panthers ATL 82 24 43 15 203 256 63
13 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 17 55 10 151 269 44

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 1997–98 regular season as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed. Daniel Alfredsson, who missed 27 games in the regular season due to injuries, led the team with nine points (seven goals, two assists) in the playoffs and the club won its first round matchup, an upset win over the New Jersey Devils

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

On paper, the series was a big mismatch, as the Devils had finished 24 points ahead in the standings. One American newspaper covering the playoffs did not even preview the series, expecting an easy win for the Devils.[2] The Devils were characterized as arrogant, although the Devils and the Senators had split their season series. Devil Randy McKay, when asked which player on the Senators he respected, said, "To be honest, I'd have to see their (roster) list."[3]

The series opened in New Jersey. In Game 1, the Senators got a 1–0 lead and held onto it until 3:24 was left in the third period, when Doug Gilmour scored to tie the game. After the goal, the Devils got several penalties in a row, including some in overtime. Although the Senators went 0–6 on the power play, they managed to win the game on an overtime winner from Bruce Gardiner at 5:58.[4] In Game 2, the Devils won the game in large part due to the offence of Doug Gilmour, who assisted on the first goal and scored the second, game-winning goal and an empty netter to tie the series.[5]

The series now moved to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4. In Game 3, Damian Rhodes played outstanding and Alexei Yashin scored the winner, 2:47 into overtime on the power play. According to Devils' goaltender Martin Brodeur, "It's Rhodes, that's the bottom line. He has been tremendous. We're getting the puck to him, we're getting rebounds, but he closes the door every time." Devils Head Coach Jacques Lemaire refused to appear for the post-game press conference.[6] The Senators won Game 4, 4–3, on the strength of a hat-trick by Daniel Alfredsson. The Senators had led 4–1, but late goals by Scott Stevens and Doug Gilmour, with 69 seconds left, made it a close contest.[7]

The series now returned to New Jersey, with the Devils on the brink of elimination. In Game 5, Brodeur stopped 22 of 23 shots and even assisted on a short-handed goal as the Devils won 3–1. Gilmour scored the game-winner and the Devils staved off elimination.[8]

In Game 6, Janne Laukkanen scored the winner, giving the Senators the lead that was solidified when Igor Kravchuk scored into an empty net to complete the series upset, 4–2, for the Senators. After the game, Scott Stevens commented, "The bottom line is that they're an average team that played great. And we're an above average team that played poorly."[2] The headlines from other newspapers labelled the playoff win a "titanic upset"[9] and "sensational upset."[10]

