The most picks were born in Canada: 14, or 67% of the class. In the first round, Canada led with 5 picks (56%).
| Country | Picks | Share of class | 1st round | Reached NHL | Top pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 14 |
|
5 | 14 | #3 Scott Thornton |
| Russia | 2 |
|
— | 2 | #74 Sergei Fedorov |
| Sweden | 2 |
|
1 | 2 | #1 Mats Sundin |
| Czechia | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | #10 Bobby Holik |
| United States | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | #5 Bill Guerin |
| South Africa | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | #19 Olie Kolzig |
| # | Rd | Player | Pos | Age | GP | PTS | Drafted By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mats Sundin 🇸🇪 ↗ | C | 18 | 1346 | 1349 | ⚜️ QUE |
| 3 | 1 | Scott Thornton 🇨🇦 ↗ | LW | 18 | 941 | 285 | 🍁 TOR |
| 4 | 1 | Stu Barnes 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 1136 | 597 | ✈️ WIN |
| 5 | 1 | Bill Guerin 🇺🇸 ↗ | RW | 18 | 1264 | 856 | 😈 NJD |
| 9 | 1 | Jason Marshall 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 526 | 67 | 🎵 STL |
| 10 | 1 | Bobby Holik 🇨🇿 ↗ | C | 18 | 1314 | 747 | 🐳 HFD |
| 11 | 1 | Mike Sillinger 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 1049 | 548 | 🐙 DET |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie Heward 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 394 | 124 | 🐧 PIT |
| 19 | 1 | Olie Kolzig 🇿🇦 ↗ Bust | G | 19 | 717 | — | 🦅 WSH |
| 22 | 2 | Adam Foote 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 17 | 1154 | 308 | ⚜️ QUE |
| 23 | 2 | Travis Green 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 970 | 455 | 🏝️ NYI |
| 30 | 2 | Patrice Brisebois 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 18 | 1009 | 420 | 🇨🇦 MTL |
| 32 | 2 | Bob Boughner 🇨🇦 ↗ Bust | D | 18 | 630 | 72 | 🐙 DET |
| 33 | 2 | Greg Johnson 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 785 | 369 | 🔔 PHI |
| 53 | 3 | Nicklas Lidstrom 🇸🇪 ↗ Steal | D | 19 | 1564 | 1142 | 🐙 DET |
| 57 | 3 | Wes Walz 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 19 | 607 | 260 | 🐻 BOS |
| 61 | 3 | Jason Woolley 🇨🇦 ↗ | D | 19 | 718 | 314 | 🦅 WSH |
| 62 | 3 | Kris Draper 🇨🇦 ↗ | C | 18 | 1157 | 364 | ✈️ WIN |
| 74 | 4 | Sergei Fedorov 🇷🇺 ↗ Steal | C | 19 | 1248 | 1179 | 🐙 DET |
| 116 | 6 | Dallas Drake 🇨🇦 ↗ | RW | 20 | 1009 | 477 | 🐙 DET |
| 191 | 10 | Vladimir Malakhov 🇷🇺 ↗ | D | 20 | 712 | 346 | 🏝️ NYI |