Eastern Conference Semifinals

The Senators did not capitalize on their first-round win, and the Capitals took the series in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1997–98 regular season[11]
October: 8–3–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 T October 1, 1997 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 0–0–1 20,673 Recap
2 L October 3, 1997 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 0–1–1 19,231 Recap
3 W October 4, 1997 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 1–1–1 18,500 Recap
4 W October 7, 1997 1–0 @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 2–1–1 16,073 Recap
5 T October 10, 1997 1–1 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 2–1–2 17,174 Recap
6 L October 12, 1997 4–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 2–2–2 16,005 Recap
7 W October 15, 1997 5–1 New York Rangers (1997–98) 3–2–2 17,111 Recap
8 W October 17, 1997 4–2 New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 4–2–2 13,681 Recap
9 W October 19, 1997 3–1 Dallas Stars (1997–98) 5–2–2 14,354 Recap
10 W October 22, 1997 6–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 6–2–2 15,726 Recap
11 T October 23, 1997 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (1997–98) 6–2–3 15,168 Recap
12 L October 25, 1997 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 6–3–3 18,500 Recap
13 W October 29, 1997 5–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 7–3–3 10,776 Recap
14 W October 30, 1997 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 8–3–3 14,703 Recap
November: 2–10–1 (home: 2–7–0; road: 0–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
15 L November 2, 1997 1–3 Boston Bruins (1997–98) 8–4–3 16,753 Recap
16 W November 6, 1997 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 9–4–3 13,437 Recap
17 L November 8, 1997 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 9–5–3 18,500 Recap
18 L November 9, 1997 1–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 9–6–3 5,551 Recap
19 L November 11, 1997 0–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 9–7–3 19,314 Recap
20 L November 13, 1997 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 9–8–3 18,136 Recap
21 T November 15, 1997 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 9–8–4 14,761 Recap
22 L November 17, 1997 2–4 Boston Bruins (1997–98) 9–9–4 15,742 Recap
23 L November 20, 1997 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 9–10–4 14,097 Recap
24 L November 22, 1997 0–1 Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 9–11–4 17,113 Recap
25 L November 26, 1997 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 9–12–4 19,983 Recap
26 W November 27, 1997 3–1 Washington Capitals (1997–98) 10–12–4 13,671 Recap
27 L November 29, 1997 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 10–13–4 18,251 Recap
December: 8–5–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
28 W December 2, 1997 4–2 @ New York Islanders (1997–98) 11–13–4 8,141 Recap
29 W December 4, 1997 3–2 Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 12–13–4 14,108 Recap
30 W December 6, 1997 3–0 Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 13–13–4 15,285 Recap
31 L December 11, 1997 1–2 St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 13–14–4 14,961 Recap
32 L December 13, 1997 1–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 13–15–4 14,290 Recap
33 W December 15, 1997 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 14–15–4 14,155 Recap
34 L December 16, 1997 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 14–16–4 7,317 Recap
35 W December 18, 1997 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 15–16–4 14,437 Recap
36 L December 20, 1997 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 15–17–4 20,910 Recap
37 W December 22, 1997 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1997–98) 16–17–4 10,227 Recap
38 W December 23, 1997 4–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 17–17–4 18,500 Recap
39 W December 27, 1997 3–0 @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 18–17–4 17,921 Recap
40 L December 31, 1997 0–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 18–18–4 15,636 Recap
January: 4–5–5 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–3–4)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
41 T January 1, 1998 0–0 OT @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 18–18–5 13,714 Recap
42 L January 3, 1998 2–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 18–19–5 18,500 Recap
43 L January 5, 1998 1–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 18–20–5 6,055 Recap
44 W January 7, 1998 2–0 @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 19–20–5 16,928 Recap
45 T January 10, 1998 3–3 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 19–20–6 16,061 Recap
46 T January 11, 1998 4–4 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 19–20–7 13,963 Recap
47 L January 13, 1998 0–4 @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 19–21–7 11,109 Recap
48 T January 20, 1998 0–0 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 19–21–8 13,116 Recap
49 L January 22, 1998 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 19–22–8 15,491 Recap
50 W January 24, 1998 3–2 New York Islanders (1997–98) 20–22–8 18,327 Recap
51 W January 26, 1998 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 21–22–8 13,804 Recap
52 L January 27, 1998 1–6 @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 21–23–8 14,183 Recap
53 T January 29, 1998 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1997–98) 21–23–9 18,500 Recap
54 W January 31, 1998 4–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 22–23–9 21,273 Recap
February: 1–4–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 0–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
55 L February 2, 1998 0–1 New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 22–24–9 15,675 Recap
56 L February 4, 1998 0–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 22–25–9 15,302 Recap
57 W February 5, 1998 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 23–25–9 18,500 Recap
58 T February 7, 1998 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 23–25–10 18,500 Recap
59 L February 25, 1998 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 23–26–10 16,142 Recap
60 L February 28, 1998 4–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 23–27–10 17,233 Recap
March: 5–4–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 1–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
61 L March 1, 1998 1–2 @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 23–28–10 17,463 Recap
62 W March 5, 1998 4–2 Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 24–28–10 18,500 Recap
63 W March 7, 1998 2–1 Calgary Flames (1997–98) 25–28–10 18,036 Recap
64 W March 11, 1998 5–3 Florida Panthers (1997–98) 26–28–10 15,539 Recap
65 W March 14, 1998 4–0 Washington Capitals (1997–98) 27–28–10 18,500 Recap
66 L March 16, 1998 4–5 @ New York Rangers (1997–98) 27–29–10 18,200 Recap
67 T March 18, 1998 4–4 OT New York Islanders (1997–98) 27–29–11 17,403 Recap
68 T March 20, 1998 1–1 OT Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 27–29–12 18,500 Recap
69 L March 22, 1998 2–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 27–30–12 17,177 Recap
70 W March 25, 1998 3–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1997–98) 28–30–12 18,200 Recap
71 L March 27, 1998 1–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 28–31–12 19,172 Recap
72 T March 29, 1998 1–1 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 28–31–13 14,322 Recap
April: 6–2–2 (home: 1–2–2; road: 5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
73 T April 2, 1998 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 28–31–14 18,119 Recap
74 W April 3, 1998 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 29–31–14 17,313 Recap
75 W April 5, 1998 1–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 30–31–14 15,661 Recap
76 L April 7, 1998 2–4 Boston Bruins (1997–98) 30–32–14 18,226 Recap
77 W April 9, 1998 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 31–32–14 17,895 Recap
78 T April 11, 1998 4–4 OT Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 31–32–15 18,500 Recap
79 W April 13, 1998 3–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 32–32–15 12,387 Recap
80 W April 14, 1998 3–2 @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 33–32–15 14,703 Recap
81 L April 16, 1998 0–2 Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 33–33–15 18,500 Recap
82 W April 19, 1998 2–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) 34–33–15 18,595 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1998 Stanley Cup playoffs[11]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) New Jersey Devils – Senators win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Attendance Recap
1 W April 22, 1998 2–1 OT @ New Jersey Devils Senators lead 1–0 18,457 Recap
2 L April 24, 1998 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils Series tied 1–1 19,040 Recap
3 W April 26, 1998 2–1 OT New Jersey Devils Senators lead 2–1 18,500 Recap
4 W April 28, 1998 4–3 New Jersey Devils Senators lead 3–1 18,500 Recap
5 L April 30, 1998 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils Senators lead 3–2 19,040 Recap
6 W May 2, 1998 3–1 New Jersey Devils Senators win 4–2 18,500 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Washington Capitals – Capitals win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Attendance Recap
1 L May 7, 1998 2–4 @ Washington Capitals Capitals lead 1–0 17,941 Recap
2 L May 9, 1998 1–6 @ Washington Capitals Capitals lead 2–0 19,740 Recap
3 W May 11, 1998 4–3 Washington Capitals Capitals lead 2–1 18,500 Recap
4 L May 13, 1998 0–2 Washington Capitals Capitals lead 3–1 18,500 Recap
5 L May 15, 1998 0–3 @ Washington Capitals Capitals win 4–1 19,740 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Alexei Yashin C 82 33 39 72 6 24 11 5 3 8 −6 8
15 Shawn McEachern RW 81 24 24 48 1 42 11 0 4 4 −6 8
11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 55 17 28 45 7 18 11 7 2 9 −4 20
29 Igor Kravchuk D 81 8 27 35 −19 8 11 2 3 5 −2 4
10 Andreas Dackell RW 82 15 18 33 −11 24 11 1 1 2 −4 2
20 Magnus Arvedson LW 61 11 15 26 2 36 11 0 1 1 −6 6
16 Sergei Zholtok C 78 10 13 23 −7 16 11 0 2 2 −1 0
6 Wade Redden D 80 8 14 22 17 27 9 0 2 2 −5 2
27 Janne Laukkanen D 60 4 17 21 −15 64 11 2 2 4 −3 8
28 Denny Lambert LW 72 9 10 19 4 250 11 0 0 0 2 19
22 Shaun Van Allen C 80 4 15 19 4 48 11 0 1 1 −3 10
25 Bruce Gardiner RW 55 7 11 18 2 50 11 1 3 4 −2 2
14 Radek Bonk C 65 7 9 16 −13 16 5 0 0 0 −3 2
9 Alexandre Daigle‡ C 38 7 9 16 −7 8 — — — — — —
4[a] Chris Phillips D 72 5 11 16 2 38 11 0 2 2 −2 2
33 Jason York D 73 3 13 16 8 62 7 1 1 2 −2 7
7 Randy Cunneyworth LW 71 2 11 13 −14 63 6 0 1 1 0 6
2 Lance Pitlick D 69 2 7 9 8 50 11 0 1 1 −3 17
17 Chris Murray† RW 46 5 3 8 1 96 11 1 0 1 −2 8
13 Vaclav Prospal† C 15 1 6 7 −1 4 6 0 0 0 −2 0
12 Pat Falloon† RW 28 3 3 6 −11 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 Stan Neckar D 60 2 2 4 −14 31 9 0 0 0 −4 2
26 Phil Crowe LW 9 3 0 3 3 24 — — — — — —
42 Derek Armstrong C 9 2 0 2 1 9 — — — — — —
4 Sean Hill‡ D 13 1 1 2 −3 6 — — — — — —
3 Per Gustafsson† D 9 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 0 0 −2 0
18 Marian Hossa RW 7 0 1 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
1 Damian Rhodes G 50 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 0
23 Radim Bicanek D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
48 Ivan Ciernik RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
31 Ron Tugnutt G 42 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
21 Dennis Vial LW 19 0 0 0 0 45 — — — — — —
38 Jason Zent LW 3 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Damian Rhodes 50 19 19 7 1148 107 2.34 .907 5 2743 10 5 5 236 21 2.14 .911 0 590
31 Ron Tugnutt 42 15 14 8 882 84 2.25 .905 3 2236 2 0 1 25 6 4.86 .760 0 74

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Daniel Alfredsson [12]
Igor Kravchuk
Team Molson Cup Alexei Yashin [13]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Magnus Arvedson October 1, 1997 [14]
Marian Hossa
Chris Phillips
Ivan Ciernik November 17, 1997

Transactions

June 1997

June 17 Re-signed Jason Zent to a 1-year, $350,000 contract.
June 21 Acquired a 3rd round draft pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft - (Jani Hurme) and a 3rd round draft pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft - (Josh Langfeld) from the New Jersey Devils for a 2nd round draft pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft - (Stanislav Gron)

Source[15]

July 1997

July 3 Signed free agent Marc LaBelle from the Dallas Stars to a 1-year contract.
July 17 Signed free agent Clayton Beddoes from the Boston Bruins to a 1-year contract.
July 28 Re-signed Denny Lambert to a 1-year, $243,750 contract.
Signed free agent Derek Armstrong from the New York Islanders to a 1-year contract.
July 29 Re-signed Jason York to a 2-year, $1.4 million contract.
July 31 Signed Justin Hocking to a 1-year contract.
Signed Mike Prokopec to a 1-year contract.

Source[16]

August 1997

August 1 Re-signed Janne Laukkanen to a 2-year, $1.4 million contract.
Re-signed Phil Crowe to a 1-year contract.
August 12 Re-signed Mike Maneluk to a multi-year contract.
August 25 Acquired Igor Kravchuk from the St. Louis Blues for Steve Duchesne.
August 26 Re-signed Lance Pitlick to a 2-year, $881,250 contract.

Source[17]

September 1997

September 9 Re-signed Stanislav Neckář to a 1-year, $650,000 contract.
September 24 Acquired a 6th round draft pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft - (Chris Neil) from the Chicago Blackhawks for Kirk Daubenspeck.
September 28 Lost Tom Chorske in 1997 NHL Waiver Draft to the New York Islanders.

Source[18]

October 1997

October 6 Re-signed Shaun Van Allen to a 2-year, $975,000 contract extension beginning in 1998-99 to 1999-2000.
October 12 Re-signed Daniel Alfredsson to a 4-year, $10 million contract.
October 21 Traded Mike Maneluk to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.

Source[19]

November 1997

November 7 Re-signed Alexandre Daigle to a 1-year, $1.9 million contract extension for the 1998-99 season.
November 17 Acquired Chris Murray from the Carolina Hurricanes for Sean Hill.

Source[20]

January 1998

January 17 Acquired Václav Prospal, Pat Falloon and a 2nd round pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft - (Chris Bala) from the Philadelphia Flyers for Alexandre Daigle.

Source[21]

March 1998

March 9 Acquired Scott Ferguson from the Edmonton Oilers for Frank Musil.
March 17 Acquired Per Gustafsson from the Toronto Maple Leafs for an 8th round pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft - (Dwight Wolfe).

Source[22]

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[23]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Marian Hossa  Slovakia Dukla Trencin (Slovak Extraliga)
3 58 Jani Hurme  Finland TPS (SM-liiga)
3 66 Josh Langfeld  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 119 Magnus Arvedson  Sweden Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
6 146 Jeff Sullivan  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
7 173 Robin Bacul  Czech Republic Slavia Prague (Czech Extraliga)
8 203 Nick Gillis  United States Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)
9 229 Karel Rachunek  Czech Republic Zlin ZPS (Czech Extraliga)

Farm teams

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Phillips wore number 5 through November 22.

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